Configuring
Business Impact Manager

Integration with
Business Impact Manager
is optional and it is not enabled by default. To include
Business Impact Manager
versions 7.2 and 8.0 in the
deployment, perform:
  • Steps 1-4 for version 7.2.
  • Steps 1-8 for version 8.0.
    The steps are:
    1. For
      , enable the BIM feature. Use sm_edit to open the voip.conf file. Uncomment the line (remove the # character for) for the
      EnableBIMIntegration
      parameter to set the parameter to
      TRUE
      , then
      save the file
      .
      “Description of voip.conf” on page 31
      lists all available parameters.
    2. Optional, create customized scripts as described in “Additional VoIP BIM customizations” on page 69.
    3. Restart
      .
    4. For
      IP Availability Manager
      , invoke a full discovery using the Domain Manager Administration Console (Select the
      Discover All
      option) which, in turn, starts a
      discovery. The BIM objects are instantiated as a result of the discovery.
      If you are using
      7.2, stop here.
    5. Enable
      Business Impact Manager
      as an underlying domain for the
      Global Manager
      using the Global Manager Administration Console.
    6. Modify the
      dxa-sam-from-voip.conf
      file located in the /conf/ics directory of the
      . Enable the
      invokeBIMSync TRUE
      line by uncommenting the line (removing the # character).
    7. Restart the
      Global Manager
      or restart the
      Global Manager
      and the
      Business Impact Manager
      depending on the version of your
      . The
      Global Manager
      synchronizes the BIM topology.