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IBM Tivoli Monitoring > Version 6.3 > User's Guides > Log File Agent User's Guide IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3
Overview of the agent
The Tivoli Log File Agent (product code LO) provides you with the capability to monitor Application log files.
IBM Tivoli Monitoring is the base software for the Log File agent.
The Tivoli Log File Agent is an agent that provides a configurable log file monitoring capability that uses regular expressions. For compatibility, the agent can consume the configuration information and format strings previously used by the Tivoli Event Console Log File Adapter. These strings allow the agent to filter the log data according to patterns in the format file, and submit only the interesting data to an event consumer. The agent can send data both to a Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server or through the Event Integration Facility (EIF) to any EIF receiver, such as the OMNIbus EIF probe.
- New in this release
For version 6.3 of the Log File agent, the following enhancements were made since version 6.2.3.2:
- Components of the IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment
After you install and set up the Log File agent, you have an environment that contains the client, server, and monitoring agent implementation for Tivoli Monitoring.
- Agent Management Services
You can use IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent Management Services to manage the Log File agent.
- User interface options
Installation of the base IBM Tivoli Monitoring software and other integrated applications provides various interfaces that you can use to work with your resources and data.
- Data sources
Monitoring agents collect data from specific data sources.
IBM Tivoli Monitoring
IBM Tivoli Monitoring provides a way to monitor the availability and performance of all the systems in the enterprise from one or several designated workstations. It also provides useful historical data that you can use to track trends and to troubleshoot system problems.
You can use IBM Tivoli Monitoring to achieve the following tasks:
- Monitor for alerts on the systems that you are managing by using predefined situations or custom situations.
- Establish your own performance thresholds.
- Trace the causes leading to an alert.
- Gather comprehensive data about system conditions.
- Use policies to take actions, schedule work, and automate manual tasks.
The Tivoli Enterprise Portal is the interface for IBM Tivoli Monitoring products. You can use the consolidated view of your environment as seen in the Tivoli Enterprise Portal to monitor and resolve performance issues throughout the enterprise.
See the IBM Tivoli Monitoring publications listed in Prerequisite publications for complete information about IBM Tivoli Monitoring and the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.