topic Re: web services inferface for HP SIM ? in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

web services inferface for HP SIM ?

Jens Schröder — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 09:27:44 GMT

We'd like to make the information, that is collected by HP SIM and stored in the underlying database, available to another database application (on a different machine). For different reasons (future requirements, flexibility etc.) there is a preference towards a web interface via SOAP.
Does any kind of plug-in or extension for the HP SIM 4.2 exist? If not, could you suggest any kind of data link alternatively?
Thanks in advance!

Re: web services inferface for HP SIM ?

David Claypool — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 10:38:57 GMT

Your best bet would be to ODBC to the database itself on a read-only basis.

Re: web services inferface for HP SIM ?

Peter Sonander — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 01:25:09 GMT

Is there some documenation of the database structure for SIM?

Re: web services inferface for HP SIM ?

Jens Schröder — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 02:24:56 GMT

Hi David, yes, a direct database link via ODBC, JDBC or whatever would be feasable. However, our querying db-apps are majorily web applications, which by nature rather ask for a SOAP solution. Also, if the queried subset of data changes lateron or other querying systems follow, the necessary adjustment effort is deemed greater for a direct db link via ODBC.

Referring to your question, Peter, we thought of profiting from the SQL-queries of the standard reports. There's a download link for the sql queries performed in the upper left corner of every report. I hope to get any missing db information by means of the db management tool.