UIM - Deploying configuration files (.cfx) not working with TOT

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

When deploying probe packages in IM (configuration files and templates: .cfg and .cfx) as described in KB34027 the TOT (time over threshold) rules dare not deployed to the target robots. Why?

Environment

Release : 9.x, 20.x

Component : UIM - INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGER

Cause

ToT settings are not kept in the probe cfg files. Instead, it is kept on the primary server in this file:
nimsoft/probes/service/nas/alarm_enrichment/alarm_enrichment.cfg

So, this prevents us from using a configuration superpackage to update a group of devices.

Resolution

It is only possible to individually set the ToT thresholds via the probe utility, but ban only be done one device at a time.

The only supported way to set alarms that include ToT for group devices is through:

- the MCS
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/ca-unified-infrastructure-management-probes/GA/how-to-articles/configuring-alarm-thresholds-in-mcs.html

and Operator Console.
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-enterprise-software/it-operations-management/unified-infrastructure-management/9-0-2/configuring-and-viewing-monitoring-data/operator-console-functions/manage-alarms-with-centralized-alarm-policies.html

It has never been an option in IM.

Additional Information

Related KB:
KB34027: UIM - Editing probe packages (configuration files and templates: .cfg and .cfx)