Prerequisites
- OpsRamp Classic Gateway(Linux) 15.0.0 and above.
- OpsRamp Nextgen Gateway 15.0.0 and above.
Note: OpsRamp recommends using the latest Gateway version for full coverage of recent bug fixes, enhancements, etc.. - Should be able to connect to IBM-AIX portal via SSH with the provided IpAddress/Hostname and the credentials.
- Credential Set: root users & non-root users member of system user group.
- Non-root users should have a home directory and make sure the user has read, write & execute permissions to that directory for log file monitoring. (As part of log file monitoring, the application will copy the .sh script file into the AIX device which is responsible for log file monitoring. This will copy the file into user’s home directory)
- Non-root user should have read permissions to monitor “.pid” files (to read the file data).
- We recommend you to provide IBM AIX Node persistant IpAddresses and SSH login credentials (This credentials should be same for all nodes)
- IBM AIX nodes should be reachable from the gateway and SSH access must be opened.
- The assigned SSH credentials should have privileges to execute CLI commands.
- To check the reachability of the end device from the gateway using the following commands:
- Try pinging with the IP address provided in the configuration:
ping <IP Address> - Try telnet using telnet
<IP Address> <port> - Try connecting to end device using ssh
<username>@<IP Address>
- Try pinging with the IP address provided in the configuration:
Roles and Permissions
Users with monitor roles are required to fetch discovery and monitoring related data.
Configure IBM AIX Integration
Click here to Configure and Install the IBM AIX Integration
- To select your client, navigate to All Clients, and click the Client/Partner dropdown menu.
Note: You may either type your client’s name in the search bar or select your client from the list. - Navigate to Setup > Account. The Account Details screen is displayed.
- Click Integrations. The Installed Integrations screen is displayed with all the installed applications.
Note: If you do not have any installed applications, you will be navigated to the Available Integrations and Apps page with all the available applications along with the newly created application with the version. - Click + ADD on the Installed Integrations page.
Note: Search for the integration either by entering the name of the integration in the search bar or by selecting the category of the integration from the All Categories dropdown list. - Click ADD in the IBM AIX application.
- In the Configuration screen, click + ADD. The Add Configuration screen appears.
- Enter the following BASIC INFORMATION:

| Field Name | Description | Field Type |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Enter the name for the configuration. | String |
| Model | Select either
| Dropdown |
| Port | Port Note: By default 22 is displayed. | Integer |
| Credential | Select the credential associated with your IBM AIX account. If you want to use the existing credentials, select them from the Select Credentials dropdown. Else, click + Add to create credentials. The ADD CREDENTIAL window is displayed. Select the credential type as Application or SSH from the drop-down list.
| Dropdown |
| App Failure Notifications | When selected, you will be notified in case of an application failure such as Connectivity Exception, Authentication Exception. | Checkbox |
| Log File Monitoring | Enter the Log File Configuration. By default [{"Name":"","File Name":"","Rotated File Name":"","Expression":"","Check Type":"","Threshold":"","Severity":""}] is added.Note: Supported only in IBM-AIX Server Type. | Checkbox |
| Log File Configuration | Enter the Log File Configuration. By default [{"Name":"","File Name":"","Rotated File Name":"","Expression":"","Check Type":"","Threshold":"","Severity":""}]Note: Supported only in IBM-AIX Server Type. | String |
| Additional Configuration | Enter the additional configuration. Note: By default {"File Systems":"JFS,JFS2,NameFS,nfs,GPFS","Mount Points":"/tmp,/usr","Processes": "sshd,syslogd,cron,init,inetd,qdaemon,sendmail"} is added. | String |
Note
- JSON Payload Requirements for Log Monitoring:The log monitoring feature requires the following JSON payload as input.
[{"Name":"","File Name":"","Rotated File Name":"","Expression":"","Check Type":"","Threshold":"","Severity":""}]
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | A string used to identify an individual log configuration. |
| File Name | Combination of the folder path and file name.
Example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Vistara\Agent\log\Age.?t.logMatches: Agent.log, Ageat.log, and so on. |
| Rotated File Name | Similar to the File Name field, but used to specify the rotated file. This field is optional. |
| Expression | A valid string or regular expression used to specify the search string. This field is mandatory. |
| Check Type | Specifies the type of check to perform. Possible values (case-insensitive):
|
| Threshold | Any valid integer. An alert will be generated if the specified threshold is breached. |
| Severity | Defines the alert type to be created if the expression is found. Possible values (case-insensitive):
|
Example JSON Payload
{
"Name": "Agent Log Monitor",
"FileName": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Vistara\\Agent\\log\\Age.?t.log",
"RotatedFileName": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Vistara\\Agent\\log\\Age.?t.log.*",
"Expression": "ERROR;FAILURE",
"CheckType": "exists",
"Threshold": 5,
"Severity": "CRITICAL"
}
- CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES: Custom attributes are the user-defined data fields or properties that can be added to the preexisting attributes to configure the integration.
| Field Name | Description | Field Type |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Attribute | Select the custom attribute from the dropdown. You can add attributes by clicking the Add icon (+). | Dropdown |
| Value | Select the value from the dropdown. | Dropdown |
Note: The custom attribute that you add here will be assigned to all the resources that are created by the integration. You can add a maximum of five custom attributes (key and value pair).
- In the RESOURCE TYPE section, select:
- ALL: All the existing and future resources will be discovered.
- SELECT: You can select one or multiple resources to be discovered.
- In the DISCOVERY SCHEDULE section, select recurrence pattern to add one of the following patterns:
- Minutes
- Hourly
- Daily
- Weekly
- Monthly
- Click ADD.

Now the configuration is saved and displayed on the configurations page after you save it.Note: From the same page, you may Edit and Remove the created configuration.
12. Under the ADVANCED SETTINGS, Select the Bypass Resource Reconciliation option, if you wish to bypass resource reconciliation when encountering the same resources discovered by multiple applications.
Note: If two different applications provide identical discovery attributes, two separate resources will be generated with those respective attributes from the individual discoveries.
13. Click NEXT.
14. (Optional) Click +ADD to create a new collector. You can either use the pre-populated name or give the name to your collector.
15. Select an existing registered profile.

- Click FINISH.
The integration is installed and displayed on the INSTALLED INTEGRATION page. Use the search field to find the installed integration.
Modify IBM AIX Integration
Click here to Modify the Configuration
See Modify an Installed Integration or Application article.
Note: Select IBM AIX.
Discover Resources in IBM AIX Integration
Click here to View the IBM AIX Details
To discover resources for IBM AIX:
- Navigate to Infrastructure > Search > OS > IBM AIX.
- The IBM AIX page is displayed, select the application name.
- The RESOURCE DETAILS page appears from the right.
- Click the ellipsis (…) on the top right and select View details.
- Navigate to the Attributes tab to view the discovery details.

- Click the Metrics tab to view the metric details for IBM AIX Server.
