Configuring Performance Expert Agent for Db2 Connect Monitoring from the user interface

To configure Performance Expert Agent for Db2 Connect Monitoring on Windows so that it monitors DB2 instances that serve as a gateway, you must complete several tasks within the Agent Configuration user interface.

Before you begin

Before you install the program files, ensure that you have the necessary privileges and that the users and user groups under which Performance Expert Agent for Db2 Connect Monitoring run are defined. The required privileges and user group requirements are as follows:
  • To install the program files, you must have the following privileges:
    • Windows administrator rights.
    • Db2 instance gateway owner privileges. The Db2 instance user ID and password must be alphanumeric. White-space characters or multibyte characters are not allowed.
  • The setup procedure can use only existing users and user groups.

    If you do not want to use the default account db2admin but the option Account from locally defined users, ensure that one of the following conditions applies:

    • The selected user has SYSADM authority in Db2 and the Windows right Log on as service.
    • The selected user is a member of the Windows administrators group.

    If none of these conditions applies, the selected user cannot start Performance Expert Agent for Db2 Connect Monitoring.

  • One or more local Db2 instances that serve as a Db2 Connect gateway must be available.