Use Windows Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox to enter
the URL for the SOAP service console.
About this task
After installing the Tivoli Monitoring Web Services SOAP
client, perform these actions:
Procedure
- Start Internet Explorer version 5 or higher or Mozilla
Firefox . Be sure to enable the Access data sources
across domains option in Internet Explorer's security settings.
- In the Address field, type the URL for the SOAP client,
where localhost can be used literally when accessing
the SOAP server running on the same system or changed to the proper
host name or network address of a SOAP server running on a different
system:
http://localhost:1920///cms/soap/kshsoap.htm
The
port number for the HTTP service is 1920.Note: You can also route
requests to a remote hub by replacing soap in the Address field
with the alias name of the hub you want to access (HUB_localhost in
the example below). The alias must have been previously defined to
the SOAP server (for information about defining hub aliases, see the
installation documentation). For example: http://localhost:1920///cms/HUB_localhost/kshsoap.htm
The SOAP client HTML page is displayed.
- Select a SOAP method from the list in the first field.
After you select a method, the other fields fill in automatically.
- Modify, if needed, the tags or the text in the “Edit Payload
(XML)” area.
- Click Make SOAP Request. The output of the request displays in the Your SOAP Response
Payload area.
What to do next
When issuing a CT_Get request against a particular agent
type, the monitoring server where the SOAP server is running must
be configured and have the application support for that agent type.
For example, when issuing a CT_Get request for a z/OS agent connected
to an z/OS monitoring server, the monitoring server running the SOAP
server must be configured and have the application support for that
z/OS agent.