Creating The Netfinity Manager Tables - IBM x 340 Series Hardware Maintenance Manual

In Windows NT, when exporting to MS SQL, NETFIN must be the owner of
the database or be given table create rights.
2. Create the database with the appropriate relationship with the NETFIN ID.
3. Make a database ODBC source either using the ODBC tools shipped with the
operating system or the database.
4. On Windows NT, configure the Netfinity Support Program to export data using
the ODBC database.
a. Open Services from the Control Panel.
b. Click Netfinity Support Program from the Services field, then click Startup.
c. Click Automatic in the Startup Type button group.
d. Click This Account in the Log On As field group. Enter in the This Account
field the user name of the account that made this database an ODBC source.
e. Click OK.
Note: If the Event Scheduler or Alert Manager will be used to export data using
ODBC, continue to have the ID which made the database an ODBC source
logged on during the time Event Scheduler will be exporting data.

Creating the Netfinity Manager tables

To create the tables needed to enable Netfinity Manager to export data:
1. Open the Netfinity Manager Database Administration service.
The Netfinity Manager Database Administration service is found in the Netfinity
Manager folder or Netfinity Manager program group. Double-click this icon to
open the Netfinity Manager Database Administration window.
2. Select a DBMS.
Click in the Select DBMS listing the name of the DBMS which Netfinity Manager
will be using to export data.
3. To create the Netfinity Manager table groups within the database, click Create
and then click OK to open the Database Server window.
The following table actions are also available:
• Delete
To remove the Netfinity Manager table groups from the database, click Delete
and then click OK to open the Database Server window.
• Grant
Permits access to a database for a specified user ID. To grant access:
a. Click Grant.
b. In the User ID field type the user ID that will be permitted to access the
database.
c. Select privileges for this ID.
All privileges (Insert, Delete, Select, and Update) are selected by default.
A user ID must have all of these privileges to export data to the database.
d. Click OK to open the Database Server window.
• Revoke
Disables access to a database for a specified user ID. To revoke access:
a. Click Revoke.
b. In the User ID field type the user ID that will have access to the database
revoked.
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