Configuring the agent on Windows systems

You can use the IBM Performance Management window to configure the agent on Windows systems.

1. Click Start > All Programs > IBM Monitoring agents > IBM Performance Management.
2. In the IBM Performance Management window, right-click Monitoring Agent for DB2, and then click Configure agent.
3. In the Enter a unique instance name field, type the agent instance name and click OK.
   Important: The agent instance name must match the name of the DB2 instance that is being monitored.
4. In the Monitoring Agent for DB2 window, complete these steps:
   1. In the DB2Customized SQL Definition File field, enter the directory path for the SQL definition file.
   2. In the db2diag Log File Path field, enter the directory path for the db2diag log file.
   3. In the MSGID Filter in Regular Expression field, enter the MSGID to filter the diagnostic log. The MSGID is a combination of the message type, message number, and severity level.
   4. From the Enable Monitoring for Partitions in Remote Hosts list, select Yes to specify that the DB2 agent can monitor partitions in remote hosts.
   5. From the Enable Monitoring All Databases list, select Yes to specify that the DB2 agent can monitor all databases.
   6. Click OK. The agent instance is displayed in the IBM Performance Management window.
5. Right-click the Monitoring Agent for DB2 instance, and click Start.