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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Linux or UNIX: Installing application support on a monitoring server
To install application support for monitoring agents on a UNIX or Linux monitoring server.
- Stop the monitoring server:
./itmcmd server stop tems_name
If you are running in a Hot Standby environment, shut down your Hot Standby monitoring server before completing this procedure. You may restart the Hot Standby monitoring server only after you have seeded the acting hub server.
- Run the following command from the installation media (the agent product CD for distributed agent products or the data files CD for z/OS agent products):
./install.sh
- When prompted for the IBM Tivoli Monitoring home directory, press Enter to accept the default directory (/opt/IBM/ITM) or type the full path to the installation directory you used.
The following prompt is displayed:
Select one of the following: 1) Install products to the local host. 2) Exit install. Please enter a valid number:Enter 1 to start the installation.
The software license agreement is displayed.
- Read through the agreement, then type 1 and press Enter to accept it.
The installer presents a list of installable components for the operating system you are currently running.
- (Distributed agent products only, optional) If you are using a distributed agent product CD, optionally install monitoring agents to this computer. For example, you can install an OS to monitor the operating system. Complete the following steps if you want to install monitoring agents. If you do not want to install monitoring agents, skip to Step 8.
- Enter 1 to install the IBM Tivoli Monitoring components for your current operating system.
- Enter 1 to confirm your selection.
The installer presents a numbered list of monitoring agents that you can install.
- Enter the numbers of the monitoring agents that you want to install or enter the number that corresponds to All of the above. Enter more than one number on the same line separated by spaces or commas (,).
A list of the monitoring agents to be installed is displayed.
- Enter 1 to confirm the installation.
- After the monitoring agents are installed, the installer asks if you want to install additional products or support packages. Enter 1 and go to Step 8.
- (z/OS agent products only, required) If you are using a data files CD, complete the following steps to install required metaprobes. (helper programs) for the monitoring agents that you want to support.
- Enter the number of the operating system. The default value is the current operating system.
- Enter y to confirm your selection.
The installer presents a numbered list of monitoring agents.
- Enter the numbers of the monitoring agents to install application support, or enter the number that corresponds to All of the above. Enter more than one number on the same line separated by spaces or commas (,).
The installer displays the list of monitoring agents that you selected. For example:
The following products will be installed: OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS v 4.2.0 OMEGAMON XE for DB2 PE and PM on z/OS v 4.2.0 and V 5.1.0 OMEGAMON XE on z/OS v 4.2.0
The prompt (The following products will be installed) seems to indicate that the installer is about to install the listed monitoring agents, which is true for distributed agents. However, for z/OS agents, only metaprobes for the monitoring agents are installed. You cannot install z/OS agents on a monitoring server on Linux or UNIX (and you cannot install monitoring agents from a data files CD).
- Enter 1 to confirm the installation.
- After the metaprobes are installed, the installer asks if you want to install additional products or support packages. Enter y.
- Install the application support package for the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server:
- Enter the number for Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server support.
A list of the monitoring agents for which you can install application support is displayed.
- Enter the numbers of the monitoring agents to install application support, or enter the number that corresponds to All of the above. Enter the numbers on the same line separated by spaces or commas (,).
- Enter 1 to confirm the installation.
The installation begins.
- You are asked if you want to install application support on the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server. If you reply yes, application support is automatically added.
If you disagree, you can manually add application support later; see Install and enable application support.
- If you are updating a hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server, you are asked to choose whether you want to add the default managed system groups when you process the application-support files, as shown in Figure 1:
- All
- Add the default managed system groups to all applicable situations.
- New
- Add the default managed system groups to all applicable situations from the product support packages being seeded for the first time. Modifications are not made to managed system groups in previously upgraded product support packages.
- None
- The default managed system group is not added to any situation.
Not all situations support the default managed group setting. For some, you might need to manually define the distribution using the Tivoli Enterprise Portal due to the specific content of the agent support package.
- After you have added application support for one or more agents, you must refresh the configuration:
- Start Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services.
- Pull down the Actions menu, and select the Refresh Configuration option (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. Refresh Configuration menu option
- If you installed application support on the Hub monitoring server and the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Automation Server is also installed, restart the automation server.
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Install application support on monitoring servers