Overview of configuration parameters
The OMEGAMON monitoring agents use parameters for setting and storing configuration values. The value of these parameters can be set using the new PARMGEN configuration method.
The PARMGEN configuration method uses a runtime environment based approach to configuration. With PARMGEN, you edit a comprehensive list of parameters to configure all the installed products and components in a runtime environment. You then submit a series of jobs to create a complete runtime environment with the parameter values you specified. You can also use the PARMGEN workflow generator, which steps you through the configuration process.
If you have used only the Configuration Tool (ICAT) to configure OMEGAMON agents, you must migrate your Configuration Tool settings to PARMGEN. To generate the batch parameter deck needed for migration, see the PGN05 scenario in the Scenarios and How tos section in the IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON and Tivoli Management Services on z/OS Shared Documentation.
- A description of the parameter
- Whether the parameter is required or optional
- Where the value for the parameter is stored in the runtime libraries, the name of the parameter in the libraries, and its default and permissible values
- Related parameters.
This reference information is intended to be used in connection with the Configuring section in the IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON and Tivoli Management Services on z/OS Shared Documentation, in which the PARMGEN configuration method is described. Descriptions of the parameters that define a runtime environment and configure the shared Tivoli Management Services components in the runtime environment are found in the the Reference section in the IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON and Tivoli Management Services on z/OS Shared Documentation.