Using ITIC adapter to create an OMP

IBM® Tivoli® Integration Composer (ITIC) uses information from the Rational® Asset Manager discovery library adapter (DLA) output file to create the operational management product (OMP) in IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB).

Procedure

  1. Set up the configuration item (CI) type adapter.
    1. Create a CI Type schema in the database.
      • In the DB command window, run the appropriate createTADDM71CITypeDataSchema file for your database (located in the <ITIC_root_dir>\data\dataschema folder).
    2. Create a TADDM data source.
      1. Start the ITIC application (for example, in the <ITIC_root_dir>\bin folder, run startFusion.bat (for Windows) or startFusion.sh (for UNIX-based systems).
      2. Click Define New Data Source.
      3. Select TADDM CI Type.
      4. For the data source name, enter TADDMCIType.
      5. Select Connection Method: IBM Configuration and Tracking API
      6. Host name: Type the host name for the TADDM server (not the database).
      7. Port: Type the RMI port for the TADDM server. The default value is 9530. If using SSL, the default value it 9531.
      8. User name: Type the user name for a TADDM account with administrator privileges.
      9. Password: Type the password for the TADDM user.
      10. Click Test Connection.
      11. Click OK.
    3. Define a new data schema for Maximo®.
      1. Click Define New Data Schema.
      2. Type a data schema name; for example, CCMDB71Classification.
      3. Select the appropriate connection method for the database:
        • DB2®: IBM DB2 JDBC Driver
        • Oracle: Oracle JDBC Thin Driver
        • SQL Server: i-net OPTA JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server 7/2000
      4. Host name: Type the host name for the CCMDB database server.
      5. Port: Type the port number for the server. The default values are:
        • DB2: 50005
        • Oracle: 1521
        • SQL Server: 1433
      6. Database: Type the name of the database; for example, maxdb71.
      7. User name: Type the user name for the user who created the Maximo tables in the database.
      8. Password: Type the user's password.
      9. Table owner: Type the user name for the user who created the Maximo tables in the database.
      10. Click Test Connection.
      11. Click OK.
    4. Finalize the CI Type schema.
      • In the database command window, run the appropriate qualifierCCMDB71Classification file for your database (located in the <ITIC_root_dir>\data\dataschema folder).
    5. Create CI Type mappings.
      1. Select Create New Mapping.
      2. Source: TADDMCIType
      3. Target: CCMDB71Classification
      4. Name: taddm-2-ccmdb-citypes
    6. Import CI Type mapping file.
      1. Select action Import.
      2. Select the mapping file TADDM71CITypeToCCMDB71Classification.fsn
      3. Select action Save.
      4. Close and reopen the ITIC application.
    7. Execute CI Type mapping.
      1. In the ITIC application, click Execute Mapping.
      2. Select the mapping taddm-2-ccmdb-citypes.
      3. Click OK.
  2. Activate CI Types.
    1. Log in to the Base Services/CCMDB application (http://host_name/maximo).
    2. Click Go To > Administration > CI Type.
    3. Search for APP.SOFTWAREIMAGE, SYS.COMPUTERSYSTEM, SYS.OPERATINGSYSTEM, and APP.DEFINITIVESOFTWARELIBRARY.
    4. Using the Change Status icon, change its status to active.
    5. Click Save.
  3. Set up Actual CI adapter.
    1. Create Actual CI schema in the database.
      • In the database command window, run the appropriate createTADDM71ActualCIDataSchema for your database (located in <ITIC_root_dir>\data\dataschema folder).
    2. Create TADDM data source.
      1. Start the ITIC application (for example, in the <ITIC_root_dir>\bin folder, run startFusion.bat (for Windows) or startFusion.sh for UNIX-based systems).
      2. Click Define New Data Source.
      3. Select TADDM CI Type.
      4. For the data source name, enter TADDMActualCI.
      5. Select Connection Method: IBM Configuration and Tracking API
      6. Host name: Type the host name for the TADDM server (not the database).
      7. Port: Type the RMI port for the TADDM server. The default value is 9530. If using SSL, the default value it 9531.
      8. User name: Type the user name for a TADDM account with administrator privileges.
      9. Password: Type the password for the TADDM user.
      10. Click Test Connection.
      11. Click OK.
    3. Define new data schema for Maximo (target).
      1. Click Define New Data Schema.
      2. Type a data schema name; for example, CCMDB71ActualCI.
      3. Select the appropriate connection method for the database:
        • DB2: IBM DB2 JDBC Driver
        • Oracle: Oracle JDBC Thin Driver
        • SQL Server: i-net OPTA JDBC Driver for Microsoft SQL Server 7/2000
      4. Host name: Type the host name for the CCMDB database server.
      5. Port: Type the port number for the server. The default values are:
        • DB2: 50005
        • Oracle: 1521
        • SQL Server: 1433
      6. Database: Type the name of the database; for example, maxdb71.
      7. User name: Type the user name for the user who created the Maximo tables in the database.
      8. Password: Type the user's password.
      9. Table owner: Type the user name for the user who created the Maximo tables in the database.
      10. Click Test Connection.
      11. Click OK.
    4. Import data schema.
      1. Select action Import Data Schema: CCMDB71ActualCI.schm
      2. Fix any errors, and then click OK.
      3. Select action Save.
    5. Finalize Actual CI schema.
      • In the database command window, run the appropriate qualifierCCMDB71ActualCI file for your database (located in <ITIC_root_dir>\data\dataschema folder).
    6. Create Actual CI mappings.
      1. Select Create New Mapping.
      2. Source: TADDMActualCI
      3. Target: CCMDB71ActualCI
      4. Name: taddm-2-ccmdb-actualci
    7. Import Actual CI mappings file.
      1. Select action Import.
      2. Select the mapping file TADDM71CITypeToCCMDB71ActualCI.fsn
      3. Select action Save.
      4. Close and reopen the ITIC application.
    8. Execute Actual CI mapping. This step might take some time, depending on the amount of data in TADDM.
      1. In the ITIC application, click Execute Mapping.
      2. Select the mapping taddm-2-ccmdb-actualci.
      3. Click OK.
  4. Verify that the data was imported into CCMDB.
    1. In CCMDB, click Go To > IT Infrastructure > Actual Configuration Items.
    2. Search for items that should have been imported and confirm that they are present.

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