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Verify the TCP/IP configuration
Objective
To ensure that your TCP/IP network services are configured to return the fully qualified host name (for example, myhost.ibm.com).
Background information
The proper TCP/IP configuration is necessary to minimize the risk of inconsistent values being returned for the host name.
Required authorization role
*IOSYSCFG
Not applicable
When you finish
Complete the appropriate procedures that are described in Prepare for installation and then install the Monitoring Agent for IBM i OS as described in Install the monitoring agent.
Procedure
- From an IBM i OS command line, enter the following command:
CFGTCPSelect Work with TCP/IP host tables entries.
- Confirm that the first entry in the Host Name column is the fully qualified host name that is associated with the IP address of the IBM i OS where you plan to install the monitoring agent. If it is not, change the entry to the fully qualified host name.
- Return to the Configure TCP/IP menu and select Change TCP/IP domain information.
- Confirm that a host name and domain name are provided and that they match the entry you just confirmed in the TCP/IP Host Table.
- Confirm that the first entry for Host name search priority is *LOCAL.
Parent topic:
Prepare for installation