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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
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.
The instructions in this chapter assume that you have a basic understanding of SOAP, XML and XML Namespaces, and the Web Services Description Language (WSDL). These steps are required to configure SOAP:
- Define the hubs with which your SOAP server communicates.
- Create users and grant them access.
- Verify that you have successfully configured SOAP.
You cannot make SOAP requests to earlier version SOAP servers.
- Define hubs
The procedure below describes how you can use the Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services to activate the SOAP server and define the hubs with which the SOAP server communicates.
- Add users
Define users on each hub and specify access rights for each user (query or update) by following the procedure below.
- Configure IBM Tivoli Monitoring Web Services (SOAP server) on UNIX and Linux systems
Configure the SOAP server on UNIX and Linux computers.
- Tuning SOAP transaction performance on AIX systems
SOAP transaction performance can be modified on AIX by deciding whether or not to allow delayed acknowledgments. Tune the performance by following the procedure below.
- Enable SOAP security
When you enable the Security: Validate Users option when configuring the hub monitoring server, all SOAP requests are authenticated except for CT_EMail and CT_Export requests.
- Verify the configuration
Verify that you have configured the SOAP server correctly.
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