Starting and Configuring VMware Smart Assurance NOTIF

After you install and configure the Global Manager, you must also configure NOTIF if you want to optimize the flow of events and notifications sent through your VMware Smart Assurance system. To start and configure NOTIF:

1. Set an environment variable in the BASEDIR directory path to ensure that Java can be successfully started for NOTIF. In BASEDIR/smarts/local/conf/runenv_cmd.sh, add the following line:

   export SM_JAVA_ENABLED=YES
   

2. Configure the SNMP Trap Adapter to use the Notif-trap_mgr_parse.asl script instead of the default trap_mgr_parse.asl script in order for NOTIF to process SNMP traps.

   For example:

   ./sm_trapd --name=TRAP-OI --server=INCHARGE-OI --config=icoi
   --port=9013 --model=sm_actions --output
   --rules=icoi-trapd/Notif-trap_mgr_parse.asl --daemon
   

3. Configure the Syslog Adapter to use the Notif-SysLog_mgr.asl script instead of the default SysLog_mgr.asl script in order for NOTIF to process Cisco system log files.

   For example:

   sm_adapter.exe --name=SYSLOG-OI --server=INCHARGE-OI --tail=/var/log/syslog --model=sm_system --model=sm_actions --output icoi-syslog/Notif-SysLog_mgr.asl
   

4. Start the NOTIF Editor by selecting Start > Programs > InCharge > Smarts NOTIF Editor.

   Note:

   You can also start the editor by double-clicking the NotifGui.sh file (for UNIX systems) in the BASEDIR/smarts/notif/editor directory.

5. Use the NOTIF Editor to connect to the running SAM or Adapter Platform server. Select Remote > Edit a server's settings in the NOTIF Editor.

6. The Connect to a Server dialog box displays the list of available Adapter Platform and SAM server connections. Choose a server from the list of available server connections in the Connect to a Server dialog box and click OK.

   If no available server connections are displayed, do the following to populate the list of server connections:

7. Click the More button in the Connect to a Server dialog box. This launches the Manage Connections dialog box where you can add server connections.

8. Click the Add button in the Manage Connections dialog box.

   The Input dialog box displays.

9. Enter a connection reference name (for example, “Remote VMware NOTIF OI server”) in the Input dialog box and click OK.

10. Fill in the new connection record in the right pane of the Manage Connections dialog box.

11. Click OK to save the connection setup.

    The Remote Server Settings dialog box displays, showing the server's current settings.

12. Select the Activate Smarts NOTIF checkbox, and then click OK.

    Note:

    You can also change other server settings in the Remote Server Settings dialog box if necessary.

13. Restart your SAM/Adapter Platform server.

    Note:

    Server setting changes made in the VMware NOTIF Editor Remote Server Settings dialog box are persistent. When you change server settings in the Remote Server Settings dialog box and click OK, the changes are saved to the Notif_Settings.import file that is generated and saved to the BASEDIR/smarts/local/conf/<icoi or ics> directory in the Adapter Platform or SAM server where VMware NOTIF is running.

    Server setting changes made in the VMware NOTIF Editor are preserved even if the repository is deleted. For example, if the repository is erased because you used the --norestore option for server startup, the server uses the last saved settings from the VMware NOTIF Editor saved in BASEDIR/smarts/local/conf/<icoi or ics>/Notif_Settings.import. The VMware Smart Assurance Notification Module User Guide includes information on how to use the VMware NOTIF Editor.