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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2

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Start the desktop client on another portal server

When installing the desktop client, you designate a home Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server. If your monitoring environment has a multiple portal servers, you can define a separate desktop instance to point to another portal server.

The typical scenario for having multiple portal servers is where there is a test and production portal server, or where there are multiple managed networks with a portal server connected to each hub monitoring server.

Take these steps to create another portal client instance that connects to a different portal server.

Procedure

• 1. On the computer where the desktop client is installed, select Start → Programs → IBM Tivoli Monitoring → Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services.

  2. Right-click Tivoli Enterprise Portal Desktop Client and click Create Instance. If other instances of the Tivoli Enterprise Portal have been created, you see more than one in the list. Create Instance is disabled for all but the original Tivoli Enterprise Portal instance.

  3. In the Tivoli Enterprise Portal window, enter a name to identify the instance and click OK.

  4. In the Configure Application Instance window, enter the host name of the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server that you want to connect to.

  5. Click OK.

• Using the command line:

  1. Change directory (cd) to install_dir/bin.

  2. Create a new instance using the following command:

     ./itmcmd config -A cj

  3. Launch the new instance using the following command:

     ./itmcmd agent -o <instance_name> start cj

     For full syntax information see the Command Reference.

  Using the GUI:

  1. Change directory (cd) to install_dir/bin.

  2. To start the Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services, use the following command:

     ./itmcmd manage

  3. Right-click Tivoli Enterprise Portal Desktop Client and click Configure.

  4. Enter the instance name and portal server hostname, then click Save.

  5. To start the instance, right-click Tivoli Enterprise Portal Desktop Client and click Start Service and enter the instance name.

Results

The new Tivoli Enterprise Portal instance is added to the list.

What to do next

You can now start the instance at any time by double-clicking its entry.

If you no longer need a Tivoli Enterprise Portal instance, you can delete it: right-clicking the entry and click Remove Instance.

Parent topic:

Prepare the Tivoli Enterprise Portal environment

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