Modify or Customize the Parameters

After successful installation and deployment of Management Template of OpsCx for Icinga you may modify the expert parameters as required.

For the list of parameters and more information on the parameters, see Configuration Options topic.

Follow these steps to modify or update the expert parameters:

1. Log on to the OMi console.
2. Click Administration > Monitoring > Assignments & Tuning.
3. From Select a view drop-down box, click Operations Connectors. The left pane with the list of OpsCx installed systems appears.
4. Click on the OpsCx system host name to view the Assignment and Assignment Details. The Parameters are listed in Assignment Details pane.
5. Double-click on the parameter row that requires to be changed. The Edit Parameter: <Parameter Name> box appears.
6. Type the value in the text box and click OK.
7. Restart the ICINGA service. For steps, see Managing the Integration Service topic.

Modifying Policy

To modify a policy, perform the following:

Icinga Aspects consists of policies and Icinga services. For any changes in policies, modify the Icinga aspect and deploy it again.

1. Log on to the OMi console.
2. Navigate to Administration > Monitoring > Management Templates & Aspects.

3. In the Configuration Folders pane, expand Configuration Folders > Operations Connector > ICINGA and select Aspects.

4. From the Management Templates & Aspects pane, click Operations Connector for Icinga Aspect .

   The Details pane appears.

   

5. From the Details pane, click the Attributes tab, and double-click a policy from the list. The Operations Connector for Icinga Aspect: Edit Aspect window appears.

6. Click the Policy Templates tab. The Policy Templates list appears, which includes both predefined and custom policy templates.

7. Select a policy from the list, click Edit Item, and then click Edit Policy Template or Edit Policy Template (Raw Mode). The Policy Editor appears.

   Make the required modifications and then click Save and Close to save your changes and exit the wizard.

8. Update Management Templates and Aspects. To update all items in a Management Template on OMi, perform the following steps:

   1. Open the Management Templates & Aspects pane:

      On OMi console, click Administration > Monitoring > Management Templates & Aspects.

   2. In the Configuration Folders pane, expand Configuration Folders > Operations Connector > ICINGA and select Aspects.

   3. In the Management Templates & Aspects pane, select Operations Connector for Management Template for Icinga - High Availability, and click Update to Latest.

      The Update to Latest wizard appears.

   4. In the Options tab, click Next.

   5. In the Preview tab, a preview of the update is shown as an expanded tree view of the Aspect. Click Finish to apply the update and close the wizard.

      The assigned item is updated to the specified Aspect version.

   6. In the Configuration Folders pane, expand Configuration Folders > Operations Connector > ICINGA and select Management Templates.

   7. In the Management Templates & Aspects pane, select Operations Connector for Icinga Management Template, and click Update to Latest.

      The Update to Latest wizard appears.

   8. In the Options tab, click Next.
   9. In the Preview tab, a preview of the update is shown as an expanded tree view of the management template. Click Finish to apply the update and close the wizard.

9. To deploy the Management Template, perform the following:

   1. Log on to the OMi console.
   2. Navigate to Administration > Monitoring > Management Templates & Aspects.

   3. In the Configuration Folders pane, expand Configuration Folders > Operations Connector > ICINGA and select Management Templates.

   4. In the Management Templates & Aspects pane, select Operations Connector for Icinga Management Template, and click Assign and Deploy Item.

      The Assign and Deploy dialog box appears.

   5. Select the cluster name to which you want to assign the management template or aspect.

   6. Click Next, and then click Finish.

      On successful deployment of the management template, the policies are received on the Operations Connector servers.

Configuring Icinga for Non-root User Mode

The Icinga events, topology and backward synchronization can be run in a Non-root user mode. This can be achieved with the following steps:

If the Icinga Management Template is already deployed to the OpsCx server, the assignment should to be removed and re-deployed after switching to the non-root user. For steps to remove assignment, see Uninstall.

1. Operations Agent should be configured to run under non-root or non-Local System account. For more information to switch Operations Agent to non-root user, see the Operations Agent Documentation.
2. Make sure to complete the required changes on the OMi server to support communication to a non- root user configured Operations Agent system.

3. The port used for Operations Agent (to run under non-root or non-Local System account) in OpsCx system should also be configured in the OMi server. Perform the following steps:

   1. Run the command ovconfchg –ovrg server –edit.

   2. Add the following line to the file:

      [bbc.cb.ports]

      PORTS=<FQDN>:<PORT>

      where,

      FQDN - the fully qualified domain name of the OpsCx host.

      PORT - port used for Operations Agent (to run under non-root or non-Local System account) in OpsCx system.

4. Restart the OMi services.

Related topics

Managing the Integration Service

Configuration Options