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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Start the Tivoli Enterprise Portal client
Log on to the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server to start a Tivoli Enterprise Portal work session.
The hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server and the portal server must be running for the portal client to start successfully. You also must have a valid user ID.
After you have successfully installed and configured all the components of the IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment, you can verify the installation and configuration by launching the Tivoli Enterprise Portal to view monitoring data. You can access the portal using either the desktop client or the browser client. The default user ID is sysadmin.The Tivoli Enterprise Portal client supports multiple monitor configurations. For example, if you have two display monitors, you can launch the Tivoli Enterprise Portal client in the secondary monitor and the dialogs, message pop-ups, and context menus are displayed in the same secondary monitor.
Procedure
- Start the desktop client:
- Click...
Start → Programs → IBM Tivoli Monitoring → Tivoli Enterprise Portal
When the logon window is displayed, enter your user ID and password and click OK.
- From command line...
./itmcmd agent start cj
- Start the browser client:
- Start the browser.
- Type the URL for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server into the Address field of the browser...
http://host:15200
- Click Yes on the Warning - Security window.
- When the logon window is displayed, enter your user ID and password and click OK.
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Prepare the Tivoli Enterprise Portal environment