This section describes how to install distributed monitoring agents.
A distributed monitoring agent is
one that is installed on a distributed (not z/OS®) operating system. These instructions also
apply to the Warehouse Proxy and Summarization and Pruning Agents.
For instructions on how to install a z/OS monitoring agent,
see the agent documentation for your z/OS agent
product.
To install a distributed
monitoring agent,
use the appropriate installation media:
- Use the IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring Agent DVD or DVD image
to install the agents in the following list
- Linux OS
- UNIX OS
- Windows OS
- Agentless OS
- You can also use the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Base DVD
to install application support for any IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.x-based
distributed monitoring agent you
intend to install. Installing and configuring application support
on base components (monitoring servers, portal server,
desktop clients) when you install them means that you do not have
to stop and restart those base components later when you install the
agent and its application support.
- Use the agent product DVDs to install distributed monitoring agents
that are delivered separately from the IBM Tivoli Monitoring base installation
package. For example, use the IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Databases
product DVDs to install a monitoring agent for DB2 Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows or
for Oracle. Depending on the agent that you are installing, there
might be additional configuration steps required. See the agent documentation
for more information.
- There are a set of best practice situations for
the version 6.2.3 or later UNIX OS
agent, Linux OS agent, and Windows OS agent. These situations
are automatically installed, but not automatically distributed, during
installation to the default managed system group or managed system.
The best practice situations can be recognized by the _BP_ string
in the situation name.
All monitoring agents
require that agent-specific application support be installed on the monitoring servers, portal server,
and portal desktop clients. See Installing and enabling application support for information.
The following sections provide instructions for installing a monitoring agent: