Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.2

Configuring the portal server (ODBC connection)

Use this procedure to configure the portal server to connect to a Tivoli Data Warehouse in Microsoft SQL Server:

  1. Log on to the Windows system where the portal server is installed and begin the configuration:
    1. Click Start → Programs → IBM Tivoli Monitoring → Manage Tivoli Monitoring Services.

      The Manage Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services window is displayed.

    2. Right-click Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server and click Reconfigure.
  2. The next two windows (entitled TEP Server Configuration) contain the settings for the connection between the portal server and the hub monitoring server. These settings were specified when the portal server was installed. Click OK on each window to accept the settings.
  3. Click Yes on the message asking if you want to reconfigure the warehouse information for the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server.
  4. Select SQL Server from the list of databases and click OK.

    The following configuration window is displayed.

  5. Click OK to accept all default information on this window, or change one or more default values and then click OK. The fields on this window are described in the following table:
    Table 87. Configuration information for the Tivoli Data Warehouse database on Microsoft SQL Server
    Field Default value Description
    Data Source Name ITM Warehouse The name of the data source.
    Database Name WAREHOUS The name of the database.
    Admin User ID sa The database administrator ID.
    Admin Password (no default) The password for the database administrator.
    Database User ID ITMUser The login name of the database user that the portal server will use to access the Tivoli Data Warehouse database.
    Database Password (no default) The password for the database login user. If your environment requires complex passwords (passwords that require both alpha and numeric characters), specify a password that complies with these requirements.
    Reenter Password (no default) Confirm the password by entering it again.
  6. Click OK.


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