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Qconsole Operation and Configuration: Golan Elmadvi Professional Technical Services

QConsole is a GUI application that allows users to remotely access and configure Omni-Q's management server. Through QConsole, users can configure probes, define actions, use enrichment tables, maintain the database, and configure system parameters such as XML and INI files. QConsole provides the main interface for setting up and managing all aspects of the Omni-Q monitoring system.
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Qconsole Operation and Configuration: Golan Elmadvi Professional Technical Services

QConsole is a GUI application that allows users to remotely access and configure Omni-Q's management server. Through QConsole, users can configure probes, define actions, use enrichment tables, maintain the database, and configure system parameters such as XML and INI files. QConsole provides the main interface for setting up and managing all aspects of the Omni-Q monitoring system.
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QConsole Operation and

Configuration
Golan Elmadvi
Professional Technical services

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Lesson Objectives

 By the end of this module you will be able to:

• Describe QConsole functionality


• Access the Omni-Q server
• Configure and set up probes
• Define actions
• Use the Enrichment Tables capability
• Maintain the DB using QConsole
• Configure system parameters

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Agenda

 QConsole Overview and Capabilities


 Menu Options
 Probe Configuration using QConsole
 Actions
 Omni-Q System Parameters Setup
 Database Maintenance
 System Configuration

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QConsole Overview
 PC-based GUI application
• Allows users to remotely
access the QManager
server
• Allows multiple users
simultaneously
 Omni-Q system
configuration and setup
• Defining probes, alarms,
actions, XML’s, ini, etc.
 Database and server
maintenance activities

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QConsole Capabilities
 Configuration of probe properties, lines, schedules,
actions, XMLs and system health alarms
 User definitions, including authorization mechanisms
 Automated self-maintenance tools for database backup,
archiving of old data and future retrieval of archived data
 Smart scheduling (including recurring patterns), enabling
easy use in large networks
 SNMP traps sent to other network entities

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System Access - Login

Admin
Admin

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QConsole Menu - Options
 Configuration
• Enables probe configuration
DBA - DB Administration
• View DB information
• Perform maintenance
• Import data
 Actions
 System Parameters Menu

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Probe Configuration
via QConsole

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Adding a New Probe to Configuration

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Probe Configuration Using QConsole
 Properties Tab
• Probe Name
• Location
• IP Address
• Probe Status

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Probe Configuration Using QConsole
 Actions Tab

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Probe Configuration Using QConsole
 Probe System Health

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Probe Configuration Using QConsole
 Storage Configuration

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Action Settings

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Defining Actions
 Filter Tab

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Defining Actions
 Actions Tab

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Defining Actions
 Entities Tab

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Enrichment Tables Feature

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What are the Enrichment Tables?
 Enrichment tables allow the user to associate
user-defined values with specific parameters
• For reports and correlation

 For example, you can use the VoIP name instead of a


VoIP IP address, by entering the IP address with its
corresponding name
• Reports can be generated showing the IP name or address

 In addition, you can save enrichment tables to CSV files


and load enrichment tables from CSV files

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Accessing the Enrichment Tables

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Enrichment Table Configuration

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Enrichment Table Configuration

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Omni-Q System Parameters
Setup

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QConsole - System Parameters
• Map View: display the probe location upon Map view
• User Definitions: Users who are authorized entry/view
into the Omni-Q system
• Additional Definitions: Settings that can be configured
externally by editing the file QConsole.ini:

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QConsole - System Parameters – Cont.
• System Health: Alarm to notify users
of system health

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QConsole - System Parameters – Cont.

• QExpert Group Definition: Defining groups of users


with different levels of authorization

• User Definition: Defining authorized users with


different levels of authorization.

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QConsole - System Parameters – Cont.

From the
menu…

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QConsole – DBA
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QConsole – DBA Maintenance

 The DBA screen is used to administer various


database activities:

• View database information: table space, warning


value, etc.
• Perform manual or automatic maintenance: delete or
export data - how frequently, and whether it is
automatic or manual.
• Import data: import to the main or secondary
database.

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DBA – Maintenance Tab

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DBA - Import Tab

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System Configuration

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New Configuration Component
 Configuration Wizard in QConsole
 Configuration Log in the DB
 New DB tables

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New QConsole Configuration

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Examples
 Cdrs.xml (Details) or MV.xml (Agg)

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Examples
 QManager.ini

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Examples
 Daemon.ini

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Attention
 These files should be changed carefully!
Any change may result in unpredictable
behavior of the system

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Configuration Log

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Summary
 The QConsole application is used to
configure the Omni-Q’s management
server (QManager)
 QConsole allows users to:
• Configure probes
­ IP, name, location, actions, alarms
• Set Actions
• Use the Enrichment Tables
• Configure system parameters
• Maintain the DB
• System configuration
­ xml / ini changes

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