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IBM Tivoli Monitoring > Version 6.3 > User's Guides > Agent Builder User's Guide > Customize agent configuration IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3


Create a user with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) permissions

You can add and configure a user on a Windows system with permissions to allow WMI browsing.


If your agent collects data from a remote system by using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), it requires permissions to access WMI data on the remote system. The agent can access WMI data on a remote system when you provide credentials of an account with permissions to access WMI data on the system. The procedure applies to Windows 7, Windows 2008 Server and Windows Vista.

Your agent can also access data on a remote Windows system by using Windows Performance Monitor (Perfmon), and Windows Event Log data sources. However, in the case of Windows Performance Monitor (Perfmon), and Windows Event Log data sources, you must provide Administrator credentials for the remote system.


Procedure

  1. Create a user account:

    1. Go to Windows Start > Administrative Tools > Computer Management. The Computer Management window opens.

    2. Expand Local Users and Groups.

    3. Right click the Users folder and select New User.

    4. Complete the user details and click Create and Close.

  2. Configure the group membership for the new user account:

    1. In the Computer Management window, select the Users folder.

    2. Right-click the new user account and select Properties.

    3. Click the Member Of tab.

    4. Click Add.

    5. Click Advanced.

    6. Click Find Now.

    7. Select the following groups:

      • Distributed COM Users

      • Performance Log Users

      • Remote Desktop Users

      Tip: Press Ctrl and click to select multiple groups.

    8. Click OK until you return to the Computer Management window.

    9. Select File > Exit to exit the Computer Management window.

  3. Assign Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) rights:

    1. Go to Windows Start > Administrative Tools > Component Services. The Component Services window opens.

    2. Expand Component Services > Computers > My Computer.

    3. Right-click My Computer and select Properties. The My Computer Properties window opens.

    4. Click the COM security tab.

    5. In the Access Permissions area, click Edit Limits

    6. In Distributed COM Users, verify that Local Access and Remote Access are selected.

    7. Click OK to save settings.

    8. In the My Computer Properties window, Launch and Activation Permissions area, click Edit Limits

    9. In Distributed COM Users, verify that Local Launch, Remote Launch, Local Activation, and Remote Activation are selected.

    10. Click OK to save settings and click OK again to close the My Computer Properties window.

    11. Select File > Exit to exit the Component Services window.

  4. Configure the WMI namespace security assignments

    1. Go to Windows Start > Run....

    2. Enter wmimgmt.msc and click OK.

    3. Right-click WMI Control (Local), and select Properties.

    4. Click the Security tab.

    5. Click Security.

    6. Click Add.

    7. Click Advanced.

    8. Click Find Now.

    9. Select the new user account, and click OK until you return to the Security for Root window.

    10. Click Advanced and select the newly added user account.

    11. Click Edit.

    12. From the Apply to: menu selection, select This namespace and subnamespaces.

    13. In Execute Methods, verify that Enable Account, Remote Enable, and Read Security are selected.

    14. Click OK until you return to the wmimgmt window.

    15. Select File > Exit to exit the wmimgmt window.


What to do next

For more information about collecting WMI data from a remote system, see Monitor data from Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).


Parent topic:

Customize agent configuration

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