Configuring application support for agents on the Base DVD

You install and configure application support for the agents on the Base DVD when you install and configure distributed monitoring servers, the portal server, and the portal desktop clients using the instructions in this chapter.

• When you install a monitoring server on Linux or UNIX, support files for all agent types on the Base are installed automatically. When you install the portal server and portal desktop client, you can specify which agent types to support.
• When you install a monitoring server, portal server, or portal desktop client on Windows, you can select the Base monitoring agents for which you want to install application support on the Select Features window. By default, all the agents are selected.

In both cases, it is best to install and enable application support for all agent types on the Base DVD during the initial installation to avoid having to reconfigure application support on all monitoring servers, the portal server, and portal desktop clients as new agent types are added to your environment.

If you need to reconfigure application support, restart the installation from the IBM Tivoli Monitoring installation media. Update the installation by installing application support for additional Base monitoring agents. When you update an installation, keep in mind the following considerations:

• Following an installation update on Linux or UNIX, you must reseed the monitoring server and reconfigure the portal server and desktop clients.
• When you update an installation on Windows, proceed through the installation as you did for the initial installation except as follows:
  • All check boxes on the Select Features window reflect your choices during the initial installation. Do not clear any check boxes. Clearing a check box has the effect of uninstalling the component.

    For example, if you are updating the installation to add application support for the i5/OS agent, select only the application support check box for the i5/OS agent. Do not clear any application support check boxes that are already checked unless you want to remove support for those agents.

  • You do not need to reconfigure any components (such as the monitoring server or portal server) that have already been configured.
• You must update the installation on all computers where a monitoring server, portal server, or desktop client is installed.

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