Netcool Webtop Timezone

You have an existing IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus v7.1 ObjectServer installation with 100 users.Which file must be edited to change the default AEL and time zone setting for all of these users?

A. server.init

B. userdefaults.xml

C. userdefaults.props

D. ncoWebtopDefaults.xml

Answer:

C Explantation: This file is located in $NCHOME/etc/webtop/system and has a timezone setting in it.

Good web designing resources

Good web designing resources

1) http://www.utexas.edu/learn/designprocess/

spend time to read the flow and core concepts, see the meaning of the terms as well

2) http://www-01.ibm.com/software/ucd/design.html

slightly more detailed view

3) http://www.smileycat.com/miaow/archives/000222.php

Outstanding article on web development lifecycle

4) http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/03/19/web-design-and-worflow-process-comparison/

Big picture

Software quotes - nice

http://www.softwarequotes.com/showquotes.aspx?id=671&name=Larry%20Bernstein

Open project management

http://www.ganttproject.biz/

Using Netcool to its best use

Taking the analogy of BSM to natural disasters and enemy combats; I am coining the following two terms

WNDM - World Natual Disaster Monitoring

Saving soldiers in War:

ETM - Enemy threat Monitoring

Netcool

News letter
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=203&uid=swg27012143
Impact best practices http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/tivolinci/Best+Practices

Check_ssh Nagios!!

Using Check_ssh for remote monitoring in nagios using ssh as the service

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=321

beware of open source

Beyond belief that a so called open source network management vendor quoted 40 grands for documentation of an implemented product ....

lesson leant: beware of open source cheap skates as well...

Rapid Insight: Open source Netcool Alternative?

RI is an alternative and a complimenting product to Netcool. Visit below link in case planning/scoping/analysing the roadmap from Netcool .

http://www.ifountain.org/confluence/display/RI/RapidInsight+Primer+for+Netcool+Users

Note that blindfolded optimism and a path to migration is not the way to go when it comes to Migrating off of Netcool. Netcool is afterall a very reliable solution as well.

Strategic positioning as Michael Porter would say is needed to decide the path of NMS architecture.