Product support files for IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring agent applications
must be installed at each IBM Tivoli Monitoring server component.
The self-describing agent feature combines the installation of an
agent with the automatic dispersal and installation of the associated
product support files throughout your IBM Tivoli Monitoring infrastructure.
The self-describing agent feature must be enabled on the following IBM Tivoli Monitoring
components:
- Hub Tivoli Enterprise
Monitoring Server.
- Tivoli Enterprise Portal
Server (self-describing agent capability is enabled by default).
- Self-describing agent supported agents (self-describing agent
capability is enabled by default).
- Any Remote Tivoli Enterprise
Monitoring Server the agent is connected to (self-describing agent
capability is enabled by default).
Enabling the self-describing agent capability at the hub monitoring
server controls the capability across all components. For more information,
see
Enabling self-describing agent capability at the hub monitoring server.