Edge Documentation

This page documents the enPortal integration for HP Operations Manager for Unix (OMU).

Vendor: HP
Product: Operations Manager for Unix (OMU)
Supported Version(s): 8
Name of enPortal Integration Package: hp.omu_pimA.jar
Required enPortal Version: 4.6.1+ (with support for Cookie Manager)

The following section documents supported platforms, installation, and configuration of the HP Operations Manager for Unix Product Integration Module on enPortal versions 5.0 and above.

Support Matrix

The following Operating System, Database, and Web Browser platforms are supported:

Operating System

Please see the list of supported Operating Systems on the System Requirements page.

Database

A special database is not required to implement this integration module. The AppBoard/enPortal database is used to store all configurations related to this integration module.

Web Browser

Please see the list of supported Web Browsers on the System Requirements page.

Installation

Perform the following steps to install the HP Operations Manager for Unix PIM:

Install AppBoard/enPortal as detailed in the Installation documentation
Download the file hp.omu_pimA.jar
Start AppBoard
Log in to AppBoard as an administrator
1. User Name: administrator
2. Password: administrator
3. Domain: System
Under the Advanced tab, select PIMImport
Click the Choose File button
Locate the hp.omu_pimA.jar file in the Open dialog
Click the Start button to extract the files from the PIM .jar archive
Under the Advanced tab, select XMLImport
Click the Start button to load the PIM into the system
Confirm that the following message is displayed: "Import completed; loaded the following file(s): load_hp.omu_pimA.txt"
Under the Advanced tab, select Explore System
Navigate to the /Directory/system/proxy/ folder and locate the “Manage Proxy” channel
Right-click on the “Manage Proxy” channel and select Open to launch the channel
In the Manage Proxy tool, click “Reset All”
Refresh the browser

Integration Details

This sections provides special details for configuring the integration module after installation.

Channel Types

Home - Channel that displays the entry page for Operations Manager for Unix
Proxy - Channel that is used by the system to display Operations Manager for Unix channel.

The Operations Manager for Unix Admin GUI is not currently provided as a Channel Type in this PIM.

Configuration

After installing the HP Operations Manager for Unix PIM, perform the following steps to configure access to the host Operations Manager for Unix server:

Click on the Applications tab
Right-click on the name "sample" in the row labeled "hp.omu_pimA" and select "Modify"
Fill in the items in the Modify Application Wizard dialog:
1. Select the protocol used to access your Operations Manager for Unix server (http or https)
2. Change the host name from "changeme" to the hostname or IP address that will resolve to your Operations Manager for Unix server
3. Change the port to the port number of your Operations Manager for Unix server
4. Click "Save"
Click on the Integrations tab
In the Explorer, under Packages, expand the hp.omu_pimA tree and click on the Sample target. Confirm that the information you entered is displayed for your Operations Manager for Unix server
Under the Sample target, click on the Home channel. A login prompt should be displayed.
Log in using the same credentials you would use for accessing the Operations Manager for Unix application in a browser. Confirm that the Operations Manager for Unix Home page is displayed.

Create Channels

After installing the HP Operations Manager for Unix PIM and configuring access to the host HP Operations Manager for Unix server, perform the following steps to create channels to display HP Operations Manager for Unix content:

Click on the Applications tab
Right-click on the name "sample" in the row labeled "hp.omu_pimA" and select a channel type
In the "Channel Name" box, enter the name you want to give to the new channel
For "Channel Type", select "3rd Party Pims"
Click Next
Click Finish
Click on the Integrations tab
In the Explorer, under Packages, expand the hp.omu_pimA tree and click on the Sample target. Confirm that the new channel is listed along with the other sample channels

Repeat the above steps to create additional channels. Also follow the above section to configure the newly created channel. Select a different Channel Type in step 2 to create a different type of channel.

Custom Channel Settings

There are no custom channel settings for the HP Operations Manager for Unix PIM.

Known Issues

There are no known issues associated with this PIM:

License Usage

In order for the AppBoard/enPortal administrator to configure the hp.omu_pimA PIM, the AppBoard/enPortal license.properties file must include licensing for at least one hp.omu_pimA server. The administrator can create one additional host ("target") in AppBoard/enPortal for each server license included in the license file.

Each AppBoard/enPortal user maintains one user session with the HP Operations Manager for Unix server. The HP Operations Manager for Unix application must be licensed to support the number of users that will be accessing the application through AppBoard/enPortal.

Version Support

The following matrix details the supported HP Operations Manager for Unix and compatible AppBoard/enPortal versions:

*Version Support*
Package Name	enPortal Version	HP Operations Manager for Unix Version
hp.omu_pimA	4.6.1+ (with support for Cookie Manager)	HP Operations Manager for Unix Version 8

To see the current enPortal version, run the portal version command from the [Install_Home]/server/bin directory.

HP Operations Manager for Unix Upgrades

Upgrading from an older version of HP Operations Manager for Unix to HP Operations Manager for Unix 8

Older versions of HP Operations Manager for Unix are not supported by this PIM, so this upgrade path is not supported.

Upgrading from HP Operations Manager for Unix 8 to a newer version of HP Operations Manager for Unix

Perform the following steps when the HP Operations Manager for Unix 8 server is upgraded to a newer version of HP Operations Manager for Unix:

Check the AppBoard/enPortal PIM online documentation to see if the new HP Operations Manager for Unix version is supported by the existing hp.omu_pimA PIM
1. If the new HP Operations Manager for Unix version is supported by the existing PIM that you have installed, perform the following steps:
  1. Click on the Applications tab
  2. Right-click on the row for the old HP Operations Manager for Unix server and select "Modify"
  3. Update the protocol, host, and port to reference the server where the new version of HP Operations Manager for Unix is running
2. If the new HP Operations Manager for Unix version is not supported by the existing PIM that you have installed, perform the following steps to upgrade the PIM:
  1. Download the new PIM version from the PIM download site
  2. Follow the steps in the Installation section above to install and configure the new PIM version
  3. Re-create all HP Operations Manager for Unix channels to reference the new PIM
  4. [Optional] Perform the steps outlined in the Uninstall section below to remove the old PIM from the system

Uninstall

Uninstalling the hp.omu_pimA PIM will break all of the channels in your AppBoard/enPortal system that reference this integration.

Perform the following steps to uninstall the hp.omu_pimA PIM:

Click on the Integrations tab
In the Explorer, under Packages, locate the hp.omu_pimA integration
Right click on the integration name, and select "Delete"
Click "Ok" to confirm that you want to delete the integration package