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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
IBM Tivoli Monitoring Web Services for the SOAP server
This appendix describes the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Web Services feature of the SOAP server. The IBM Tivoli Monitoring Web Services solution provides you with an industry-standard open interface into IBM Tivoli Monitoring solutions. This open interface provides easy access to Tivoli performance and availability data, allowing you to use this information for advanced automation and integration capabilities.
IBM Tivoli Monitoring Web Services implements a client/server architecture. The client sends Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) requests to the SOAP server which is installed with the hub monitoring server. The server receives and processes the SOAP requests from the client.
Predefined SOAP methods let you perform many functions within the monitored environment. You can begin to use the SOAP methods immediately. You can also use these SOAP methods as templates in creating your own advanced methods.
SOAP works with any programming or scripting language, any object model and any Internet wire protocol. Tivoli SOAP methods can be invoked by PERL, Javascript, VBSCRIPT, JSCRIPT, C++, Java, and through a browser.
Web Services does not support situation creation. Use the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Situation editor or the CLI tacmd createSit function for situation creation. The SOAP server can query only agent and managed system attributes.
- About the SOAP client
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is a communications XML-based protocol that lets applications exchange information through the Internet.
- Configure Tivoli Monitoring Web Services (SOAP server)
By default, the SOAP server is installed on the Hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server. Use the configuration topics to establish SOAP server communication between hub monitoring servers and to establish security on the SOAP server.
- Use IBM Tivoli Monitoring web services
Numerous SOAP methods are included with IBM Tivoli Monitoring web services. These methods allow you to dynamically query and control IBM Tivoli Monitoring environments.
- Start the SOAP client and making a request
Start the SOAP client either by using Internet Explorer or using the SOAP client command-line utility (not available on z/OS systems).
- SOAP methods
Use the predefined SOAP methods to compose requests for invocation by PERL, Javascript, VBSCRIPT, JSCRIPT, C++, Java, and through a browser. With each method is a list of supported tags and usage examples. Each SOAP method provided by IBM and its supported tags is described here.
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring web services scenarios
Here are a few examples of how you might use IBM Tivoli Monitoring web services. You can use these examples as suggestions for creating your own applications.