IBM Tivoli TrainingNetcool/Proviso 4.4.3
IBM Tivoli Training Netcool/Proviso 4.4.3 Password change using the topology editor
This IBM Education Assistant module demonstrates using the topology editor in Netcool/Proviso® 4.4.3 to update passwords.
Objectives
Objectives Upon completion of this module, you should be able to: Identify the steps taken to update an FTP password Describe the use of the topology editor and Deployer to implement password changes
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to list the steps to update an FTP password and use the topology editor and deployer to change passwords.
Assumptions
Assumptions Before undertaking these tasks: You must have Netcool/Proviso 4.4.3, or later, installed and running You have access to the servers in the Proviso installation and root access to run the Launchpad You must have a Web browser installed in order to run the Launchpad
Before undertaking these tasks, you must have Netcool/Proviso 4.4.3, or later, installed and running. You need access to the servers in the Proviso installation and root access to run the Launchpad, and you must have a Web browser installed to run the Launchpad.
Changing FTP password on a DataLoad server
Changing FTP password on a DataLoad server
Before Netcool/Proviso 4.4.3, you changed passwords, such as the FTP password on a dataload server, by editing a dc.cfg file. In Netcool/Proviso 4.4.3, you use the topology editor to change the FTP password. From there the password is deployed into the installation. This IEA illustrates changing an FTP password for a server, student84, that is part of a Netcool/Proviso 4.4.3 installation.
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To change the FTP password, you must launch the topology editor. In this example the topology editor will be launched from the Netcool/Proviso 4.4.3 Launchpad. As root, on the server where the launchpad.sh is located, run the launchpad.sh command. When the Launchpad graphical user interface (or GUI) is displayed, click Install Topology Editor.
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When Install Topology Editor is displayed within the Launchpad GUI, click Start Topology Editor.
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The topology editor will open in a pop-up window. This example uses an existing topology file. Click Open Existing Topology from the Topology pull-down menu.
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The topology file used in this example is a local topology file. Click local.
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This example uses the default topology file called topology.xml, located on the server at /opt/IBM/proviso/TopologyEditor. Highlight the topology.xml file and click OK.
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After you have selected the topology.xml file, click Finish.
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In the topology editor, under Physical View, highlight the host where the password will be changed.
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In Properties, highlight the FTP password and enter the new password. The password is not readable; so be sure to enter it correctly. In this example the FTP password for student84 is updated.
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After you enter the password, you must save the topology before it can be deployed. In the Topology pull-down menu, click Save Topology. This action saves the topology file that was updated using the topology editor.
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After the topology has been saved, you use the embedded deployer in the topology editor to deploy the updated topology. Click Run Deployer for Installation from the Run pull-down menu.
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Click OK on the informational pop-up window.
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The embedded Deployer is initialized.
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Click Next.
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The Deployer loads the topology.
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You must now supply credentials for the Netcool/Proviso database. You must enter the host name of the database and the password for the PV_INSTALL database user. Verify that the information provided and pre-populated is correct for your installation before proceeding.
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After you have supplied and verified the correct credentials, click Next.
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The Deployer now downloads the environment status.
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When presented with choices of running the configuration’s steps, click Run All to update the channel configuration.
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When the steps have successfully completed, click Done.
Stop and restart the FTE using dccmd
Stop and restart the FTE using dccmd
The FTP password used by Netcool/Proviso for the host, student84, has been changed. The DataChannel FTE process for the collector on student84 must now be bounced. On the DataChannel server for the FTE to be bounced, stop the FTE process using the dccmd command. Then restart the FTE process, using the dccmd command with the start option for the FTE.
Summary
Summary You should now be able to: Identify the steps taken to update an FTP password Describe the use of the topology editor and Deployer to implement password changes
You should now be able to list the steps to update an FTP password and use the topology editor and deployer to change passwords.
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