IBM® Tivoli® Netcool/OMNIbus Gateway for Tivoli EIF 5.0 Reference Guide August 6, 2015 IBM SC23-9117-07 Notice Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Appendix A, “Notices and Trademarks,” on page 35. Edition notice This edition (SC23-9117-07) applies to version 5.0 of IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Gateway for Tivoli EIF and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions. This edition replaces SC23-9117-06. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2009, 2015. US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents About this guide.... v Document control page......v Conventions used in this guide..... vi Chapter 1. Gateway for Tivoli EIF...1 Summary...... 1 Overview.......2 About the Gateway..... 3 Installing the gateway......3 Installing probes and gateways on Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V8.1... 3 Installing the gateway on Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V7.4.0...5 Configuring the gateway...... 6 Specifying a gateway authentication method....9 Connecting the gateway to the ObjectServer.... 9 Loading the ObjectServer customization file.....9 Configuring the gateway to run with Tivoli EIF....10 Replicating data using the table replication definition file....11 Mapping data using the map definition file..... 12 Store and forward.....14 Startup command file.....14 FIPS mode and encryption.....14 Gateway operations.....15 U