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Requirements for the monitoring agent

In addition to the requirements described in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide, the Monitoring Agent for Linux OS requires the environment described in Table 1.


System requirements

Operating system versions System requirements
Linux on zSeries

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 on zSeries (64 bit)

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 on zSeries (31 bit)

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 on zSeries (31 bit)

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 on zSeries (64 bit)

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for zSeries (64 bit)

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for zSeries (64 bit)

Linux on Intel (32-bit)

  • Asianux 3.0 for Intel x86-32 (32 bit)

  • Red Flag 5.0 for Intel x86-32 (32 bit)

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Intel x86-32 (32 bit)

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 Intel x86-32 (32 bit)

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Intel x86-32 (32 bit)

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on Intel x86-32 (32 bit)

Linux on iSeries and pSeries

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 on iSeries and pSeries (64 bit)

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 on iSeries and pSeries (64 bit)

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for iSeries and pSeries (64 bit)

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for iSeries and pSeries (64 bit)

Linux on x86-64

  • Asianux 3.0 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)

  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 on Intel x86-64 (64 bit)

Natively on VMWare

  • ESX Server 3.0.1 x86-32

  • ESX Server 3.0.1 x86-64

  • ESX Server 3.5 x86-32

  • ESX Server 3.5 x86-64

  • ESX Server 4.0 x86-32

  • ESX Server 4.0 x86-64

The Linux version must support the Korn shell (ksh) and Motif Window Manager (libmotif) for installation of the monitoring agent.

Memory

  • 30 MB RAM for the Monitoring Agent for Linux OS

Disk space

The Monitoring Agent for LINUX OS needs 180 MB of disk space in the file system where it is to be installed through the local install method. It needs 135 MB of disk space in the /tmp file system and 185 MB of disk space in the file system where the agent is to be installed through the tacmd createNode command. It needs 268 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 Linux OS Agent Reference.

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.

  • 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.

  • Linux versions require some compatibility libraries to be installed for the agent to work correctly. The latest versions of libstdc++, libgcc, and compat-libstdc++, are required for the agent to work correctly. 2

  • On 64-bit systems, both the 32-bit RPM files (or the 31-bit RPM files, in the case of zLinux systems), and the 64-bit RPM files need to be installed.

  1. In native 64-bit mode, not tolerance mode.

For the most current information about the operating systems that are supported, see the following URL: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/prodguid/v1r0/clarity/index.html.

When you get to that site, click on the relevant link in the Operating system reports section.

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

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 must have the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of these libraries.

Silent installation: If you are performing a silent installation by 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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