Requirements for the monitoring agent

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Requirements for the monitoring agent

Before installing this monitoring agent, review its specific requirements.
In addition to the requirements described in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide, the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS requires the environment described in Table 1.
System requirements for the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS
Operating system UNIX
Operating system versions

AIX V6.1 (32 and 64 bit)

AIX V7.1 (64 bit)¹

HP-UX 11i v2 (64 bit) on PA-RISC²

HP-UX 11i v3 (64 bit) on PA-RISC

HP-UX 11i v2 on Integrity (IA64)²

HP-UX 11i v3 on Integrity (IA64)

Solaris V10 (SPARC) (32 and 64 bit)³

Solaris V10 (Intel x86-64) (64 bit)³

Solaris V11.1 SRU 4.5 or later (SPARC) (32 and 64 bit)³

Solaris V11.1 SRU 4.5 or later (Intel x86-64) (64 bit)³

Memory

55 MB RAM for the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS

Disk space
The Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS needs 320 MB of disk space in the file system where it is to be installed through the local install method. It needs 200 MB of disk space in the /tmp file system and 320 MB of disk space in the file system where the agent is to be installed through the tacmd createNode command. It needs 510 MB of disk space when it is updated using the command tacmd updateAgent.
Historical data space varies, depending on the tables collected. Refer to general installation guidelines for disk space requirements in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide and "Disk capacity planning for historical data" in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Unix OS Agent Reference.
Disk space requirements can be as high as 1 GB for log files, remote deploys and historical data.
Other requirements
IBM Tivoli Monitoring OS agents require that the hub monitoring server and portal server be at the same version or at a later version relative to the OS agent version.

A POSIX-compliant threads package must be installed on the monitored machine.

Ethernet or token ring LAN capability.

Native X-term monitor for UNIX or Hummingbird Exceed X-windows emulators for PCs only.

For AIX: A compatible version of libperfstat. Upgrade to the latest version of libperfstat for the latest memory fixes.
Version 11.1 of the AIX XL C/C++ runtime must be installed. To determine the current level, run the following AIX command:
lslpp -l | grep -i xlc
On Solaris, the posix standard utilities package, SUNWxcu4, is required. To check if the package is installed, run the following Solaris command:
pkginfo -l SUNWxcu4
The monitoring agent must have the permissions necessary to perform requested actions. For example, if the user ID you used to log onto the system to install the monitoring agent (locally or remotely) does not have the permission to perform a particular action being monitored by the monitoring agent (such as running a particular command), the monitoring agent will be unable to perform the requested action.

Solaris versions require the latest version of SUNWlibC (libC.so.5).

Veritas VxFS (type 32) is a supported file system for the AIX platform.
On AIX 7.1 TL1, SP 2 (or later) is required. If you cannot upgrade to SP 2, you can download the fix for APAR V09585. See the Troubleshooting Guide.

The ITM Unix OS Agent on HP-UX 11.21 might crash if the following HP-UX patch is installed on the machine: PHSS_31855 1.0 aC++ Runtime (IA: A.05.61, PAA.03.61). If so, the message "aCC runtime: Use of "-mt" must be consistent during both compilation and linking." is added to the log file. To remedy this situation, either downgrade aC++ runtime to HP-UX patch PHSS_31852 or upgrade to HP-UX patch PHSS_33350.

For Solaris, the minimum software group required to run this monitoring agent is the 'End User' group.
See the most current information about the operating systems that are supported. When you get to that site, click on the relevant link in the Operating system reports section.
Silent installation: If you are performing a silent installation using a response file, see the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide, "Performing a silent installation of IBM Tivoli Monitoring."

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Operating system	UNIX
Operating system versions	AIX V6.1 (32 and 64 bit) AIX V7.1 (64 bit)¹ HP-UX 11i v2 (64 bit) on PA-RISC² HP-UX 11i v3 (64 bit) on PA-RISC HP-UX 11i v2 on Integrity (IA64)² HP-UX 11i v3 on Integrity (IA64) Solaris V10 (SPARC) (32 and 64 bit)³ Solaris V10 (Intel x86-64) (64 bit)³ Solaris V11.1 SRU 4.5 or later (SPARC) (32 and 64 bit)³ Solaris V11.1 SRU 4.5 or later (Intel x86-64) (64 bit)³
Memory	55 MB RAM for the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS
Disk space	The Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS needs 320 MB of disk space in the file system where it is to be installed through the local install method. It needs 200 MB of disk space in the /tmp file system and 320 MB of disk space in the file system where the agent is to be installed through the tacmd createNode command. It needs 510 MB of disk space when it is updated using the command tacmd updateAgent. Historical data space varies, depending on the tables collected. Refer to general installation guidelines for disk space requirements in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide and "Disk capacity planning for historical data" in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Unix OS Agent Reference. Disk space requirements can be as high as 1 GB for log files, remote deploys and historical data.
Other requirements	IBM Tivoli Monitoring OS agents require that the hub monitoring server and portal server be at the same version or at a later version relative to the OS agent version. A POSIX-compliant threads package must be installed on the monitored machine. Ethernet or token ring LAN capability. Native X-term monitor for UNIX or Hummingbird Exceed X-windows emulators for PCs only. For AIX: A compatible version of libperfstat. Upgrade to the latest version of libperfstat for the latest memory fixes. Version 11.1 of the AIX XL C/C++ runtime must be installed. To determine the current level, run the following AIX command: lslpp -l \| grep -i xlc On Solaris, the posix standard utilities package, SUNWxcu4, is required. To check if the package is installed, run the following Solaris command: pkginfo -l SUNWxcu4 The monitoring agent must have the permissions necessary to perform requested actions. For example, if the user ID you used to log onto the system to install the monitoring agent (locally or remotely) does not have the permission to perform a particular action being monitored by the monitoring agent (such as running a particular command), the monitoring agent will be unable to perform the requested action. Solaris versions require the latest version of SUNWlibC (libC.so.5). Veritas VxFS (type 32) is a supported file system for the AIX platform.
On AIX 7.1 TL1, SP 2 (or later) is required. If you cannot upgrade to SP 2, you can download the fix for APAR V09585. See the Troubleshooting Guide. The ITM Unix OS Agent on HP-UX 11.21 might crash if the following HP-UX patch is installed on the machine: PHSS_31855 1.0 aC++ Runtime (IA: A.05.61, PAA.03.61). If so, the message "aCC runtime: Use of "-mt" must be consistent during both compilation and linking." is added to the log file. To remedy this situation, either downgrade aC++ runtime to HP-UX patch PHSS_31852 or upgrade to HP-UX patch PHSS_33350. For Solaris, the minimum software group required to run this monitoring agent is the 'End User' group.