Forward OMi Metrics Data

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

You can configure Performance Graphing (known as Performance Dashboard in OMi 10.10 ) to forward metrics data from OMi to BVD. The metrics data is collected from your graph favorites in OMi. Your favorites must be configured to export or forward data to BVD.

Before Performance Graphing starts forwarding data, configure and enable data forwarding to BVD as described in Configure and enable metrics data forwarding on the OMi server.

BVD data channels opened up by Performance Graphing:

metricName

instanceName

dSName

systemName

className

Saving charts as favorites for data forwarding

In OMi, open the Performance Perspective:

OMi 9.2x: Applications > Operations Management > Performance Perspective

OMi 10.x: Workspaces > Operations Console > Performance Perspective
From the View Explorer, select a view and then the CI for which you want to draw graphs (or dashboards). Then save the graphs as favorites with the "export to BVD" option selected as described below:
- OMi 9.2x and 10.0x:
  
  From the Metrics tab on the Performance pane, select the data source, the metrics class, the instance, and the metrics you want to forward. Drag the metrics that you want to see in BVD to the Drawn Graphs pane.
  
  Click Save as Favorite. In the Save as Favorite dialog box, select Export Data, then click Save.
- OMi 10.10:
  
  In the Performance pane, click Dashboard Selection and then click the dashboard to view the dashboard. Click the title of the chart and then click Add to Favorite. In the Favorites dialog box, you can add the favorite to the default page, user-defined favorite page, or create a new user-defined favorite page. Then click Save.
  
  Launch the favorite, click the Enable/Disable data forward to BVD button, and then click Save to save your changes to the favorite.