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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2

Agent-based services

A Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Agent can run independently of the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server. You can configure different levels of autonomy based on the functionality that the monitoring agent should have, resource constraints, and how much dependency the agent should have on the monitoring server. Any monitoring agent with an infrastructure of IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.2.2 FP2 or later can be configured to run autonomously.

Monitoring agents start independently of their monitoring server and they collect data, run situations, and register events when they are disconnected from the monitoring server. This is the default behavior, which can be adjusted for greater or less autonomy.

If you configure an Agent Builder or OS agent to be autonomous it becomes a Tivoli System Monitor Agent. System monitor agents are installed and configured to have no dependency on nor any connection to a monitoring server. System monitor agents are like any other monitoring agent except that any processing that can be done only through the monitoring server is not available. As well, a system monitor agent must not be installed on the same system as a Tivoli Management Services component or an enterprise monitoring agent.

You can configure specialized XML files to define and run situations locally, to collect and save historical data locally, and to emit Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) alerts or Event Integration Facility (EIF) events or both to a corresponding receiver without connection to a monitoring server. These specialized XML files are available for both enterprise monitoring agents and system monitor agents.


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