Software requirements

Before you use IBM® Z Integration for Observability, ensure that the requirements for operating systems, software, and hardware are met.

For detailed information about the system requirements, go to Software Product Compatibility Reports and select IBM Z Integration for Observability 6.2.x.

Monitoring agents and the Tivoli® Enterprise Monitoring Server that the agents report to must be at the same version and maintenance level of the framework. Upgrade the Tivoli Data Warehouse components at the same time you upgrade the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server.

If you are not enabling support for self-describing agents, you must also install application support for the highest level of each monitoring agent at the hub monitoring server, at the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, and at the desktop client. For planning purposes, these upgrade paths require Tivoli Management Services 6.3.0 Fix Pack 6 or later.