Quick Start Guide

This guide gets you started with a typical installation for OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux. The IBM® Tivoli® OMEGAMON® XE on z/VM® and Linux® product enables you to view z/VM data that is obtained from the Performance Toolkit for VM. You can also display views of Linux on IBM System z® performance data. With this dual capability, you can quickly solve problems and better manage a complex environment. This document describes the procedure for installing OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux.

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Quick Start Guide Version 4.3.0.

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Procedure

  1. Access the software and documentation. If you are installing the IBM Tivoli Management Services and monitoring agents for the first time, you will find familiar IBM packaging types (such as Passport Advantage), installation tools (such as VMSES/E or InstallShield), and installation documentation (such as an installation guide or a program directory). The OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux monitoring agent uses both InstallShield and the VMSES/E installation tool. The tapes that are provided with some of the System z monitoring agents are in the standard format that IBM software manufacturing uses to create the tape images for installation.
    The following products are part of this package:
    • The IBM Tivoli Management Services product, including the Tivoli Common Reporting tool.
    • The IBM OMEGAMON XE on z/VM monitoring agent.
    • The IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent for Linux OS monitoring agent, on the IBM Tivoli Management Services product CD.
    If you intend to use the dynamic workspace-linking feature, this monitoring agent must be installed and configured.
  2. Review the installation steps.
    Figure 1. Installation steps
    Diagram showing main steps of the installation task.
  3. Plan the deployment for your environment.
    The IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment requires installation and configuration to be completed on the managed systems and on the distributed systems where some of the components run. Before you proceed with installation: Choose which systems to monitor.Decide where to deploy the hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server, the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, and the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.Decide whether and where to deploy remote Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Servers.
  4. Prepare your z/VM environment.
    To make the OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux environment fully operational, you must complete some z/VM environment setup tasks. These tasks include enabling the Performance Toolkit and making sure that it is collecting data. The tasks might also include installing and configuring the optional Command Processor virtual machine and ensuring that it is activated. The information that is required to proceed with the z/VM preparation is found in the OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux: Planning and Configuration Guide.
  5. Configure security.
    You must define the user ID and password for each user who logs on to the Tivoli Enterprise Portal. The security definitions are created on the system where you run the hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server. The information required for this security configuration is found in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide.
  6. Configure the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server on a distributed operating system.
    If your Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server is on a distributed operating system, install and configure the distributed components as follows:
    1. The following components must be installed on the systems that are identified in your planning worksheet:
      • Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server
      • Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server
      • Tivoli Enterprise Portal desktop client
    2. Install and configure the OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux monitoring agent. For more configuration information, see the OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux: Planning and Configuration Guide. The Tivoli Monitoring Agent for Linux OS must also be installed if you intend to use dynamic linking to cross-product workspaces.
    Note: If you run your hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server on z/OS®, it is assumed that you already installed the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server on z/OS using the Configuration Tool. See Configuring Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server on z/OS.
  7. Start and verify the components.
    After you install and configure all required components, start the components in the required order and verify the configuration. Refer to OMEGAMON XE on z/VM and Linux: Planning and Configuration Guide for information about completing this step.
  8. Prepare to create historical reports.
  9. The tasks that are required to enable historical reporting can be completed at any time after you verify your installation. You can configure short-term historical data to be on the system where the monitoring agent is installed or on the system where the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server is installed.