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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Install the monitoring agent
Use the following steps to install a monitoring agent on a Linux or UNIX computer.
- In the directory where you extracted the installation files, run:
./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 a different directory.
Do not specify the path of the directory containing ./install.sh as the IBM Tivoli Monitoring home directory. On certain platforms, this can cause the plug-in JAR files to overwrite themselves and become zero length files. The installation will fail as a result.
In addition, do not use the number sign (#) or exclamation mark (!) characters anywhere in your installation directory path.
- If the installation directory does not already exist, you are asked if you want to create it. Type y to create this directory and press Enter.
The following prompt is displayed:
Select one of the following: 1) Install products to the local host. 2) Install products to depot for remote deployment (requires TEMS). 3) Install TEMS support for remote seeding 4) Exit install. Please enter a valid number:
This prompt might vary depending on the installation image from which you are installing.
Type 1 to start the installation and display the software license agreement.
- Press Enter to read through the agreement.
- Type 1 to accept the agreement and press Enter.
- Type a 32 character encryption key and press Enter. This key should be the same as the key that was used during the installation of the monitoring server to which this monitoring agent connects.
This step applies only to those agents that you install from the IBM Tivoli Monitoring installation image. Agents installed from the agent installation image do not need to provide the encryption key.
A numbered list of available operating systems is displayed.
- Type 1 to install the IBM Tivoli Monitoring support for your current operating system. Press Enter.
A numbered list of available components is displayed.
- Type the number that corresponds to the monitoring agent or agents that you want to install. To install more than one agent, use a comma (,) or a space to separate the numbers for each agent. Press Enter.
Before you install the Warehouse Proxy Agent or Summarization and Pruning Agent, follow the instructions later in this book for setting up a Tivoli Data Warehouse solution, beginning with Tivoli Data Warehouse solutions.
A list of the components to be installed is displayed.
- Type 1 to confirm the installation.
The installation begins.
- After all of the components are installed, you are asked whether you want to install additional products or product support packages. Type 2 and press Enter.
- If the IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment is not already secured you will be asked at this point if you want to secure it. If the IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment is already secured this question is skipped. The product installation process creates the majority of directories and files with world write permissions. IBM Tivoli Monitoring provides the secureMain utility to help you keep the monitoring environment secure. You can secure your installation now, or manually execute the secureMain utility later. See Securing the IBM Tivoli Monitoring installation on Linux or UNIX.
What to do next
Continue with Configure the monitoring agent.
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Linux or UNIX: Installing a monitoring agent