IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3

Installing from the command-line

This section outlines the steps for installing event synchronization on your event server from the command-line.

About this task

Use the following steps to install the event synchronization from the command-line on your event server:

Procedure

  1. Change to the tec directory on the IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring Tools DVD or DVD image.
  2. Run the following command to launch the installation:
    Windows
    ESync3000Win32.exe -console
    LinuxUNIX
    ESync3000operating_system.bin -console
    where operating_system is the operating system you are installing on (aix, HP11, Linux, linux390, or Solaris). For example, run the following command on an AIX® computer:
    ESync3000Aix.bin -console
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Press 1 for Next, 3 to Cancel or 4 to Redisplay [3]
  3. Type 1 to start the installation and press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Software Licensing Agreement:
    Press Enter to display the license agreement on your screen. Please
    read the agreement carefully before installing the Program. After
    reading the agreement, you will be given the opportunity to accept it
    or decline it. If you choose to decline the agreement, installation 
    will not be completed and you will not be able to use the Program.
  4. Press Enter to display the software license agreement.
  5. Type 1 and press Enter to accept the license.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel, or 4 to Redisplay [1]
  6. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Name of configuration file [situpdate.conf]
  7. Press Enter to use the default configuration file, situpdate.conf. If you want to use a different configuration file, type the name and press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Number of seconds to sleep when no new situation updates [3]
  8. Type the number of seconds that you want to use for the polling interval. The default value is 3, while the minimum value is 1. Press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Number of bytes to use to save last event [50]
  9. Type the number of bytes to use to save the last event and press Enter. The default and minimum value is 50.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    URL of the CMS SOAP server [cms/soap]
  10. Type the URL for the monitoring server SOAP server and press Enter. The default value is cms/soap (which you can use if you set up your monitoring server using the defaults for SOAP server configuration).
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Rate for sending SOAP requests to CMS from TEC via Web Services [10]
  11. Supply the maximum number of event updates to send to the monitoring server at one time and press Enter. The default and minimum value is 10.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Level of debug for log
    
    [x] 1 low
    [ ] 2 med
    [ ] 3 verbose
    
    To select an item enter its number, or enter 0 when you are finished: [0]
  12. Type the level of debugging that you want to use and press Enter. The default value is Low, indicated by an x next to Low.
  13. Type 0 when you have finished and press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel, or 4 to Redisplay [1]
  14. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Maximum size of any single cache file, in bytes [50000]
  15. Type the maximum size, in bytes, for the cache file and press Enter. The default value is 50000. Do not use commas (,) when specifying this value.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Maximum number of cache files [10]
  16. Type the maximum number of cache files to have at one time and press Enter. The default value is 10, while the minimum is 2.
    On Windows the following prompt is displayed:
    Directory for cache files to reside [C:/tmp/TME/TEC/OM_TEC/persistence]
    On UNIX the following prompt is displayed:
    Directory for cache files to reside [/var/TME/TEC/OM_TEC/persistence]
  17. Type the directory for the cache files and press Enter. The default directory on Windows is C:\tmp\TME\TEC\OM_TEC\persistence; on UNIX, /var/TME/TEC/OM_TEC/persistence.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel, or 4 to Redisplay [1]
  18. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.
  19. The following prompt is displayed:
    --- Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server 1 ---
    
    Host name []
    Type the fully qualified host name for the computer where the monitoring server is running. This name must match the information that is in events issued by this monitoring server. Press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    User ID []
  20. Type the user ID to use to access the computer where the monitoring server is running and press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Password:
  21. Type the password to access the computer and press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Confirmation:
  22. Type the password again to confirm it and press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    --- Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server 2 ---
    
    Host name []
  23. Repeat steps 19 to 22 for each monitoring server for which you want to receive events on this event server.

    When you have provided information for all the monitoring servers and you specified information for less than 10 monitoring servers, press Enter to move through the remaining fields defining additional monitoring servers. Do not specify any additional monitoring server information.

    The following prompt is displayed:
    [X] 1 – Automatically install rules and classes (recommended)
    [ ] 2 – Manually install rules and classes (advanced users)
    
    To select an item enter its number, or 0 when you are finished: [0]
  24. If you want to have the installer automatically install the rules and classes, enter 1 and continue with step 25. If you manually install the rules and classes, enter 2 and proceed to step 35.
  25. When you see the following prompt, type 1 and press Enter to continue:
    Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to cancel or 4 to Redisplay [1]
    The following prompt is displayed:
    [x] 1 - Create a new rulebase (name and path required)
    [ ] 2 - Use Existing Rulebase (path is optional)
    
    To select an item, enter its number, or press 0 when you are finished: [0]
  26. Type 1 to create a new rule base or 2 to use an existing rule base. Press Enter.
  27. Type 0 when you are finished and press Enter.
  28. If you are creating a new rule base, the following prompt is displayed:
    Rulebase Name []
    type the name for the rule base and press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Rulebase Path []
  29. If you are creating a new rule base, type the path for the new rule base and press Enter.
  30. If you are using an existing rule base, the following prompt is displayed:
    Rulebase Name []
    Type the name of the rule base and press Enter.
  31. If you are creating a new rule base, the following prompt is displayed:
    Existing rulebase name to import: []
    If you want to import an existing rule base into the new rule base, type the name of the existing rule base and press Enter.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel, or 4 to Redisplay [1]
  32. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    You indicated on the previous dialog that you want to modify an existing 
    rule base. If you want this installer to back up the existing rule base
     before modifying it please provide a backup rule base name. Leave backup
     rule base name blank and click Next if you do not want a backup made. 
    
    Backup rule base name. []
  33. Type the name for the backup rule base and press Enter to continue. If you do not want the installer to back up the existing rule base, press Enter without providing a backup rule base name.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    If you have provided a backup rule base name you must provide a backup 
    rule base path. NOTE: We append the backup rule base name to the backup 
    rule base path for clarity and easy lookup. 
    
    Backup rule base path. []
  34. Type the path for the backup rule base and press Enter to continue. If you did not provide a name for a backup rule base, press Enter without providing a rule base path.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel or 4 to Redisplay [1]
  35. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.

    The event synchronization is installed.

    The following prompt is displayed:
    Installation and Configuration has completed. Please stop and restart the
    Tivoli Enterprise Console Server.
    
    Press 1 for Next, 2 for Previous, 3 to Cancel, or 4 to Redisplay [1]
  36. Type 1 and press Enter to continue.
    The following prompt is displayed:
    Installation and configuration has completed.
    Please restart the Tivoli Enterprise Console server for the changes
    to take effect.
    Mark appropriately below to restart the Tivoli Enterprise Console
    server.
    [ ] 1 - Restart the Tivoli Enterprise Console server to make changes
    effective
    To select an item enter its number, or 0 when you are finished: [0]
    The option to automatically restart the Tivoli Enterprise Console® is presented only if you chose to have the installer automatically update the rules and classes.
  37. If you want the installer to stop and restart the Tivoli Enterprise Console server, type 1 and press Enter. If you want to stop and restart yourself, type 0 and press Enter to continue. The following prompt is displayed:
    Press 3 to Finish, or 4 to Redisplay [1]
  38. Type 3 to finish and press Enter.

What to do next

Perform the following tasks after the installation is finished:


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