How to Run NNMi–UCMDB Integration

This task includes the steps to run the NNMi-UCMDB integration jobs.

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

Note To avoid conflict, do not run the UCMDB Layer 2 discovery jobs when running the NNMi integration.

This task includes the following steps:

Run NNMi Integration

In the Integration Studio, create a new integration point.

Pull Topology from NNMi: Use this adapter to run population jobs.

This job connects to the NNMi Web service and retrieves NNMi discovenodes, IP addresses, networks, interfaces, physical ports, VLANs, hardware boarLayer 2 connection information to create a Layer 2 topology in UCMDB.
NNMI Update IDs: Use this adapter to run push jobs. This job:
- Retrieves the UCMDB IDs of the NNMi hosts and NNMi interfaces from the UCMDB Server using the UCMDB Web Services API.
- Updates the ODB_ID and UCMDB_ID custom attributes on the corresponding Node and Interface CIs on the NNMi server using the NNMi Web service.

Select Existing CI (if you have a valid, existing CI). The Select Existing CI pane appears. Select the CI; or
Create New CI (if you need to create a new CI). The Topology CI Creation Wizard appears. Complete the creation of the CI using the Wizard.

Note For details on the Topology CI Creation Wizard, see "Topology CI Creation Wizard" in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.

Under Adapter Properties > Credentials ID select the appropriate credentials for connection to the NNMi server.
Save the Integration Point.
Run the job.

Note For details on running an integration job, see "Integration Studio" in the HPE Universal CMDB Data Flow Management Guide.

Validate results

Verify that data was discovered using the NNMi integration jobs.

In UCMDB, navigate to Managers > Modeling > IT Universe Manager.
In the CI Selector pane, select Browse Views.
On the View drop-down menu, select Layer 2 by NNMi. Select a view. The view displays the CIs and relationships discovered by the integration job.

In NNMi, open an NNMi Node or Interface that was discovered in UCMDB.
On the Custom Attributes tab, look for the ODB_ID and UCMDB_ID custom attributes. These attributes contain the UCMDB ID of the corresponding host or interface in UCMDB.