Adding a second DataSource to a TIP or WebGUI Configuration

by Simon Barnes

To allow data from multiple ObjectServers to be visible from a single TIP add the following lines to be added to the /opt/IBM/tivoli/tip/profiles/TIPProfile/etc/webtop/datasources/ncwDataSourceDefinitions.xml file.

Note the parts in red will need to be modified.

Add the following section before the line </ncwDataSourceDefinition>at the end of the file and make a copy before starting.

<ncwDataSourceDefinition type=”singleServerOSDataSource” name=”ObjectServer” enabled=”true”>

<!–Datasource data caching –>

<results-cache>

<chart maxAge=”60″ enabled=”true” cleantime=”120″/>

<config maxAge=”3600″/>

<eventList maxAge=”60″ enabled=”true” cleantime=”120″/>

<eventSummary maxAge=”10″ enabled=”true” cleantime=”20″/>

</results-cache>

<ncwDataSourcePollingParameters>

<ncwFailOverPollingParameters basePollingTime=”10″ backOffMultiplier=”0″/>

<ncwHeartBeatParameters basePollingTime=”15″/>

</ncwDataSourcePollingParameters>

<ncwConnectionParameters>

<ncwStatementParameters>

<ncwQueryTimeout baseTime=”60″/>

</ncwStatementParameters>

</ncwConnectionParameters>

<ncwDataSourceCredentials

userName=”root” password=”password“

encrypted=”false”

/>

<ncwFailOverPairDefinition>

<ncwPrimaryServer>

<ncwOSConnection host=”hostname” port=”4100″ ssl=”false”/>

</ncwPrimaryServer>

<!–

<ncwBackUpServer>

<ncwOSConnection host=”” port=”” ssl=”false”/>

</ncwBackUpServer>

–>

</ncwFailOverPairDefinition>

</ncwDataSourceDefinition>