Before you begin

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To ensure a successful configuration, your system should be properly prepared before you begin and you should familiarize yourself with the parameter generator, or PARMGEN, configuration method. Use the information in this section to learn about configuring Tivoli® Management Services on z/OS® using PARMGEN and the configuration process and requirements common to the OMEGAMON® family of products. Then use the information in the Planning and Configuration Guide for each product to learn the product-specific configuration requirements.

  • Ensure that you have completed SMP/E installation of the required levels of IBM® Tivoli Management Services on z/OS components and OMEGAMON products for your monitoring environment.

    Check that all components that you want to configure are of the minimum supported level to support the PARMGEN method.

  • Back up the %GBL_TARGET_HILEV%.TKAN* target libraries that were installed by SMP/E.

    As a minimum, back up the %GBL_TARGET_HILEV%.TKANMOD and %GBL_TARGET_HILEV%.TKANCUS libraries.

  • Apply the latest HKCI310 PTF to ensure that you have the latest version of PARMGEN support.
  • Ensure that the following requirements for using the PARMGEN Workflow user interface are met:
    • A minimum region size of 6000K for the TSO user session
      Note: The PARMGEN Workflow user interface uses several standard TSO/E commands, and REXX and ISPF services. If you have modified or restricted access to any of these commands or services, the PARMGEN tool may not function correctly.
  • If you are planning to configure a monitoring server on a z/OS system and intend to enable the self-describing agent feature, ensure that you have created the appropriate directory structure on z/OS UNIX™ System Services under the Hierarchical File System (HFS) or zSeries File System (zFS). This step is required to store and process the provided self-describing files. The monitoring server also requires a Java™ RTE running under the IBM 31-bit or 64-bit JAVA SDK Version 5 (or higher), which is to be installed within the z/OS UNIX file system. A sample job to create a zFS file system is provided in the gbl_target_hilev.TKANSAM(KCIUSSJB) member.
  • Read through the checklists available through the Welcome panel of the z/OS Installation and Configuration Tools.

For information on configuring components on distributed systems such as Windows™, UNIX, and Linux™, see the IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Installation and Setup Guide.