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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Centralized Configuration
Use the Centralized Configuration feature to maintain monitoring agent configuration files in a central location that agents can collect from.
- Centralized Configuration overview
Centralized Configuration provides the ability to update local configuration files on many monitoring agents without connection to a Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server.
- Centralized Configuration design
The Centralized Configuration structure that you define depends on the size and organization of your monitored enterprise, the types of monitoring agents you want to maintain, what kinds of updates, and how often.
- Configuration load list XML specification
Use the XML syntax from the configuration load list XML specification to create a load list for Centralized Configuration.
- Environment variables for Centralized Configuration
Environment variables can be used for customizing the agent environment for Centralized Configuration: to bootstrap the central configuration server; to control central configuration client operations; and, when a monitoring agent acts as a central configuration server, to control operations.
- Enable password encryption in configuration files on z/OS
Agent autonomy configuration XML files include user credentials with passwords that can be entered in plain text. Securing access to these configuration files is usually adequate to secure the credentials. You can also add a layer of security by storing passwords in encrypted format within the configuration file.
- Centralized Configuration sample setup
This sample setup illustrates planning considerations and the steps required to prepare the Tivoli Monitoring environment and files for Centralized Configuration.
- Centralized Configuration startup
After you have designed the configuration load list for each agent and created the central configuration server, you are ready for the agents to connect and start using Centralized Configuration.
- Agent autonomy on z/OS
Throughout the agent autonomy topics are references to files and exceptions on z/OS-based monitoring agents. This topic consolidates that information.
Parent topic:
Agent-based services