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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2

Supported operating systems

The following tables show which operating systems are supported for the different IBM Tivoli Monitoring components: monitoring server, automation server, portal server, portal client, monitoring agent, Warehouse Proxy, Warehouse Proxy Summarization and Pruning Agent, and Tivoli Performance Analyzer.

  1. In the following tables, an X indicates a supported component on the platform. If the platform being discussed supports 64 bit applications but only a 32 bit version of the Tivoli Monitoring component is supported on that platform, the X is replaced by "32 bit."

  2. IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.3 introduces a number of platform improvements which may require operating system updates. The following technote summarizes the operating system support changes: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21623341.

  3. The tables in this section show support information for monitoring components. For prerequisite information about applications that are installed into the Dashboard Application Services Hub, such as the Tivoli Authorization Policy Server, and the IBM Infrastructure Management Dashboards for Servers, see the Hardware and software requirements in the Jazz for Service Management information center at http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v3r1/topic/com.ibm.psc.doc_1.1.0/install/psc_c_install_prereqs.html. The tivcmd CLI for Authorization Policy is also supported on the same operating systems as IBM Dashboard Application Services Hub. The tivcmd CLI for Authorization Policy is also supported on the same 32 bit and 64 bit Window operating systems, and the 32 bit and 64 bit Linux Intel based operating systems, that are supported by the IBM Tivoli Monitoring portal client as shown in the tables below. However, on a 64 bit zSeries Linux system, install the 32 bit version of the tivcmd CLI.


Table 1 shows the support for monitoring components on Windows computers.


Supported Windows operating systems

Operating system Monitor server and automation server Portal server 1 4 Portal client 2 OS monitoring agent 3 Warehouse Proxy Agent 5 Summarization and Pruning Agent 5 Tivoli Performance Analyzer
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition on x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition on x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition R2 on x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 on x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition R2 on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition R2 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)2, X X X X X X X
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)2 X X X X X X 32 bit
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)2, X X X X X X X
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)2, X X X X X X 32 bit
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)2 X X X X X X X
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)2 X X X X X X 32 bit
Windows 7 Enterprise Edition on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows 7 Enterprise Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows 7 Professional Edition on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows 7 Professional Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows 7 Ultimate Edition on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows 7 Ultimate Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows 8 Pro on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows 8 Pro on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows 8 Enterprise on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)     X X      
Windows 8 Enterprise on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)     X X      
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)2, X X X X X X 32 bit
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)2, X X X X X X 32 bit
Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)2 X X X X X X 32 bit
Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)       X      
Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit) X X X X X X 32 bit
Windows Server 2012 Standard edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit) X X X X X X 32 bit
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter edition on Intel x86-64 (64 bit) X X X X X X 32 bit

  1. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server runs an instance of embedded WebSphere Application Server V8, so the system must also meet the minimum requirements for WebSphere. For information on the minimum service pack level required to install and run the embedded WAS in Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27021246.

  2. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal desktop client is supported on marked platforms. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal browser client can run from the marked platforms in the browser versions documented in Supported browser versions. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal Java webstart client can run from the marked platforms.

  3. The OS monitoring agent column indicates the platforms on which an operating system monitoring agent is supported. This column does not indicate that any agent runs on any operating system. For example, to monitor a Linux computer, use a Linux monitoring agent, not a Windows monitoring agent.

    For information about the operating systems supported for non-OS agents, see the documentation for the specific agents you are using in your environment.

  4. Beginning with V6.3, Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (32 bit and 64 bit) is a prerequisite for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server on Windows systems (and the System Monitor Agent on Windows). For more information go to the Microsoft Download Center at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/default.aspx.

  5. You cannot upgrade from a 32-bit to 64-bit Warehouse Proxy Agent or Summarization and Pruning Agent. If a 32-bit Warehouse Proxy or Summarization and Pruning Agent is installed, first uninstall the agent before installing the 64-bit version. Any customization done in the KHDENV or KSYENV files must be redone.


Table 2 shows the support for monitoring components on UNIX (non-Linux), IBM i, and z/OS computers.


Supported UNIX, IBM i, and z/OS operating systems

Operating system Monitor server and automation server Portal server Portal client OS monitoring agent1, 2 Warehouse Proxy Agent3 Summarization and Pruning Agent Tivoli Performance Analyzer
AIX V6.1 (64 bit)4 X X12   X X X 32 bit
AIX V7.1 (64 bit)4 13 X X   X X X 32 bit
Solaris V10 (SPARC) (32/64 bit)5 32 bit     X 32 bit 32 bit 32 bit
Solaris V10 (Intel x86-64) (64 bit)5 32 bit     X      
Solaris V11 (SPARC) (32/64 bit) 32 bit     X15 32 bit 32 bit 32 bit
Solaris V11 (Intel x86-64) (64 bit) 32 bit     X15      
Solaris Zones (SPARC) (32/64 bit)8 32 bit     X 32 bit 32 bit 32 bit
Solaris Zones (Intel x86-64) (64 bit)8 32 bit     X      
HP-UX 11i v2 (64 bit) on PA-RISC10 11       X      
HP-UX 11i v3 (64 bit) on PA-RISC1011       X      
HP-UX 11i v2 on Integrity (IA64)9, 10, 11       X      
HP-UX 11i v3 on Integrity (IA64)9, 10, 11       X      
i5/OS™ 5.4 (64 bit)6       X      
IBM i 6.1 (64 bit)6       X      
IBM i 7.1 (64 bit)6       X      
z/OS 1.12 (31/64 bit)7,8 31 bit 14     X      
z/OS 1.13 (31/64 bit) 7,8 31 bit 14     X      

Note:

  1. The OS monitoring agent column indicates the platforms on which an operating system monitoring agent is supported. This column does not indicate that any agent runs on any operating system. For example, to monitor a Linux computer, use a Linux monitoring agent, not a Windows monitoring agent.

    For information about the operating systems supported for non-OS agents, see the documentation for the specific agents you are using in your environment.

  2. If you are installing the OMEGAMON XE for Messaging agent on a 64-bit operating system, install the 32-bit version of the agent framework.

  3. Configuration of the Warehouse Proxy Agent requires an X Window System (also known as the X11 GUI) on the computer where you are configuring it. Alternatively, you can run the following command to use an X terminal emulation program (such as Cygwin) that is running on another computer: 

      export DISPLAY=my_windows_pc_IP_addr:0.0

    where my_windows_pc_IP_addr is the IP address of a computer that is running an X terminal emulation program.

  4. Version 11.1 of the AIX XL C/C++ runtime must be installed. See the following Web site for installation instructions: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24031426.

  5. There are some limitations on installing into Solaris 10 when zones are configured. See Install into Solaris zones.

  6. SNMP version 3 is not supported on IBM i.

  7. For information about installing the monitoring server on z/OS, see the program directory that comes with that product.

  8. The OS monitoring agent for z/OS computers is part of the IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON for z/OS product.

  9. You cannot upgrade either the OS or Log Alert agents that you currently have running on an HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) on an Integrity (IA64) computer in PA-RISC mode prior to v6.1 fix pack 4. Fix packs prior to fix pack 4 did not run in native 64-bit mode by default. You must first uninstall the agent if the version is previous to the V6.1 FP 4 version.

  10. The 32-bit kernel still requires a 64-bit processor. Ensure that any HP-UX managed system is based on PA-RISC2 architecture. From the native kernel mode (for example, 64 bit if the system is 64-bit based), run: file /stand/vmunix. This returns the native architecture type. For example: /stand/vmunix: PA-RISC1.1 executable -not stripped. Verify the architecture is at least PA-RISC2.

  11. Prerequisite patches for HP-UX R11: PHSS_26946, PHSS_33033, and PHCO_34275 or later.

  12. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal server runs an instance of embedded WebSphere Application Server V8, so users of AIX must also meet the minimum requirements for WebSphere. For information on the minimum service pack level required to install and run the embedded WAS in Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27021246.

  13. On AIX 7.1 TL1, Service Pack (SP) 2 or later is required for all components. If you cannot upgrade to SP 2, you can download the fix for APAR IV09585. See the Troubleshooting Guide. You must restart your system after you have upgraded to SP 2 or downloaded the fix for APAR IV09585.

  14. The Tivoli Enterprise Automation Server is not supported on z/OS.

  15. The monitoring agent for UNIX OS requires Solaris V10 or Solaris V11.1 SRU 4.5 or later. Solaris V11.0 is not supported.


Table 3 shows the monitoring components supported on Linux operating systems.


Supported Linux operating systems

Operating system Monitor server and automation server 8 Portal server 7 8 Portal client 1, 8 OS monitoring agent2, 3, 8 Warehouse Proxy Agent, 8 Summarization and Pruning Agent 8 Tivoli Performance Analyzer 8
Asianux 3.0 for Intel x86-32 (32 bit) 6       X      
Asianux 3.0 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit) 6       X      
Red Flag 5.0 for Intel x86-32 (32 bit) 6       X      
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Intel x86-32 (32 bit) 4 6 X X 9 X X X X X
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit) 4 6 X X 9 X X X X 32 bit
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 on iSeries and pSeries (64 bit) 4       X      
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 on zSeries (64 bit) 4 6 X X 6 9   X X X  
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 Intel x86-32 (32 bit) 4 6 X X X X X X X
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit) 4 6 X X X X X X 32 bit
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 on iSeries and pSeries (64 bit) 5       X      
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 on zSeries (64 bit) 4 6 X X 6   X X X  
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Intel x86-32 (32 bit) 6 X X 10 X X X X X
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit) 6 X X 10 X X X X X
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for iSeries and pSeries (64 bit)       X      
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for zSeries (64 bit) 6 X X 5 10   X X X  
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on Intel x86-32 (32 bit) 6 X X X X X X X
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit) 4 6 X X X X X X 32 bit
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for iSeries and pSeries (64 bit)       X      
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for zSeries (64 bit) 6 X X 5   X X X  
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1 on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)       native Linux OS agent      
VMWare ESX Server 3.0.1 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)       native Linux OS agent      
VMWare ESX Server 3.5 on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)       native Linux OS agent      
VMWare ESX Server 3.5 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)       native Linux OS agent      
VMWare ESX Server 4.0 on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)       native Linux OS agent      
VMWare ESX Server 4.0 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)       native Linux OS agent      

Note:

  1. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal desktop client is supported on marked platforms. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal browser client can run from the marked platforms in the browser versions documented in Supported browser versions. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal Java webstart client can run from the marked platforms.

  2. The OS monitoring agent column indicates the platforms on which an agent is supported. This column does not indicate that any agent runs on any operating system. For example, to monitor a Linux computer, use a Linux monitoring agent, not a Windows monitoring agent. An "X" symbol in the column indicates that an operating system agent is available for the specific operating system that is named in the row where the "X" is located.

  3. The Linux OS Monitoring Agent requires the installation of the latest versions of the following libraries: 

      libstdc++
libgcc
compat-libstdc++

    These libraries are available on the Linux operating system installation media and Service Packs. Each library can have multiple packages, and each should be installed. If you are on a 64 bit system you may require both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions of these libraries, depending on which components you install.

  4. Several Linux operating systems now enable now enables SELinux (security-enhanced Linux) by default, which interferes with the installation, configuration, and operation of IBM Tivoli Monitoring. To ensure the proper operation of the V6.1.x and V6.2.x, and V6.3 releases, the SELinux setting must be either disabled, or changed from enforcing mode to permissive mode when enabled. When the permissive mode is chosen, the system log will contain entries regarding which Tivoli Monitoring binaries have triggered the SELinux security condition. However, under the permissive mode, these entries are for auditing purpose only, and will operate normally.

  5. For Linux on System z, a 64 bit Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server requires running a 64 bit DB2 instance under Linux.

  6. The Tivoli Enterprise Portal server runs an instance of embedded WebSphere Application Server V8, so the system must also meet the minimum requirements for WebSphere. For information on the minimum service pack level required to install and run the embedded WAS in Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, see http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27021246.

  7. When installing as a nonroot user, 32 bit libpam is required for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server on a 64 bit Intel Linux installation.

  8. The following libraries are required to run Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services (CandleManage) on Linux systems:

    • libXcursor

    • libXfixes

    • libXi

  9. RedHat Enterprise Linux V5.6 or later is required for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server.

  10. SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10.3 or later is required for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server.

The following table lists the operating system patches required for the IBM Global Security Toolkit (GSKit), which is used to provide security between monitoring components. GSKit is installed automatically when you install Tivoli Management Services components and the tivcmd CLI.

In 64-bit environments, only the 64-bit GSKit is installed by default. The 32-bit GSKit is no longer installed by default. The 32-bit GSKit is only installed if a 32-bit component that requires 32-bit GSKit is installed into the 64-bit environment.


Operating system requirements for IBM GSKit

Operating system Patch required
Solaris V9 111711-08
Solaris V10 none
Solaris V11 none
HP-UX V11i PHSS_26946, PHSS_33033, PHCO_34275
AIX V6.x xlC.aix61.rte 9.0
Windows Server 2003 none
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x86 (32 bit) ksh-20100621-2.el6.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 x86-64 (64 bit) ksh-20091224-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

glibc-2.12-1.7.el6.i686.rpm

libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6.i686.rpm

nss-softokn-freebl-3.12.7-1.1.el6.i686.rpm

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Intel none
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Intel none
Linux on System z 31 bit (s390) glibc and libgcc must be installed on a 64 bit system if you are installing 31 bit components.


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