How to manually enable CA Worldview Severity Propagation?

Products

• CA Security Command Center
• CA Data Protection (DataMinder)
• CA User Activity Reporting
• CA Unicenter NSM

Issue/Introduction

Description:

This document explains how to install the CA Worldview Severity Propagation service when it is not.

Solution:

1. Open a Command Prompt and run the SEVPROP.EXE utility located in C:\CA_APPSW with the following parameters:
   
   SEVPROP install auto
   
   This will create the Service that will be started as local system.
   
   You may change it to a domain account.
   
   
2. If a domain account is needed to run this service, the application should be registered to DCOM. Open a Command Prompt and run the SEVPROPCOM.EXE utility located in C:\CA_APPSW:
   
   SEVPROPCOM /register
   
   
3. Check that DCOM entry has been added.
   
   run dcomcnfg and select Component Services -> Computer -> My Computer -> DCOM Config
   
   Expand the node and you should see the following entry:
   
   

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4. Define Permission for the corresponding user in Properties -> Security Tab -> Launch and Activation permissions.
   
   

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   Click Customize -> Edit "Launch and Activation Permissions" and add the Domain User and grant him all launch and activation permissions(local and remote).
   
   Then Click Customize -> Edit "Access Permissions" and grant all permissions as well (local and remote).
   
   
5. Restart CA Unicenter Severity Propagation service.

The following Knowledge documents related on this subject are:

• TEC513180
  Title: Troubleshoot the Severity Propagation Service (SevProp).
  
  
• TEC485487
  Title: How to change CA WorldView Severity Propagation Service Log On Credentials from local system account to Domain User.

Environment

Release: TNGEXO05500-11.2-Management-for Microsoft Exchange
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