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• copy the schema files to the conf directory, this should ONLY be done on the MySQL server, not on the NMIS servers

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  cd /usr/local/opExport cp ./install/schema_set.json ./config/ cp ./install/export-* ./config/ chown -R nmis:nmis /usr/local/opexport

• Add the mysql connection options to conf/opCommon.nmis, the defaults are listed below, note: Do this ONLY on the server hosting the MySQL, the daemons on the NMIS servers do not use these options

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  'opexport' => { 'opexport_sql_db_host' => 'localhost', 'opexport_sql_db_port' => '3306', 'opexport_sql_db_name' => 'opexport', 'opexport_sql_db_user' => 'opexport', 'opexport_sql_db_password' => '42opexport42', }

Start the opExport daemon

This will need to be done on all of the servers, e.g. the MySQL Database server as well as all the NMIS servers that will be exporting data

service opexport start

http://your.server.names.or.ip:3000/opExport/?opexport_connection_key=key123

Push the schema to all NMIS opExport Daemons

The server that holds the MySQL Database holds the master copy of the schema, in order for an NMIS server to export it's daemon requires a schema to be pushed to it.  NOTE: in this case the schema referred to is in opExport, not MySQL.  opExport will use it.  's schema to create the MySQL tables for you.

Each NMIS server that will export it's data must be able to access the MySQL server with a simple host name (no dots), so you may need to edit /etc/hosts and add entries to allow this.

Additionally, the MySQL server requires the same for all the NMIS servers that will push to it, so again you may need to add them to it's /etc/hosts file.

Next, check that the MySQL server has a schema configured.  In a web browser load From the dashboard loaded previously:

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Or you can go directly to:

http://your.MySQL.server.name.or.ip:3000/opExport/schemas?opexport_connection_key=key123

For each NMIS server you wish to have export you need to push the schema, in a web browser load the dashboard again:

http://your.MySQL.server.name.or.ip:3000/opExport/schemas/push/NMIS_Server_Name1?opexport_connection_key=key123
http://your.MySQL.server.name.or.ip:3000/opExport/schemas/push/NMIS_Server_Name2?opexport_connection_key=key123
http://your.MySQL.server.name.or.ip:3000/opExport/schemas/push/NMIS_Server_Name3?opexport_connection_key=key123  

From here you can push the schema to each of your NMIS servers (which are running opExport).  To push the schema fill out the form and submit it:

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You can now verify that each of the NMIS servers have the schema:

http://your.NMIS.server.name1.or.ip:3000/opExport/schemas?opexport_connection_key=key123

Transferring Data

There are two ways to transfer, the MySQL server can "pull" the data, or the NMIS server can "push" the data.  You can load the dashboard from before (http://your.MySQL.server.name.or.ip:3000/opExport/?opexport_connection_key=key123) to help you push/pull the data (the dashboard can also be loaded from the NMIS server) 

Data to be pushed is available from these schemas:

diskIOTable
ciscoConfig
interface
interfaceStatus
nmisConfig
nodeStatus
services
storage
system

Replace "schema_to_push" with one of the above schema names.

To pull:

http://your.MySQL.server.name.or.ip:3000/opExport/pull/NMIS_server_name/schema_to_push/sql?opexport_connection_key=key123

To push:

The drop-down on in the dashboard should allow you to choose which schema you would like to push/pull.  If it is empty you the server does not have any schemas and requires them to be pushed to it from the opExport daemon on the MySQL server (see the installation instructions above for this). 

To run push or pull commands on the server you can also issue them directly to the daemon pl file: 

cd /usr/local/opexport/script; 
./opmantek.pl get "/opExport/push/?data_source=schema&node_destination=MySQL_server_name/interface/schema/sql; &data_source_name=system?opexport_connection_key=key123"
./opmantek.pl get "/opExport/pull/?data_source=schema&node_source=NMIS_server_name/interface/schema/sql;  &data_source_name=system?opexport_connection_key=key12"
cd -;  

Monitoring opExport Activity

Activity can be monitored by viewing the logs, to work properly you will need a browser that supports websockets (Chrome, Firefox, or IE 10).  This link can also be found by clicking the "Views" drop-down in the menu of the dashboard.x

http://your.MySQL.server.name.or.ip:3000/opExport/logs

This page will stay connected to the server and receive info from the server as it happens

Error checking

Logs are located in /usr/local/opexport/log.  opDaemon.log will show errors that have occured, opLog_plugin.log will show timing.