Operations Connector Overview
HPE Operations Connector (Operations Connector) is a component of Operations Manager i (OMi) that enables you to integrate data from third-party systems (typically enterprise management systems) in OMi. You can integrate events, metrics, topology, and generic output data in OMi. Third-party systems are those not provided by HPE. Operations Connector also works with some HPE applications.
Operations Connector uses policies to access the data sources. If the data matches the conditions defined in the policies, the data is forwarded in the form of events or metrics to OMi. Policies can also report topology data to OMi in order to create CIs and CI relationships in OMi's Run-time Service Model (RTSM).
Integration Types
Depending on the third-party data source and what type of data you need to collect, you choose one of the following integration types:
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Remote integration. In remote integrations, installation of HPE software on the third-party system is not required. Operations Connector can be installed on any system in your environment, provided the system meets the installation prerequisites.
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Local integration. You install Operations Connector directly on the third-party system.
Integration Data
Operations Connector can access the following data sources:
| Data Source | Integration Type | Integration Data | Description |
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| Structured log files |
Local only |
Events Metrics Generic output |
Structured log file policies watch for specific entries added to a log file that is provided by a third-party system. These entries are then matched against the log file structure fields defined in policies by using the OM pattern-matching language . For details, see Structured Log File Policies (Events, Metrics, and Generic Output). |
| Database tables | Local or remote |
Events Metrics Generic output |
Database policies enable you to collect event, metric, and generic output data from a database used by third-party systems by performing a query through a JDBC connection. For details, see Database Policies (Events, Metrics, and Generic Output). |
| Perl scripts | Local |
Events Metrics Generic output |
Perl script policies enable you to collect event, metric, and generic output data using Perl scripts. For details, see Perl Script Policies. |
| Web service requests | Local or remote |
Events Metrics Topology Generic output |
REST Web service listener policies process the data received by the Operations Connector REST Web service listener. For details, see REST Web Service Listener Policies. |
| SNMP traps | Local or remote | Events |
SNMP trap policies process SNMP traps received by Operations Connector from third-party systems. For details, see SNMP Interceptor Policies (Events only). |
| XML files | Local only |
Events Metrics Topology Generic output |
XML file policies watch for specific entries added to an XML file provided by a third-party system by trying to match against a regular expression. The log file must be a local file. For details, see XML File Policies. |
| Open message interface messages | Local only | Events |
Open message interface policies process messages sent by the Operations Connector opcmsg command-line tool. For details, see Open Message Interface Policies (Events only). |
| Scheduled tasks | Local only | Events |
Scheduled task policies enable you to schedule commands to run on the Operations Connector system. Scheduled task policies send an event to OMi to indicate the start, success, or failure of the command. For details, see Scheduled Task Policies (Events only). |
Operations Connector Data Consumers
The following applications consume the data:
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Operations Manager i (Events, Operations Connector Topology)
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Performance Graphing (Metrics)
Note: If you have a CI monitoring five minutes of data and there are multiple data points within the duration, the graph shows only the last data received within the duration.
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Run-time Service Model (Topology)
Available Out of the Box Integrations
You can use one of the out-of-the box integrations that are available for Operations Connector. Alternatively, if you do not find the integration that you are looking for, you can develop your own custom integration.
HPE is continually updating the list of the integrations with third-party products. For details and for download information, see HPE Software Support at https://softwaresupport.hpe.com/km/KM01663677.