Getting Started

1. Plan your integration strategy.

   Consider the type of information you want to view in OMi from your third-party system: events, metrics, or topology.

   Consider the data source: structured log files, databases, Web services data, SNMP traps, XML files, open message interface messages, or scheduled tasks.

2. Install Operations Connector.

   You install Operations Connector locally on the third-party system that provides the integration data. Alternatively, install Operations Connector on any system that meets the installation requirements if you want to access remote data sources such as databases or receive SNMP traps or Web service data. For details on installing Operations Connector, see the interactive HPE Operations Connector Installation and Upgrade Guide.

   Alternatively, upgrade from a previous version of Operations Connector as described in the Operations Connector Installation and Upgrade Guide.

3. Run the bsmc-conf.[bat|sh] configuration script that is located in %ovdatadir%\installation\HPOprBSMC on Windows, and /var/opt/OV/installation/HPOprBSMC on Linux.

4. Grant the OpsCx certificate request on OMi side.

5. Configure the Operations Connector instance as an Operations Connector connected server in OMi:

   Administration > Setup and Maintenance > Connected Servers

   For details on configuring an Operations Connector integration server in OMi, see How to Configure Operations Connector to Communicate with OMi.

6. Log on to Operations Connector.

   To access Operations Connector from a Web browser or from within OMi, see How to Log on to Operations Connector.

7. Create or import policies that collect the integration data from the third-party system.

   For details on obtaining out-of-the box integrations, see Available Out of the Box Integrations.

   For more information about importing policies developed on other servers (for example, HP Operations Manager, HPE Network Node Manager i, or other Operations Connector servers), see How to Import Policies

   You can also develop your own policies to collect data from different sources. Table: Policy Development Tasks provides links to the tasks you need to complete for the different data and policy types.

   Table: Policy Development Tasks

   Data Source	To Integrate Events	To Integrate Metrics	To Integrate Topology	To Collect Generic Output Data
   Structured log files	How to Collect Event Data from Structured Log Files	How to Collect Metrics Data from Structured Log Files	Not available.	How to Collect Generic Output Data from Structured Log Files
   Databases	How to Collect Event Data from Databases	How to Collect Metrics Data from Databases	Not available.	How to Collect Generic Output Data from Databases
   Perl scripts	How to Collect Event Data by Using Perl Scripts	How to Collect Metrics Data by Using Perl Scripts	Not available.	How to Collect Generic Output Data by Using Perl Scripts
   Web service requests	How to Collect Event Data Through the REST Web Service Listener	How to Collect Metrics Data Through the REST Web Service Listener	Configuring Topology Through the REST Web Service Listener	How to Collect Generic Output Data Through the REST Web Service Listener
   SNMP traps	How to Collect Event Data from SNMP Traps	Not available.	Not available.	Not available.
   XML files	How to Collect Event Data from XML Files	How to Collect Metric Data from XML Files	How to Collect Topology Data from XML Files	How to Collect Generic Output Data from XML Files
   Open message interface messages	How to Collect Event Data from the Open Message Interface	Not available.	Not available.	Not available.
   Scheduled tasks	How to Schedule Tasks	Not available.	Not available.	Not available.

8. Activate the policies.

   When you create a new policy or import a policy, the policy exists in the Operations Connector policy repository but does not function yet. You must first activate the policy for it to start accessing the corresponding data source.

   For details on activating policies, see How to Activate and Deactivate Policies.

9. View the data in OMi.

   In OMi, open the applications that consume the integrated data and make sure OMi receives the expected data. For details on the applications that consume Operations Connector integration data, see Operations Connector Data Consumers.

   For example, to view events in OMi, access OMi and open the Event Browser.