3 Integrating NI with Inventory Systems
This chapter provides an overview on integrating Network Integrity with external inventory systems.
Integrating with Inventory Systems
Network Integrity can integrate with external inventory systems, including UIM and MSS, to retrieve inventory details, and send resolution commands.
By default, Network Integrity uses the Oracle Communications Information Model as a common model for reading and writing data to and from an inventory system. The Information Model describes information and data concepts, structures, and patterns, and its use reduces complexity and integration time.
The basic workflow when Network Integrity integrates with an inventory system is as follows:
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Run an import scan to import data from the inventory system.
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Run a discovery scan to discover your network. Ensure that discrepancy detection is enabled.
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Review the discrepancies raised by Network Integrity.
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Resolve discrepancies.
See the appropriate cartridge guide for information about which discrepancies can be resolved from Network Integrity and uploaded to your inventory system, and which discrepancies must be manually corrected in your inventory system.
Integrating with UIM
Network Integrity integrates with UIM using reference cartridges. The cartridges can be extended to meet the particularities of your UIM deployment. Network Integrity can retrieve inventory information from UIM, and communicate actions back to UIM to resolve discrepancies. The Network Integrity download includes UIM reference cartridges and sample cartridge packs for modeling logical and physical device hierarchies.
Network Integrity and UIM both use Design Studio to design and deploy the cartridges that enable extensibility and integration.
Integrating with MSS
Network Integrity integrates with MSS using reference cartridges. The cartridges can be extended to meet the particularities of your MSS system. Network Integrity can retrieve inventory information from MSS, and communicate actions back to MSS to resolve discrepancies. The Network Integrity download includes one MSS reference cartridge for modeling logical and physical device hierarchies.
Network Integrity uses Design Studio to design and deploy the cartridges that enable extensibility and integration.