Configuring PM Agent

To start using PM Agent, you need to activate it, set up a transmission method, and customize the data collection and storage.

PM Agent automates the collection of performance data through Collection Services. You can specify which library to put the data in as long as the library resides on the base auxiliary storage pool (ASP). The library should not be moved to an independent auxiliary storage pool because an independent auxiliary storage pool can be varied off, which stops the PM Agent collection process. PM Agent creates the library during activation if the library does not already exist.

To begin using PM Agent, you need to perform the following tasks: