Setting the Service Name Property (MCP)

The Service Name property specifies the service address of the MCP Agent. Operations Sentinel uses this name to create a communications link to the MCP system. Multiple MCP systems can have the same service name.

Service Names Operations Sentinel Provides

Operations Sentinel provides two service names: spo_mcp and spo_mcp2. The Service Name property value defaults to spo_mcp, which is the correct value under most circumstances.

Operations Sentinel equates spo_mcp with the service address 10301. If this default service address is used for another purpose on a managed MCP system, you must add the following line to the services file on the Operations Sentinel server:

spo_mcp address/spo_msg

where address is a numeric value that is not used in any other context as a service address on the managed system.

If a line for spo_mcp already exists in the services file, you should modify it instead of adding a new line.

Operations Sentinel equates spo_mcp2 with a service address 10302.

It is recommended that you use spo_mcp2 if you want to run two instances of the MCP Agent on the same managed MCP system. The first instance would use spo_mcp and the second would use spo_mcp2. You might want to run two instances of the MCP Agent on one managed system when you are connecting a second instance of the MCP Agent to one or two Operations Sentinel servers. You might do this when you are developing new automation rules or testing a new level of Operations Sentinel and want live data without the possibility of commands being sent from those Operations Sentinel servers to the MCP system.

To change the service name

  1. Under the Managed Objects node in the navigation pane, click MCP Systems.

  2. In the display pane, click the desired system(s).

  3. In the details pane, enter the desired service name in the Service Name property. The name can consist of any sequence of characters, except a space, tab, newline, and the comment character (#). The name is case-sensitive.

  4. The service name must appear in the services file on the Operations Sentinel server with a protocol type of spo_msg. You must also modify the configuration file used by the Operations Sentinel MCP Agent on the affected MCP system. See the Operations Sentinel Interface for ClearPath MCP Software Installation and Configuration Guide for information on specifying the service name of the MCP Agent on the MCP system.

  5. Save your changes.