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How to Collect Event Data from Databases

This task describes how to collect event data from databases.

  1. Prerequisite: Make sure the following applies:

    1. Your Operations Connector is configured to work with OMi by using the bsmc-conf tool.

    2. The certificate request is approved on the OMi side.

    3. Your Operations Connector is set up as a connected server in OMi.

  2. In the Operations Connector user interface, click Create in the toolbar. Then click Event > DDatabase Database.

    Alternatively, double-click an existing policy to edit it.

  3. In the Properties page, define information that is related to the policy itself (for example, the name and description of the policy).

  4. In the Source page, define the connection to the database and the columns that the policy accesses.

  5. In the Mappings page, configure the default mappings of table columns to custom variables.

  6. Optional. In the Defaults page, configure the default settings for all events generated by the policy (for example, default event correlation settings).

  7. In the Rules page, define what the policy should do in response to a specific type of event.

  8. In the Options page, configure several policy behaviors (for example, pattern matching options).

  9. Click Save and Close to save the policy and close the editor.

  10. Optional. If the list of policies does not refresh automatically in the Operations Connector user interface, click Refresh in the toolbar.

Related topics

Configuring Database Policy Properties

Configuring the Data Source in Database Policies

Configuring Mappings in Database Policies (Events and Metrics Only)

Configuring Event Defaults in Database Policies

Configuring Event Rules in Database Policies

Configuring Options in Database Policies