Computer Associates Unicenter TNG Integration

The Unicenter TNG product provides network-monitoring functionality for a heterogeneous environment. Sun Management Center provides advanced capabilities and in-depth information for monitoring Sun products. An integration package from Sun provides a bridge between the two products. The integration of these two products provides Unicenter TNG users with superior management capabilities in environments that contain Sun products.

Unicenter TNG Integration Key Features

Unicenter TNG and Sun Management Center integration provides the following capabilities:

• Enables Unicenter TNG to discover Sun Management Center agents and their loaded modules, and present the agents and modules in the Unicenter TNG WorldView

• Enables agent status, agent alarms and agent module load and unload notifications to be forwarded from Sun Management Center to Unicenter TNG through traps

• Enables Unicenter TNG users to view Sun Management Center agent information by launching the Sun Management Center Host Details window from Unicenter TNG WorldView

Unicenter TNG Integration Key Components

The key components required to integrate Unicenter TNG and Sun Management Center are as follows:

• Computer Associates Unicenter TNG 2.4 and WorldView/DSM (Distributed State Machine) or Computer Associates Unicenter TNG 3.0 and WorldView/DSM.

• Sun Management Center Integration Package For Unicenter TNG which is available on the Sun Management Center CD. The Integration Package contains the following items:

  • Event Adaptor

  • Package for TNG WorldView class files

  • Package for Unicenter TNG DSM policy files

  • Package for launching Sun Management Center Details Window

• Sun Management Center version 2.1.1, 3.0, or 3.5

Unicenter TNG Integration Prerequisites

The following software is required in order to integrate Unicenter TNG and Sun Management Center:

• Unicenter TNG version 2.4 or version 3.0 WorldView/DSM must be installed and running when installing the Unicenter TNG integration package.

• The Unicenter TNG integration package can be installed at the same time Sun Management Center is installed or as an add-on package. Sun Management Center versions 2.1, 2.1.1, 3.0 and 3.5 support the Unicenter TNG integration package.

• The Sun Management Center server and the TNG Event Adaptor can be installed on different hosts. The TNG Event Adaptor must be installed on a host that already has the Sun Management Center console installed.

• The Unicenter TNG WorldView class files from the integration package must be installed on the same host as TNG WorldView.

• The Unicenter TNG DSM and Unicenter TNG must be on the same host as the Unicenter TNG DSM policy files from the integration package in order to be installed.

Unicenter TNG Integration Supported Platforms

The following platforms are supported:

• Sun Management Center agents: Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 versions

• TNG Event Adaptor: Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 versions

• TNG Integration Packages on TNG Server: Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 versions

Unicenter TNG Integration Additional Documentation

For more information on Unicenter TNG integration, see Sun Management Center Integration Package User's Guide For Unicenter TNG