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Software Version: 10.11
The OMi 10.11 Documentation Set
The following components are available in the download area.
OMi 10.10 for Windows
Unzip the Windows installation zip file and follow the Installation and Upgrade Guide instructions.
OMi 10.10 for Linux
Unzip the Linux installation zip file and follow the Installation and Upgrade Guide instructions.
OMi 10.11 Service Pack for Windows
Unzip the Windows service pack zip file and follow the Installation and Upgrade Guide instructions.
OMi 10.11 Service Pack for Linux
Unzip the Linux service pack zip file and follow the Installation and Upgrade Guide instructions.
Performance Engine 10.11 for Linux
Unzip the Linux installation zip file and follow the Performance Engine Installation and Configuration Guide instructions.
Data Flow Probe 10.10
Unzips to Software folder, containing both Windows and Linux installation folders, and Documentation folder (OMi_DFP_install.htm).
The Data Flow Probe is a prerequisite for creating connected servers for some of the integrations such as the APM-OMi integration. For more information, see the OMi Integrations Guide.
Business Value Dashboard 10.10
Contains both Windows and Linux installation folders. Unzip and follow BVD Installation and Administration Guide instructions.
BVD visualizes your OMi data by enabling you to create custom, flexible dashboards. For more information, see the BVD Installation and Administration Guide.
Business Value Dashboard 10.11 Service Pack
Contains both Windows and Linux service pack installation folders. Unzip and follow BVD Installation and Administration Guide instructions.
Operations Connector 10.11
Contains both Windows and Linux installation folders. Unzip and follow the Installation and Upgrade Guide instructions.
The Operations Connector collects data from multiple third-party party tools and software. For more information, see the Operations Connector User Guide.
OMi 10.11 Virtual Appliance
Contains two zip files, a signature file, and the OMi Virtual Appliance Deployment Guide.
The OMi Virtual Appliance consists of a preinstalled and preconfigured OMi system and is available as an Open Virtual Appliance file that can be deployed to VMware ESX. For more information, see the OMi Virtual Appliance Deployment Guide.
OMi manages event, metric, and topology information supplied via data collectors. These data collectors can be either agent-based or agentless.
For agent-based data collection, Operations Agents are installed on target nodes. You can download the agents in the HPE Operations download area.
For agentless data collection, you can use the HPE SiteScope product. For more information, see SiteScope.
The OMi documentation set consists of the OMi Online Help, as well as many additional resources to help you plan, deploy, and best use OMi.
Where available, the name of the file is a link to access it on SSO.
OMi Online Help
The OMi Online Help contains the Administration Guide, User Guide, Concepts Guide, Extensibility Guide, and RTSM Guides in an easy-to-access integrated resource, which can be opened from the OMi interface and searched.
Zip File: OMi Online Help
The guides in this section provide information on OMi 10.11, and installation and upgrade procedures.
Release Notes
Include last minute information, fixed issues, limitations, and what's new.
PDF: Release Notes
Interactive Installation and Upgrade Guide
This guide enables you to specify the type of OMi installation or upgrade that you want to perform and then view or print a customized guide, which includes only the requirements and tasks that apply to you.
You can select only the combinations of options that are supported. Therefore, as you make your selections, you may notice that some options disappear or become unavailable.
Zip File: OMi Installation and Upgrade Guide
Database Guide
This guide contains information on setting up the databases used with OMi.
PDF: OMi Database Guide
FIPS Configuration Guide
This guide provides information on how to configure OMi to be compliant with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2.
Caution: FIPS-mode cannot be reverted. After OMi has been configured to run in FIPS-mode, it cannot be reconfigured to run in the standard, non-FIPS mode. To run OMi in non-FIPS mode, you must re-install the application and configure it as described in the OMi Installation and Upgrade Guide.
The guides in this section provide an overview on how to use and work with OMi.
Discover OMi
Discover OMi enables you to explore OMi step by step, following predefined paths and learning OMi features along the way. The map begins with an interactive tutorial. Each step offers built-in information as well as links to additional resources, for example, related UI pages, online help, or videos. Discover OMi tracks your progress so that you are aware of the areas you have already visited. Note that progress is stored locally. Deleting browser cookies (or clicking Reset States within the map) will delete your progress.
To access in OMi: Workspaces > Operations Console > Discover OMi.
Concepts Guide
This guide describes the main concepts by providing a high-level overview of OMi, enabling you to improve the efficiency of your IT services and infrastructure.
PDF: OMi Concepts Guide
The guides in this section describe how to configure and administer OMi.
Administration Guide
This guide contains setup and maintenance information, information on user and authentication management, event processing, Operations Console, monitoring, Service Health, Management Packs, additional configuration, hardening procedures, and troubleshooting.
RTSM Administration Guide
This guide explains how to administer the RTSM system and users.
RTSM Developer Reference Guide
This guide is intended for users with advanced knowledge of RTSM. It explains how to define and use adapters and how to use APIs to access data.
Modeling Guide
This guide enables you to manage the content of your IT universe model.
PDF: Modeling Guide
Data Flow Management Guide
This guide explains how to integrate RTSM with other data repositories and how to set up RTSM to discover network components.
User Guide
This guide describes how to use OMi, and provides instructions for working with My Workspace, Dashboards, and Operations Console.
PDF: OMi User Guide
The guides in this section describe how the functionality of OMi can be extended and integrated with other products.
Extensibility Guide
This guide describes how to customize OMi, extend its functionality, and use APIs to perform operations. It is intended for administrators and integrators who need to establish advanced configurations and extensions. If you are an administrator and need to set up OMi, first refer to the OMi Administration Guide.
Integrations Guide
OMi can be integrated with all Operations Bridge Suite products, other HPE software products and with external applications.
These integrations enable the flow of data from application to application as well as the flow of events from the applications to OMi. You can drill down from OMi to some of the relevant applications.
Frequently Asked Questions
This document provides answers to questions related to the integration of OMi 10.0x with BSM - APM 9.25 or later.
The guides in this section describe how Operations Connector (OpsCx) can be installed, upgraded, and configured.
Interactive Installation and Upgrade Guide
This guide enables you to specify the type of OpsCx installation or upgrade that you want to perform and then view or print a customized guide, which includes only the requirements and tasks that apply to you.
You can select only the combinations of options that are supported. Therefore, as you make your selections, you may notice that some options disappear or become unavailable.
Zip File: Operations Connector Installation and Upgrade Guide
User Guide
This guide provides an overview of Operations Connector, describes how you can configure OpsCx to work with OMi, and provides detailed information on how to collect event, metric, and topology data.
The guide provides detailed procedures on how to configure policies for different types of data (event, metric, and topology) from various sources as well as some basic examples. The user interface reference is available in the appendix.
Online Help
The Online Help provides an overview of OpsCx, describes how you can configure OpsCx to work with OMi, provides detailed information on how to collect event, metric, and topology data, and describes the Operations Connector user interface.
The Online Help provides details on how you can configure policies for different types of data (event, metric, and topology) from various sources as well as some basic examples.
You can access the user interface descriptions directly from the OpsCx user interface by clicking the help buttons.
Zip File: Operations Connector Online Help
BVD enables you to create flexible dashboards to visualize your data. The guides in this section describe how BVD can be installed and configured.
BVD Installation and Administration Guide
This guide provides an overview of BVD, describes the installation and configuration process, and explains the different dashboard elements. The guide also includes information on creating OMi, OpsCx, and custom integrations with BVD.
BVD Online Help
The BVD Online Help provides an overview of BVD and explains how to create dashboards, integrate data from various sources, and connect the data to dashboards.
Zip File: BVD Online Help
Performance Engine is an add-on component of OMi that provides streaming and visualization of custom metrics and system metrics in a large scale environment. Performance Engine aggregates streamed data from Operations Agent or Operations Connector.
The guide in this section describes how a Performance Engine server can be installed and configured. For additional information, see the OMi Concepts Guide.
Interactive Installation and Upgrade Guide
This guide enables you to specify the type of Performance Engine installation that you want to perform and then view or print a customized guide, which includes only the requirements and tasks that apply to you.
You can select only the combinations of options that are supported. Therefore, as you make your selections, you may notice that some options disappear or become unavailable.
Zip File: Performance Engine Installation and Configuration Guide
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