VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF allows you to filter and forward events and perform other event management configuration through Event Configuration Information (ECI) objects. The event configuration features of VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF replace the trap_mgr.conf file in the Adapter Platform (OI) server shown in Overlay of VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF functions on Adapter Platform architecture, which performs the event filtering and determines which traps are forwarded for further processing. The VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF functions are overlaid on the standard VMware Smart Assurance Service Assurance Manager Adapter Platform architecture as shown in Overlay of VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF functions on Adapter Platform architecture. VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF can be installed on an Adapter Platform server or a SAM server.
VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF also allows you to process notifications through Notification Configuration Information (NCI) objects. The notification processing features of VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF replace the internal notification processing in the Adapter Platform or SAM server, depending on where VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF is installed, as shown in Overlay of VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF functions on Adapter Platform architecture.
VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF architecture on page 17 provides details on ECI and NCI objects.
