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ITM Nuggets: How to improve the fail-over time of your HUB TEMS (FTO)
As normal, I like to blog about areas of ITM that I cover when working with you, either through PMRs or direct on customer site. Today's series topics is all related to speeding up fail-over times or your HUB TEMS . I hear many of the same type of requests when it comes to FTO (fail-over) " when our primary HUB stops responding and we need to fail-over to the backup HUB, is there any way to make this happen quicker? " The answer is yes, there are ways to get a quicker fail-over and get the backup TEMS to take on the Primary... [More]
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ITM Nuggets: Time to plan that upgrade to ITM 6.3 Fix Pack 6... (Live links for download, APAR information and part numbers / codes)
2016 Q1 is nearly at an end, which means its a good time to plan that upgrade you have been putting off in 2015!! ITM 6.3 Fix Pack 6 was released in December and this fix pack not only increases stability, but it also has a range of must have fixes! I strongly recommend at least start the planning of the upgrade to the latest fix pack. Its already making a real difference in several customers environments. The Fix Pack: Here is all of the info you need to download, review and plan the upgrade/install LIVE and direct download links... [More]
Tags: fixes fix warehouse wpa tems advantage monitoring codes pack tdw mark monitoringacademy itm itmv6 central features s&p install apar numbers part fp05 teps ibm-blog package passport migration plan 6.3 download 6.3.0.6 fp06 upgrade hdt15 6.3.0.5 6 patch leftwich |
ITM Nuggets: ITM 6.3 Fix Pack 6 is here...... (Live links for download, APAR information and part numbers / codes)
ITM 6.3 Fix Pack 6 has been released! Is time to plan that upgrade, to get all the new features and fixes Here is all the info you need to download, review and plan you next upgrade, Happy downloading!!! LIVE and direct Download links Part numbers for fix central, full APAR and packages listings below! All of the links in the below tables are LIVE. They will take you directly to the download location of the package you require, or the IBM official technote for one of the APARs included in this fix pack (if you... [More]
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Alternate migration of ITM from an old version of ITM to a new version.
This alternative migration steps provides a means of migrating an old ITM version to a new version. At the same time gives an opportunity to review and correct errors in the following. Situations definition and property Navigators and views Workspaces Policies Users access and group. Background: A customer who is running ITM 6.2.3 decided he want to upgrade to ITM 6.3.0 FP2 but do not want to do a straight upgrade as he dose not want any interruption to his existing environment and also correct any errors and update situations What the wanted... [More]
Tags: monitoringacademy itm_tems 6 itm upgrade troubleshooting monitoring migation ibm-blog |
Helping you to help yourself......... ITM Agents supported platforms
Always wanted to know what ITM agents are supported on each different OS flavour and level? This is your one stop shop. I have created dynamically updating reports, so the information in them will always be up-to-date and relevant the moment you open it. These links are a great help when checking environments or planing for upgrades etc. These reports have been created in the IBM software product compatibility reports (Clarity). The aim here is to give you the... [More]
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Helping you to help yourself ... how to find supported software versions quickly (Clarity)
What's supported , what's not? Find yourself wondering this, here you can find the answers in one neat place..... Software product compatibility reports contain all supported versions of IBM Software and related Operating Systems. Here you will discover how easy it is to obtain this info.........(step-by-step) Click on below link that takes you to home page for the reports... http://www-969.ibm.com/software/reports/compatibility/clarity/index.html On... [More]
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ITM Nuggets: SPUFI Use Case 4: Pull LIVE information all agents version, OS level, Local TEMS in one command
Always wanted to be able to pull all of the OS and ITM versions for every agent in your enterprise in one single action... On this installment of the SPUFI series, I will show you exactly how to do that. This is another powerful way to obtain great information from your TEMS outside the GUI. If you missed part one on how to use the tool here is a quick link: --- > Li n k t o bl o g o n e i n th e SP U FI s eri e s Overall Goal The goal is to be able to pull all the required information you would need to plan upgrades or do a... [More]
Tags: version 6.21 release spufi 6.2 csimonitoringacademy monitoring information ibm-blog knowledge markleftwich nuggets itm level 6.22 6.3 6 database situation operating 6.1 kdstsns leftwich live lefty85 of mark |
ITM Nuggets: Mark Leftwich's Full "Nuggets of knowledge" blog reference index (UPDATED WITH ALL NEW BLOGS IN THE SERIES)
This "Nuggets of Knowledge" is a series of blogs that are all aimed at hints and tips to maximise the use and value you can get from the IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) product suite. Below is a full list of my blogs for easy navigation and future reference. All new blogs will be added to this post, so feel free to bookmark it so you don't miss any new additions. Please feel free to contact/follow me, all my social contact links are below (just click on the image) I... [More]
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ITM Nuggets: SPUFI Use Case 3: Pull LIVE information on which agents are assigned to all of your MSLs in one query
On the forth installment of the SPUFI series, we look at our third "use case". This blog will show you how to extract key information via the command line from your TEMS relating to which agents are assigned to which MSL (Managed system list). This is a very powerful way to obtain great information from your TEMS If you missed part one on how to use the tool here is a quick link: -----> Link to blog one in the SPUFI serie s Overall Goal The goal is to be able to pull information on which agents are assigned to... [More]
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ITM Nuggets: SPUFI Use Case 2: Retrieve LIVE information on which situations are started, stopped, deleted, etc CLI
On the third installment of the SPUFI series, we look at our second "use case". This blog will show you how to extract key information via the command line from your TEMS relating to which situations are started, stopped, deleted or in error in you ITM infrastructure. This is a very powerful way to obtain great information from your TEMS outside the GUI. If you missed part one on how to use the tool here is a quick link: ---> Lin k to blo g on e in the SPU FI s erie s Overall Goal The goal is to be able to pull... [More]
Tags: leftwich 6.3 live tems 6.21 information version itm knowledge 6 6.22 mark of 6.1 situation kdstsns csimonitoringacademy 6.2 sql spufi markleftwich monitoring nuggets ibm-blog database |
ITM Nuggets: SPUFI - Use Case 1: How to retrieve LIVE information on situations/events via CLI
On the second installment of the SPUFI series, we look at our first "use case". This blog will show you how to extract key information via the command line from your TEMS relating to events/situations that have fired in your ITM infrastructure. This can be used to health check, sanity check and recheck all key areas of event management. This is a very powerful way to obtain great information from your TEMS If you missed part one on how to use the tool here is a quick link: ---> Link to blog one in the SPUFI series Overall... [More]
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ITM Nuggets: SPUFI - Feel the power of extracting information directly from the TEMS database with KDSTSNS (SPUFI)
Always wondered what SPUFI is, how it works and what it can do for you (if you haven't you should have)... time to be enlightened! Over the next two weeks, I will be blogging a series of use cases of how to extract key information via the command line from your TEMS. This will cover everything from how to check what situations have fired in the environment, to how to find MSL associations and everything in between. This information will allow you health check, sanity check and recheck multiple critical areas of your ITM... [More]
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ITM Nuggets: Being locked out of the TEP client with an invalid username or password leads to headaches... here's the cure!
Its a Monday morning, you have a heap of work to get through and you cant log in to the TEP. Your presented with the dreaded "KFWITM393E" error... Don't reach for those painkillers....The below explains how to get you back on your feet fast! In the coming weeks/months there will be a series of helpful tips and hits to help you correct problems and improve your ITM infrastructure. Please feel free to link me your network When logging into the Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP) you are presented with the following error message:... [More]
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