IBM 4.3-W User Manual

Appendix A: Configuration

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15. Ensure that the Bulk input files can be read.

To verify that the UBA application can read the Bulk input files, follow these steps:

15-a. Place a Bulk input file at the source input location.

— (443 only) The source input location for Bulk input files is specified using the URI parameter from the

pack’s XSD file, which you can view using the Topology Editor.

— (Pre-443 only) The source input location for Bulk input files is specified using the URI parameter from

the template file, which you added to the

dc.cfg

file in a previous step.

Within the configured file retrieval interval (typically, five minutes), the UBA application retrieves the

Bulk input file and copies it to the following directory:

DATA_CHANNEL_HOME

/UBA.<channel>.<collector>/<instance>/do/

where:

The UBA application then processes the Bulk input file according to the instructions in the Bulk Adaptor

Design File.

Note:

The first time that the UBA processes a Bulk input file, it passes a metric to the CME. The CME

rejects this metric as a BAD_METRIC because the metric does not have an associated grouped sub-element prior

to the time this metric is recorded. This is expected behavior. The CME accepts metrics from the Bulk input files

after the inventory is run.

15-b. Ensure that the UBA application can successfully read the Bulk input file you copied into the source

input location by issuing a

tail

utility command similar to the following:

The UBA application connects to the database.

This event causes a message similar to the following to
display:

DB_CONNECT Connecting to <sid> as

<user>

If you see this database connection message without prior
errors, the UBA application has passed the syntax check.

Event Meaning

Variable Meaning

DATA_CHANNEL_HOME

Is /opt/datachannel

, by default.

<channel>

Specifies the channel number (for example, 1) you
specified when configuring this DataChannel.

<collector>

Specifies the collector number (for example, 100) you
specified when configuring this UBA Bulk Collector.

<instance> (443 only)

Specifies the string for the INSTANCES parameter in the
pack’s XSD file. Typically, this string represents the name
of the pack and is read-only. You can view the string
specified for INSTANCES using the Topology Editor.

<instance> (pre-443 only)

Specifies the string for the INSTANCES parameter in the
pack’s template file. You were instructed to copy this
parameter to the dc.cfg file in a previous step.