Administering server components
The Performance Management server requires some ongoing maintenance such as changing passwords and backing up the components. Use the available functions for server administration tasks. You must complete these tasks as the root user.
- Passwords and user IDs for components
Various components require user IDs and passwords for access. - Starting, stopping, and checking the status of server components
Use the commands for checking the status or for starting, stopping, and recycling the Performance Management server components when necessary for maintenance and troubleshooting tasks. - Managing the JVM heap size and DB2 bufferpool
Read and modify the JVM heap size and DB2® bufferpool size using the server_size.sh command. - Changing the server IP address and host name
You can change the IP address and host name of the Performance Management server at any time. If you change the IP address and host name of the server, you must also change the IP address and host name that all of the agents use to connect to the Performance Management server. - Configuring the communications protocol for server agents
Either the HTTP or HTTPS protocol is used to communicate between the Performance Management server and the server agents. The Performance Management server allows connections from server agents that authenticate themselves with a valid certificate. If you change the communication protocol that is used by the server to communicate with monitoring agents, you must change the protocol used by the server agents. - Switching to a local MongoDB
If your Performance Management server is connected to a MongoDB on a remote server, you can switch to use the local MongoDB at any time. - Changing the remote DB2 server IP address and host name
If you change the IP address of your remote DB2 server, you must manually update the configuration of the Performance Management server components that connect to the DB2 server. - Backing up and restoring components
Backup and recovery of data files and databases is an essential operation for any business system, particularly for data and applications that are running in production environments. Create and follow a plan for backing up and recovering the data for all components of your Performance Management infrastructure.