Configuring the external Cloud Pak System Software Agent using GUI

If theCloud Pak System Software Agent is installed outside of Cloud Pak System Software, you must configure the agent before you can view the data that the agent collects.

Before you begin

Make sure that you have installed an external Cloud Pak System Software Agent in your environment.

About this task

Use the following steps to configure the Cloud Pak System Software Agent that is installed outside of Cloud Pak System Software. If the Cloud Pak System Software Agent is included in Cloud Pak System Software, you do not need to configure it. If you log on to the virtual machine in Cloud Pak System Software that hosts the agent to configure it, you will find that those changes do not take effect.

Procedure

  1. Open the Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services window.
  2. Right-click Monitoring Agent for IBM Cloud Pak System and click Configure.
  3. Enter a unique instance name for the Cloud Pak System Software Agent and click OK.
  4. Specify values for the following parameters and then click OK:
    • Instance Name: a unique instance name for the Cloud Pak System Software Agent.
    • Cloud Pak System Server IP address: IP address of Cloud Pak System Software.
    • Cloud Pak System Server User Name: user name for accessing Cloud Pak System Software. Ensure that the user is assigned the following security roles:
      • Cloud group administration (Read-only)
      • Hardware administration (Read-only)
      • Workload resource administration (Read-only)
      Otherwise, the Cloud Pak System Software Agent cannot collect data for Cloud Pak System Software.
    • Cloud Pak System Server Password: password that is associated with the user name.