I've been trying to verify the version and patch level of omnibus, but I just can't seem to figure this out! Does anyone know how to do this?

Hi Amanda,

I like to use this command with ObjectServers, probes, proxies, Webgui (run with the user that installed OMNIbus components - usually ncosys):

/home/<OMNI_user>/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl listInstalledPackages -long

Example:

/home/ncosys/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl listInstalledPackages -long

Sample output:

/home/ncosys/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl listInstalledPackages -long

/home/ncosys/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse : com.ibm.cic.agent_1.8.3000.20150606_0047 : IBM Installation Manager : 1.8.3
/opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool : com.ibm.tivoli.omnibus.core_5.50.65.20170313_0122 : IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus : 8.1.0.11
/opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool : com.ibm.tivoli.omnibus.integrations.nco-g-xml_1.7.0.10 : Netcool/OMNIbus Gateway nco-g-xml : 1.7.0.0
/opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool : com.ibm.tivoli.omnibus.integrations.nco-p-mttrapd_1.20.2.0 : Netcool/OMNIbus Probe nco-p-mttrapd : 1.20.2.0
/opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool : com.ibm.tivoli.omnibus.integrations.nco-p-tivoli-eif_1.13.0.7 : Netcool/OMNIbus Probe nco-p-tivoli-eif : 1.13.0.0

Marcel

Hi,

while IM's output is helpful - running the "nco_id" command is much quicker.

If you need to know the exact versions of a probe, Gateway, ObjectServer etc. (which sometimes you need for a PMR), try launching the binary with "-version".

HTH

Michael

Hello Amanda,

I've always felt that nco_id provides too little or too much info.  But to Michael's point the IM commands are long.  I recommend Linux aliases for them:

alias inst='sudo /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl listInstalledPackages -long'
alias instverb='sudo /opt/IBM/InstallationManager/eclipse/tools/imcl listInstalledPackages -verbose'

Choose your alias names wisely

Good luck,

mel

Thank you everyone for all of your input, extremely helpful!! If anyone is interested, this is what I ended up doing:

How to check ObjectServer name
ps -ef | grep nco > if server running
/opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/var/ObjectServerName.pid
/opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/etc/ObjectServerName.props

Check Omnibus version
/opt/IBM/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/bin/nco_event -version
or
./nco_pa_status -version

I think below is for patch/fix level but too complex I did not understand output

if the installation is with non-root user then use the following to get detailed list
/export/home/netcool/.acsi_netcool/bin/listIU.sh

to generate the xml file on visioning command will be
/export/home/netcool/.acsi_netcool/bin/de_lsrootiu.sh

if the install is with root user execute the above from
/usr/ibm/common/acsi/bin/listIU.sh

Hi.

Netcool/OMNIbus information about collecting installation details with the ObjectServer version tool (nco_id) is available in IBM Knowledge Center (KC). Information about command line options for the tool is also included. See this KC link, https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSSHTQ_8.1.0/com.ibm.netcool_OMNIbus.doc_8.1.0/omnibus/wip/install/task/omn_ins_unixverify_omnibusinstall_alias2.html

Regards,

Mary