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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Tivoli Data Warehouse solutions
The term Tivoli Data Warehouse solution refers to the set of IBM Tivoli Monitoring components, successfully installed and configured, that interact to collect and manage historical data.
These warehousing components include the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server and the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, the Tivoli Data Warehouse database, the Warehouse Proxy Agent, the Summarization and Pruning Agent, and the Schema Publication Tool.
While all Tivoli Data Warehouse solutions include these six components, the details of any particular solution vary according to the size of the environment, which database management systems are used, and which operating systems are involved. This chapter introduces and summarizes your options for database platforms, operating systems, and communications between warehousing components.
Each of the next four chapters describes how to implement solutions for a variety of configurations using one of the supported database platforms: IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, IBM DB2 on z/OS, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle.
- New in Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
The following enhancements to the Tivoli Data Warehouse component affect installation or configuration since the release of Version 6.3 fix pack 1.
- New in Version 6.3
See the following changes to the Tivoli Data Warehouse component for Tivoli Monitoring V6.3.
- Plan considerations for the Tivoli Data Warehouse
In a large or enterprise environment, you have the option of using multiple databases for the Tivoli Data Warehouse or having all of your hub monitoring servers use one single database. The benefit of using one database across your environment is that the information is stored in one location, meaning that you can more and accurately generate reports that reflect your entire environment (as opposed to needing to collate reports from several different databases).
- Plan assumptions
The information in the next four chapters is based on the assumptions in this section.
- Firewall considerations for the Tivoli Data Warehouse
Firewalls can be a significant factor in most Tivoli Data Warehouse implementations.
- Compressing historical data transmission
The data from the agent or the monitoring server can be compressed before it is transmitted to the Warehouse Proxy Agent. The data is then decompressed at the Warehouse Proxy Agent before it is inserted in the warehouse database, allowing for efficient usage of network bandwith between the historical client and the Warehouse Proxy Server.
- Next steps
After you have completed your preliminary planning, you are ready to implement the Tivoli Data Warehouse solution.
- Summary of supported operating systems
This section illustrates the supported operating system platforms for the various warehousing components, the supported database products, and the connections between components.