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Use Operations Bridge Reporter to View Reports

To perform an effective performance analysis of the network with the data collected by NNMi, you can use Operations Bridge Reporter (OBR).

Prerequisites

  • NPS is already installed and configured.
  • NPS and OBR must not be installed on the same system.
  • NNMi and OBR must not be installed on the same system.
  • If NNMi and NPS are installed on the same system, you must complete these additional tasks:

    1. Go to the following directory on the NNMi management server:

      • Windows: %nnmdatadir%\shared
      • Linux: /var/opt/OV/shared
    2. Manually share the perfSpi directory with the user NpsUsr.

      Note NpsUsr is created during the installation of NPS.

Configure NNMi to Export Data to OBR

To enable OBR to use the data collected by NNMi:

  1. Log on to the NNMi management server as root or administrator.
  2. Open the following file with a text editor:

    • On Windows: %nnmdatadir%\shared\perfSpi\conf\nmsAdapter.conf
    • On Linux: /var/opt/OV/shared/perfSpi/conf/nmsAdapter.conf
  3. Add the following line at the end of the file:

    exportToSHR:true

  4. Save the file.

  5. Go to the following directory:

    • On Windows: %nnminstalldir%\bin
    • On Linux: /opt/OV/bin
  6. Restart NNMi by running the following commands:

    • On Windows

      1. ovstop -c
      2. ovstart -c
    • On Linux

      1. ./ovstop -c
      2. ./ovstart -c

Configure OBR to Use the Data Collected by NNMi

To configure OBR to use the data collected by NNMi, follow the instructions in the Configuring SHR to Use NNMi Data section in the Operations Bridge Reporter 10.00 Administration Guide.

Use Reports

To use OBR reports to monitor the performance of the network:

  1. Launch the OBR BI Launchpad portal in a web browser.
  2. Log on to the OBR BI Launchpad portal as administrator.
  3. Go to the Document tab.
  4. To view reports on network interfaces, expand Network Interface Health, and then double-click a report.
  5. To view reports on network devices, expand Network Component Health, and then double-click a report.