Using the GUI to start the external Cloud Pak System Software Agent on a UNIX system or Linux computer

Start the Cloud Pak System Software Agent on a UNIX or Linux® computer to allow it to collect performance and availability data for IBM Cloud Pak System Software. An external Cloud Pak System Software Agent is installed outside of the IBM Cloud Pak System Software.

Before you begin

Make sure that you have installed an external Cloud Pak System Software Agent on a UNIX or Linux computer in your environment.

About this task

If the Cloud Pak System Software Agent is installed on a UNIX or Linux computer outside of IBM Cloud Pak System Software, do the following steps to start the agent:

Procedure

  1. Change to the bin directory:
    cd install_dir/bin
    where install_dir is the installation directory of the Cloud Pak System Software Agent. The default is /opt/IBM/ITM.
  2. Run the following command:
    ./itmcmd manage
    The Manage Tivoli® Enterprise Monitoring Services utility is displayed.
  3. Right-click the Cloud Pak System Software Agent and then click Start.

Results

After the external Cloud Pak System Software Agent is started, you can log on to Tivoli Enterprise Portal to view the data collected by the agent.