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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2

Install from the command-line

This section outlines the steps for installing event synchronization from the command-line.

  1. Change to the tec directory on the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Tools DVD or DVD image.

  2. Run the following command to launch the installation:

      ESync3000Win32.exe -console

      ESync3000operating_system.bin -console

    where operating_system is the operating system you are installing on (Aix, HP11, Linux, linux390, or Solaris). For example, run on an AIX computer:

      ESync3000Aix.bin -console

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Press 1 for Next, 3 to Cancel or 4 to Redisplay [1]

  3. Type 1 to start the installation and press Enter.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Software Licensing Agreement: Press Enter to display the license agreement on your screen. Please read the agreement carefully before installing the Program. After reading the agreement, you will be given the opportunity to accept it or decline it. If you choose to decline the agreement, installation will not be completed and you will not be able to use the Program.

  4. Press Enter to display the software license agreement.

  5. Type 1 and press Enter to accept the license.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel, or 4 to Redisplay [1]

  6. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Name of configuration file [situpdate.conf]

  7. Press Enter to use the default configuration file situpdate.conf for the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder. To use a different configuration file, type the name and press Enter.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Number of seconds to sleep when no new situation updates [3]

  8. Type the number of seconds that you want to use for the polling interval used by the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder to determine if there are new event updates to send from Netcool/OMNIbus to the hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server and press Enter. The default value is 3, while the minimum value is 1. This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Number of bytes to use to save last event [50]

  9. Type the number of bytes the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder uses to save the last event and press Enter. The default and minimum value is 50. This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      URL of the CMS SOAP server [cms/soap]

  10. Type the URL for the hub monitoring server SOAP server and press Enter. The default value is cms/soap (which you can use if you set up your monitoring server using the defaults for SOAP server configuration). This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Rate for sending SOAP requests to CMS from TEC via Web Services [10]

  11. Type maximum number of event updates to be sent by the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder to the hub monitoring server at one time and press Enter. The default and minimum value is 10. This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only.

    The following prompt is displayed: 

      Level of debug for log

[x] 1 low
[ ] 2 med
[ ] 3 verbose

 To select an item enter its number, or enter 0 when you are finished: [0]

  12. Type the level of debugging that you want to use and press Enter. The default is Low, indicated by an x next to Low.

  13. Type 0 when you have finished and press Enter.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel, or 4 to Redisplay [1]

  14. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Maximum size of any single cache file, in bytes [50000]

  15. Type the maximum size, in bytes, for the cache file used by the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder and press Enter. The default is 50000. Do not use commas (,) when specifying this value. This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Maximum number of cache files [10]

  16. Type the maximum number of cache files used by the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder to have at one time and press Enter. The default is 10, while the minimum is 2. This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Directory for cache files to reside [C:/Program Files/IBM/SitForwarder/persistence]

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Directory for cache files to reside [/opt/IBM/SitForwarder/persistence]

  17. Type the directory for the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder cache files and press Enter. The default directory is

    C:\Program Files\IBM\SitForwarder\persistence

    /opt/IBM/SitForwarder/persistence

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel, or 4 to Redisplay [1]

    This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only.

  18. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.

    The following prompt is displayed: 

      --- Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server 1 ---

Host name []

    Type the fully qualified host name for the computer where the hub monitoring server is running. This should match the information that will be in events coming from this monitoring server. This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only. Press Enter.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      User ID []

  19. Type the user ID to use to access the computer where the hub monitoring server is running. This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only. Press Enter.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Password:

  20. Type the password to access the hub monitoring server. This configuration value is used for bidirectional architecture only. Press Enter.

    The following prompt is displayed:

      Confirmation:

  21. Type the password again to confirm it and press Enter.

    The following prompt is displayed: 

      --- Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server 2 ---

Host name []

  22. Repeat steps 19 - 22 to add the short host name for the same hub monitoring server. Then repeat the same steps for each additional hub monitoring server that the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Situation Update Forwarder should send event status updates to. If you have configured the Hot Standby feature, you must configure the host name information for both the primary and secondary hub monitoring servers.

    When you have provided information for all of the hub monitoring servers and you specified information for less than 10 monitoring server host names, press Enter to move through the remaining fields defining additional monitoring servers. Do not specify any additional monitoring server information.

  23. When you see the following prompt, type 1 and press Enter to continue: 

      Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to cancel or 4 to Redisplay [1]

    The event synchronization is installed. The following prompt is displayed: 

      IBM Tivoli Monitoring and Tivoli Enterprise Console Event 
Synchronization will 
be installed in the following location:  

/opt/IBM/SitForwarder

for a total size:   

101.3 MB  

Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel or 4 to Redisplay [1]

  24. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.

    The following prompt is displayed: 

      The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed IBM Tivoli Monitoring and Tivoli Event Synchronization.
Choose Finish to exit the wizard.
Press 3 to Finish, or 4 to Redisplay [1]

  25. Type 3 to finish and press Enter.


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