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

Introduction

An overview of the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder.


About Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder

Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder is a set of tools that are used to create agents, installation packages for the created agents, and application support extensions for existing agents.


Create agents

Use the Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder, you can quickly create, modify, and test an agent. Agents collect and analyze data about the state and performance of different resources, such as disks, memory, processor, or applications. The Builder creates a data provider that you can use to monitor three types of data:

Availability

Process and service availability and command return codes

Windows Event Log

Specific information from the Windows Event Log

External data sources

Data from external sources such as:

  • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)

  • Windows Performance Monitor (Perfmon)

  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

  • SNMP Events

  • Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

  • SOAP

  • Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)

  • Java application programming interface (API)

  • Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) ping

  • Java Management Extensions (JMX)

  • Common Information Model (CIM), external scripts

  • Log files

  • Socket

  • Java application programming interface (API)


Create installation packages for agents

You can package agents for easy distribution by using a compressed image, which includes installation scripts to manage the installation of the agent and support files.


Create custom support extensions for existing agents

Another feature of the builder is the ability to package and distribute custom support extensions for existing agents. Use this feature to develop new situations, queries, workspaces, and Take Actions for an existing Tivoli Monitoring V6.x agent. For example, if you have insight into how the retail industry uses IBM DB2 for an in-store database. You can create customized workspaces and situations that can then be given or sold to companies in this industry.


Create reports for agents

You can use Agent Builder to generate a Cognos data model which you can use to build Tivoli Common Reporting reports. These reports can be packaged as part of your agent image.


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