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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Configuration
The gateway component is configured through an XML document that specifies a set of zones, each of which contain at least one upstream interface with one or more imbedded downstream interfaces.
The following sections provide information on the activation, structure, and content of the XML document:
- Activation
The gateway feature can be activated within any IBM Tivoli Monitoring process. However, use must be limited to the host computer operating system agent to prevent potential resource consumption conflicts with Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server and Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server processes.
- IPv4 Address Data
Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) addresses supplied as data to <bind> and <connection> tags can be in absolute dotted decimal or symbolic form.
- IPv6 Address Data
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) addresses supplied as data to <bind> and <connection> tags can be in absolute uncompressed hexadecimal, absolute compressed hexadecimal, or symbolic form.
- XML Document Structure
This section illustrates the structure of firewall gateway XML configuration.
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