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How to Use Data from CA Enterprise Log Manager

CA RCM can poll CA Enterprise Log Manager for usage data and display this data in certification reviews and information screens. For example, when you certify user access to a resource you can see how often the user actually accesses the resource.

You enable Interaction with CA Enterprise Log Manager per universe. CA RCM uses the account configurations of the universe and the values of the Configuration resource application field specified for the universe to identify endpoints, accounts, and resources in the CA Enterprise Log Manager database and map them to users.

Note: As part of its monitoring function, CA Enterprise Log Manager can retrieve CA RCM usage information from the CA RCM transaction log. See the CA RCM Connector Guide in CA Enterprise Log Manager documentation for detailed instructions.

Follow this general implementation process to import and display CA Enterprise Log Manager usage information:

1. If necessary, create monitored endpoints on CA Enterprise Log Manager corresponding to resources in CA RCM. Endpoints must record user access to the resource, because this is the event retrieved by CA RCM.

   Note: for more information about creating CA Enterprise Log Manager endpoints, see CA Enterprise Log Manager documentation or open the Online Help for the CA Enterprise Log Manager endpoint creation wizard.

2. Configure CA Enterprise Log Manager to support polling requests from the CA RCM server.
3. From the CA RCM server, configure an ODBC data connection with CA Enterprise Log Manager. Edit the following CA RCM system properties to reflect the connection and login information.

   usage.import.logmanager.odbc.host

   Defines the network address of the target CA Enterprise Log Manager host in your environment.

   usage.import.logmanager.odbc.port

   Defines the port on the target CA Enterprise Log Manager host that accepts requests for usage information.

   Default value: 5250

   usage.import.logmanager.odbc.user

   Defines the user name of the CA Enterprise Log Manager account that CA RCM uses to log in to CA Enterprise Log Manager.

   usage.import.logmanager.odbc.password

   Defines the password of the CA Enterprise Log Manager account that CA RCM uses to log in to CA Enterprise Log Manager.

   usage.online.logmanager.https.port

   Defines the HTTPS port on the target CA Enterprise Log Manager host that accepts web requests to view event details online.

   Default value: 17002

   usage.online.logmanager.https.certificate

   Defines the HTTPS certificate name on the target CA Enterprise Log Manager host that authenticates web requests to view event details online.

   usage.online.logmanager.https.password

   Defines the password of the CA Enterprise Log Manager account that CA RCM uses to log in to CA Enterprise Log Manager.

   usage.online.logmanager.eventviewer.query.id

   Defines the CA Enterprise Log Manager query that CA RCM submits to view event details online.

   Default value: CA_RCM

4. Enable CA Enterprise Log Manager data import for the CA RCM server. Edit the following CA RCM system properties:

   usage.import.enabled

   Specifies if usage data is retrieved from a CA Enterprise Log Manager host in your environment.

   Valid values: True, False

   Default: False

   usage.online.logmanager.eventviewer.enabled

   Specifies if users can open a window with a detailed CA Enterprise Log Manager usage log by clicking on the usage icon of an entity.

   Valid values: True, False

   Default: True

5. Enable and configure display of CA Enterprise Log Manager usage data for a universe.
6. Map CA Enterprise Log Manager endpoints to resources and accounts in the CA RCM universe.

   The correct usage information is retrieved from CA Enterprise Log Manager for each resource in the universe.

7. To confirm feature setup, open a configuration of the universe in the entity browser, and verify that usage icons appear for users and resources.

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