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IBM SmartCloud Application Performance ManagementEntry Edition - VM ImageVersion 7.7

Offering Guide

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IBM SmartCloud Application Performance ManagementEntry Edition - VM ImageVersion 7.7

Offering Guide

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NoteBefore using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page 31.

This edition applies to version 7.7 of IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VMImage (product number 5725-G70) and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated innew editions.

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Contents

Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. v

Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. vii

About this publication . . . . . . .. ixIntended audience . . . . . . . . . . .. ixWhat this publication contains . . . . . . .. ixPublications . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ix

IBM SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement Entry Edition - VM Image library . ixAccessing terminology online. . . . . . .. xAccessing publications online. . . . . . .. xOrdering publications . . . . . . . . .. x

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . .. xTivoli technical training . . . . . . . . .. xiTivoli user groups . . . . . . . . . . .. xiSupport information . . . . . . . . . .. xi

Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . .. 1Contents of the offering. . . . . . . . . .. 1Sources of information. . . . . . . . . .. 10

Information center for this offering . . . .. 10IBM Software Support overview . . . . .. 10

Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10SmartCloud Application Performance Managementcommunity on Service Management Connect . .. 13

Chapter 2. Planning your installation 15Component products that are installed . . . .. 15Where the component products are installed . .. 17

Hardware requirements . . . . . . . . .. 18Software requirements . . . . . . . . . .. 19Sizing the installation . . . . . . . . . .. 20Preparing the virtual machine images . . . .. 20Completing the installation or upgrade . . . .. 22

Chapter 3. Configure IBM SmartCloudApplication Performance ManagementEntry Edition - VM Image . . . . . .. 23

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 27E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 31Privacy policy considerations . . . . . . .. 32Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 33

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35

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1. Architecture of the application performancemanagement environment. . . . . . .. 12

2. Integrating Tivoli event management andbusiness service management into theenvironment . . . . . . . . . . .. 12

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1. Extra component products that are installed 162. Hardware resources required for each virtual

machine image . . . . . . . . . .. 183. Software requirements . . . . . . . .. 194. Location of extra component installation and

configuration information in the productinformation center . . . . . . . . .. 23

5. Location of preinstalled component installationand configuration information in the productinformation center . . . . . . . . .. 25

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About this publication

IBM SmartCloud® Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VMImage offering includes multiple component products. This document provides anoverview of the component products and the installation process to install, andconfigure the product.

Intended audienceThis publication is for those who are responsible for installing and configuring thecomponents within the SmartCloud Application Performance Management EntryEdition - VM Image offering. Readers might take on the following roles:v System administratorv Network administratorv IBM Supportv Field system engineer

What this publication containsThis publication contains the following sections:v Chapter 1, "Introduction"

Provides an overview of the contents of IBM SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management Entry Edition - VM Image and the related informationsources.

v Chapter 2, "Planning your installation"Provides installation related information about the component products to helpyou decide which component to install, where to install them, and the hardwareand software requirements.

v Chapter 3, "Configuring IBM SmartCloud Application Performance ManagementEntry Edition - VM Image"Provides information sources for configuring the component products that areprovided by the IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management EntryEdition - VM Image offering.

PublicationsThis section lists publications in the IBM SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement Entry Edition - VM Image library and related documents. The sectionalso describes how to access Tivoli® publications online and how to order Tivolipublications.

IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management EntryEdition - VM Image library

The following documents are available in the IBM SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management Entry Edition - VM Image library:v IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image:

Installation and Deployment Guide, SC27-5334

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Provides information about how to install and deploy IBM SmartCloudApplication Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image, and how touse it to monitor your IBM business integration systems.

v IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image:Offering Guide, SC22-5489Provides general information about the component products of IBM SmartCloudApplication Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image.

v IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image:Quick Start Guide, CB91EMLProvides information about typical installation of IBM SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management Entry Edition - VM Image.

Accessing terminology onlineThe IBM® Terminology website consolidates the terminology from IBM productlibraries in one convenient location. You can access the Terminology website athttp://www.ibm.com/software/globalization/terminology.

Accessing publications onlineTo access the publications using a web browser, go to the IBM SmartCloudApplication Performance Management Information Center.

IBM posts publications for this and all other Tivoli products, as they becomeavailable and whenever they are updated, to the Tivoli Documentation Centralwebsite at http://www.ibm.com/tivoli/documentation.

Note: If you print PDF documents on other than letter-sized paper, set the optionin the File > Print window that allows Adobe Reader to print letter-sized pages onyour local paper.

Ordering publicationsYou can order many Tivoli publications online at http://www.ibm.com/e-business/weblink/publications/servlet/pbi.wss.

You can also order by telephone by calling one of these numbers:v In the United States: 800-879-2755v In Canada: 800-426-4968

In other countries, contact your software account representative to order Tivolipublications. To locate the telephone number of your local representative, performthe following steps:1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/e-business/weblink/publications/servlet/pbi.wss.2. Select your country from the list and click Go.3. Click About this site in the main panel to see an information page that

includes the telephone number of your local representative.

AccessibilityAccessibility features help users with a physical disability, such as restrictedmobility or limited vision, to use software products successfully. With this product,you can use assistive technologies to hear and navigate the interface. You can alsouse the keyboard instead of the mouse to operate all features of the graphical userinterface.

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For additional information, see the Accessibility Appendix in IBM SmartCloudApplication Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image: Installation andDeployment Guide.

Tivoli technical trainingFor Tivoli technical training information, see the following IBM Tivoli Educationwebsite at http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/education.

Tivoli user groupsTivoli user groups are independent, user-run membership organizations thatprovide Tivoli users with information to assist them in the implementation ofTivoli Software solutions. Through these groups, members can share informationand learn from the knowledge and experience of other Tivoli users. Tivoli usergroups include the following members and groups:v 23,000+ membersv 144+ groups

Access the link for the Tivoli Users Group at www.tivoli-ug.org.

Support informationIf you have a problem with your IBM software, you want to resolve it quickly. IBMprovides the following ways for you to obtain the support you need:

OnlineAccess the IBM Software Support site at http://www.ibm.com/software/support/probsub.html .

IBM Support AssistantThe IBM Support Assistant is a free local software serviceability workbenchthat helps you resolve questions and problems with IBM softwareproducts. The Support Assistant provides quick access to support-relatedinformation and serviceability tools for problem determination. To installthe Support Assistant software, go to http://www.ibm.com/software/support/isa.

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Chapter 1. Introduction

The IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VMImage provides a robust, introductory application performance managementsolution in a preconfigured virtual image software appliance that users can deployin their existing VMware infrastructure.

The solution provides full-spectrum monitoring of an application deliveryinfrastructure, without the challenges that are often associated with deploying andconfiguring such a solution. The solution includes integrated system discovery andoperating system monitoring, extending to virtual infrastructure monitoring,optimization, and capacity planning. Database and application monitoring, andinternet service monitoring are included as well.

The IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UI Version 7.7.0.0.1provides new, customizable, dashboards for SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement, Tivoli Monitoring, and IBM Tivoli Composite Application Managerproducts.

IT operations and administrators can use the IBM SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management Entry Edition - VM Image offering to maintain highperformance and availability levels for their systems. By using the consolidated setof tools, IT organizations can optimize service levels and contain costs on criticalapplication resources across the enterprise.

Contents of the offeringThe IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VMImage is delivered as two virtual machine images and a package that contains thefiles for deploying monitoring agents. The two virtual machine images are namedTivoli Data Warehouse virtual machine image and IBM Tivoli Monitoring virtualmachine image. You can obtain the contents of the offering from IBM PassportAdvantage® or from the product DVDs.

Contents of the offering are divided into the following three categories:v Components contained in the Tivoli Data Warehouse virtual machine imagev Components contained in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machine imagev Agent installation images contained in separate packages

Components that are contained in the Tivoli Data Warehouse virtual machineimage:

IBM DB2® Enterprise Server Edition Version 10.1IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition provides scalable database serversoftware to handle the demanding workloads of large and midsizeenterprise servers. It delivers high performance across multiple workloads,while helping to reduce administration, storage, development and servercosts. IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Edition runs on Linux, UNIX, andWindows platforms.

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Tivoli Data WarehouseWith Tivoli Data Warehouse, you can analyze historical trends frommonitoring agents. The Tivoli Data Warehouse uses a DB2 forLinux, UNIX, and Windows, DB2 on z/OS®, Oracle, or MicrosoftSQL Server database to store historical data that is collected acrossyour environment. You can generate warehouse reports forshort-term or long-term data through the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.Warehouse reports provide information about the availability andperformance of your monitoring environment over a time. You canalso use third-party warehouse reporting software, such as CrystalReports or Brio, to generate reports.

Warehouse Proxy AgentThe Warehouse Proxy Agent receives data that is collected bymonitoring agents and moves it to the Tivoli Data Warehousedatabase.

Summarization and Pruning AgentThe Summarization and Pruning Agent provides the ability tocustomize the length of time for which to save data (pruning) andhow often to aggregate granular data (summarization) in the TivoliData Warehouse database.

Performance AnalyzerIBM Tivoli Performance Analyzer adds predictive capability toTivoli Monitoring. You can monitor resource consumption trends,anticipate future performance issues, and avoid or resolveproblems more quickly. For example, you can use TivoliPerformance Analyzer, which is fully automated, to predictapplication bottlenecks and create alerts for potential servicethreats.

Monitoring Agent for Linux OSThe Monitoring Agent for Linux OS is an intelligent, remotemonitoring agent that resides on managed resources. It assists youin anticipating trouble and warns systems administrators whencritical events take place on their systems. With the MonitoringAgent for Linux OS, systems administrators can set preferredthreshold levels and flags to be alerted when the system reachesthese thresholds.

After you deploy the Tivoli Data Warehouse virtual machineimage, this agent is installed on the system where you deploy thevirtual machine image, and you can see the data that is collectedby the agent.

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for DB2 Version 7.1The DB2 agent provides intelligent monitoring and management of DB2database servers. Views show key metrics that are unique to eachapplication, including buffer hits, connections that are used, thread activity,deadlocks, and contention.

After you deploy the Tivoli Data Warehouse virtual machine image, thisagent is installed on the system where you deploy the virtual machineimage, and you can see the data that is collected by the agent.

IBM Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.1Tivoli Common Reporting provides an integrated reporting solution for theproducts in the Tivoli portfolio. You can link multiple reports across

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various IBM Tivoli products to simplify the report navigation andaccelerate access to key reporting information.

IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UI Version 7.7.0.0.1The IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UI providesnew and customizable dashboards for IBM SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management, IBM Tivoli Monitoring, and IBM TivoliComposite Application Manager products.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Version 7.2.0.2: Dashboard,Reporting, and Capacity Planning

The three IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments components aresupported through the Tivoli Integrated Portal. Tivoli Monitoring forVirtual Environments provides a comprehensive tool to monitor theavailability and performance of virtual environments. In addition, TivoliMonitoring for Virtual Environments provides performance and capacityreporting of virtual environments and helps you with capacity planningactivities to optimize, consolidate, and balance the overall capacity of thevirtual environments.

Language packLanguage packs are provided for the components that are provided by theTivoli Data Warehouse virtual machine image. Different components mightsupport different national languages. For more information about thesupported languages, check the component-specific documentation.

Components that are contained in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machineimage:

IBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machine image contains the following components:

The following components of IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2IBM Tivoli Monitoring monitors and manages system and networkapplications on various operating systems, tracks the availability andperformance of your enterprise system, and provides reports to tracktrends and troubleshoot problems. The following IBM Tivoli Monitoringcomponents are included:

Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring ServerThe Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server (the monitoring server) isthe collection and control point for performance and availabilitydata and alerts that are received from monitoring agents. It is alsoresponsible for tracking the online or offline status of monitoringagents.

Tivoli Enterprise Portal ServerThe Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server (the portal server) communicateswith the hub monitoring server, which in turn controls the remotemonitoring servers and any monitoring agents that might beconnected to the hub directly.

Tivoli Enterprise Portal Browser ClientThe Tivoli Enterprise Portal browser client is automaticallyinstalled with Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server. The portal servermanages data access through user workspace consoles (the portalclients). The portal server connects to a hub monitoring server; itretrieves data from the hub in response to user actions at a portalclient, and sends the data back to the portal client for presentation.The portal server also provides presentation information to the

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portal client so that it can render the user interface views suitably.The browser client can be run using Microsoft Internet Explorer orMozilla Firefox; it connects to a web server that is running in theportal server.

Monitoring Agent for Linux OSThe Monitoring Agent for Linux OS is an intelligent, remotemonitoring agent that resides on managed resources. It assists youin anticipating trouble and warns systems administrators whencritical events take place on their systems. With the MonitoringAgent for Linux OS, systems administrators can set preferredthreshold levels and flags to be alerted when the system reachesthese thresholds.

After you deploy the IBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machineimage, this agent is installed on the system where you deploy thevirtual machine image, and you can see the data that is collectedby the agent.

Operating system agent depotsOperating system (OS) agents monitor the availability andperformance of the computers in your monitoring environment. AnOS agent must reside on the computer that it is monitoring. Theagent depot is an installation directory on the Tivoli EnterpriseMonitoring Server from which you deploy agents and maintenancepackages across your environment. With the OS agent depots, youcan deploy any OS agent to the operating system that you want tomonitor from the monitoring server.

Log File agentThe Log File agent is an agent that provides a configurable log filemonitoring capability that uses regular expressions. Forcompatibility, the agent can consume the configuration informationand format strings that are previously used by the Tivoli EventConsole Log File Adapter. These strings allow the agent to filterthe log data according to patterns in the format file, and submitonly the interesting data to an event consumer. The agent can senddata both to a Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server or through theEvent Integration Facility (EIF) to any EIF receiver, such as theOMNIbus EIF probe.

Agentless monitoringAn agentless monitor is a standard Tivoli Monitoring agent thatcan monitor multiple operating system nodes that do not havestandard OS agents running on them. An agentless monitor obtainsdata from nodes it is monitoring by a remote applicationprogramming interface (API) that is running on the node that isbeing monitored. Because these interfaces provide either operatingsystem functions or base application functions, no IBM TivoliMonitoring component need be installed or deployed on themonitored node.

IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Monitoring agent depots for remotedeployment

Agent depots of the following components in IBM SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Monitoring are provided for you to deploy to yourenvironment from the monitoring server:


IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications Version7.2.1.1 The ITCAM for Applications offering is a package of component

products that monitor and manage systems, application servers,and database servers; track availability and performance; andprovide reports, in a browser-based graphical user interface, totrack trends and troubleshoot problems. The user interface alsooffers expert advice on alerts and corrective actions. The followingITCAM for Applications components are provided in the IBMTivoli Monitoring virtual machine image:

ITCAM Agent for DB2 Version 7.1The DB2 agent provides intelligent monitoring andmanagement of DB2 database servers. Views show keymetrics that are unique to each application, includingbuffer hits, connections that are used, thread activity,deadlocks, and contention.

ITCAM Agent for HTTP Servers Version 7.1.0.3 Interim Fix 4The HTTP Servers agent ensures the availability andperformance of critical business applications and servicesby comprehensively monitoring the health andperformance of the HTTP server. This agent alertsadministrators of health and performance problems,provides real-time metrics for problem diagnosis, andcollects historical metrics for reporting and capacitytrending.

ITCAM Extended Agent for Oracle Database Version 6.3.1 FixPack 1 The Oracle agent provides intelligent monitoring and

management of Oracle database servers, Oracle RealApplication Clusters (RAC) database servers, AutomatedStorage Management (ASM) software, and Oracle DataGuard. Views display key metrics that are unique to eachapplication, including buffer hits, connections that areused, thread activity, deadlocks, and contention.

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Microsoft ApplicationsVersion 6.3.1.1

The ITCAM for Microsoft Applications product monitors systems,applications, and transactions to speed problem determination andautomate problem resolution in Microsoft environments to increaseproductivity while supporting cross-platform growth. Thefollowing ITCAM for Microsoft Applications components areprovided in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machine image:

Active Directory agentThe Microsoft Active Directory agent offers a central pointof management for your Microsoft Active Directory service.This agent provides a comprehensive means for gatheringthe information that you require to detect problems earlyand to prevent them. You can monitor many servers from asingle workstation, and information is standardized acrossthe system.

Cluster Server agentThe Microsoft Cluster Server agent monitors availability ofcluster and cluster resources, provides the ability togenerate reports for the metrics that are collected, providesavailability monitoring for the cluster server’s key


monitoring points (cluster level, cluster nodes, clusterresource groups, cluster resources and cluster networks),provides cluster resource usage across the nodes of thecluster, and reports threats in capacity availability ofprocessor, memory, disk, and networks.

Exchange Server agentThe Microsoft Exchange Server agent offers a central pointof management for your Microsoft Exchange Serverproduct. This agent provides a comprehensive means forgathering the information that you require to detectproblems early and to prevent them. By using this agent,you can collect and analyze information that is related tothe Microsoft Exchange Server.

Hyper-V Server agentThe Microsoft Hyper-V Server agent monitors MicrosoftHyper-V Server, and includes the following functions:availability monitoring for Hyper-V services, providesHyper-V configuration and virtual machine configurationinformation, collects applicable performance attributes,providing situations where appropriate, displays theenterprise level information for all the Hyper-V systems,provides actions to start and stop the Hyper-V services andvirtual machines, and monitors the availability of virtualmachines.

Internet Information Services agentThe Microsoft Internet Information Services agent monitorsinternet information services and processes, indicatingwhen they are down, monitors for errors and eventsaffecting Microsoft IIS availability or performance, collectsapplicable performance attributes, providing situationswhere appropriate, provides actions to start and stop thewebsite, FTP sites, and the several internet services, andprovides the ability to generate reports for the attributescollected.

.NET Framework agentThe Microsoft .NET Framework agent collects performanceattributes within the .NET Framework, providing situationswhere appropriate, monitors for errors and events affectingthe .NET Framework, provides the ability to generatereports for the attributes collected, and provides supportfor 32 bit and 64 bit .NET applications.

Microsoft BizTalk Server agentThe Microsoft BizTalk Server agent monitors and indicateswhen BizTalk services status is down, monitors for errorsand events affecting BizTalk Server availability orperformance, collects applicable performance attributes andprovides situations where appropriate, provides actions tostart and stop BizTalk services, and provides the ability togenerate reports for the attributes collected.

Microsoft Host Integration Server agentThe Microsoft Host Integration Server agent monitors anddisplays information that is related to Microsoft HostIntegration Servers and BizTalk Adapters for Host Systems.


Microsoft Lync Server agentMonitors Microsoft Lync Server 2007, 2007 R2, and 2010.This monitoring agent monitors functional components ofthe Microsoft Lync Server, such as instance messaging, textconferencing, audio and video conferencing, and webconferencing. It also generates situational alerts andprovides suggestions for triggered situations.

SharePoint Server agentThe Microsoft SharePoint Server agent monitors SharePointServer services, indicating when they are down, monitorsfor SharePoint event sources affecting SharePoint Serveravailability or performance, collects applicable performanceattributes, providing situations where appropriate, providesstart and stop functions for SharePoint services, andprovides the ability to generate reports for the attributescollected.

SQL Server agentThe Microsoft SQL Server agent offers a central point ofmanagement for distributed databases. This agent providesa comprehensive means for gathering the information thatyou require to detect problems early and prevent them.Information is standardized across all systems so you canmonitor hundreds of servers from a single workstation.You can collect and then analyze specific information byusing the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions Version 7.4The ITCAM for Transactions product delivers a comprehensive,unified transaction tracking management system that runs on asingle, consolidated infrastructure with a tightly integrated userinterface. The following ITCAM for Transactions components areprovided in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machine image:

Internet Service MonitoringThe information gathered and processed by InternetService Monitoring can be used to determine whether aparticular service is performing adequately, identifyproblem areas, report service performance that is measuredagainst Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and forwardperformance data to IBM Tivoli Monitoring, IBM TivoliComposite Application Manager for Transactions, andother event management tools such as IBM TivoliNetcool/OMNIbus.

Application Management ConsoleThe Application Management Console agent provides anaccurate snapshot of ITCAM for Transactions monitoring innear real time. It provides real-time aggregated andconsolidated application and transaction availability andresponse time information for all applications that aremonitored by Internet Services, Response Time, andTransaction Tracking monitoring agents. It collects data inreal time at a configurable, constant interval instead ofrelying on the Tivoli Data Warehouse. Use the ApplicationManagement Console agent to see status summary andtrend analysis information across managed resources and


to complete problem determination. This information isdisplayed on the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.

Web Response Time agentThe Web Response Time agent provides user monitoring ofclient web requests to server components. It can beinstalled locally on the server system, or on a separatesystem. The Web Response Time agent uses server-sidemonitoring to capture HTTP and HTTPS transaction datasuch as response time and status codes. You can use thisagent to capture the performance and availability data ofactual users for Service Level Agreement (SLA) reporting.Web Response Time also detects protocols and applicationsby monitoring TCP/IP network flows.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Version 7.2.0.2The IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments helps youidentify and resolve virtual server availability and performanceissues.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Agent for LinuxKernel-based Virtual Machines

Remote performance and availability monitoring tovisualize availability, performance, and capacity trends forKernel-based Virtual Machines (KVM) and hosts. Thisagent remotely monitors KVM by connecting to each host.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Agent forVMware VI

This VMware VI agent provides you with the capability tomonitor a VMware environment and to provide basicactions with VMware Virtual Centers.

Network Devices agentThe Network Devices agent offers a central point ofmanagement for your network devices environment orapplication. This agent provides a comprehensive meansfor gathering the information that you require to detectproblems early and to prevent them. Information isstandardized across the system. You can monitor multipleservers from a single workstation. By using the NetworkDevices agent, you can collect and analyze networkdevices-specific information.

Language packLanguage packs are provided for the components that are provided by theIBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machine image. Different components mightsupport different national languages. For more information about thesupported languages, check the component-specific documentation.

Agent installation images that are contained in separate packages:

Some agent installation images are included in separate packages instead of thevirtual machine images. If the agent supports remote deployment, its installationimage for remote deployment is included in the package. If the agent does notsupport remote deployment, its full installation image is included.

Agent installation images for remote deploymentThe following agents support remote deployment. Their installation images


for remote deployment are included in separate packages. If you want todeploy these agents in your environment to monitor applications, youmust first upload the agent installation images to the server on which youdeploy the IBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machine image. For detailedinstructions about how to remotely deploy an agent, see the IBMSmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image:Installation and Deployment Guide

ITCAM Agent for Lotus® Domino® Version 6.2.1The Lotus Domino agent provides secure monitoring andmanagement of Lotus Domino servers, helping to optimize theperformance of the Lotus Domino application. The providedfunction uses best practice models that focus on server availability,database management, mail routing, replication, server processes,and server health. The Lotus Domino agent includes IntelliWatch®

for monitoring Lotus Domino servers.

ITCAM Agent for Sybase ASE Version 6.2The Sybase ASE agent provides intelligent monitoring andmanagement of Sybase servers. Views display key metrics that areunique to each application, including buffer hits, connections thatare used, thread activity, deadlocks, and contention.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Version 7.2.0.2: NetAppStorage Agent

The NetApp Storage agent provides you with the capability tomonitor NetApp and IBM N Series storage systems throughNetApp DataFabric Manager (DFM). IBM Tivoli Monitoring is thebase software for the NetApp Storage agent.

Full installation images for the following componentsThe following components do not support remote deployment. If you wantto deploy these agents in your environment to monitor applications, youmust first upload the agent installation images to the managed system. Fordetailed instructions about how to upload the agent installation images toa managed system, see the IBM SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement Entry Edition - VM Image: Installation and Deployment Guide.The installation images for the following components are provided for youto install them locally on the managed systems.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2: Monitoring Agent forIBM i OS

The Monitoring Agent for IBM i OS offers a central point ofmanagement for IBM i OS systems. It provides a comprehensivemeans for gathering the information that you require to detectproblems early and prevent them. Information is standardizedacross all distributed systems so you can monitor and managehundreds of servers from a single workstation.

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2: Agent BuilderTivoli Monitoring Agent Builder is a set of tools that are used forcreating agents, installation packages for the created agents, andapplication support extensions for existing agents.

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Microsoft ApplicationsVersion 6.3.1.1: .NET Data Collector

The .NET Data Collector can help you to track the transactions thatoccur in the .NET Framework application and the InternetInformation Services (IIS) web applications.


Sources of informationThis document provides information in summary form.

Information center for this offeringFor detailed information about the component products, including installationinstructions, see the product-specific information in the following productinformation centers.v IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Information Center

contains information for the following products:– IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UI– IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications– IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Microsoft Applications– IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions

v IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Information Center containsinformation about IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments product.

v Tivoli Common Reporting Information Center contains information about TivoliCommon Reporting.

IBM Software Support overviewCustomers who are entitled to IBM Software Support can use the IBM SoftwareSupport Handbook to address all questions that are related to IBM Software Support.

In general, customers in the United States can open a Service Request or a ProblemManagement Record (PMR) electronically by using IBM online Service RequestTools or by calling 1-800-IBM-SERV for voice support. Customers outside theUnited States can also use IBM online Service Request Tools or can call the IBMnumber in their country for voice support. The IBM Software Support Handbookcontains contact information, phone numbers, information about IBM onlineService Request Tools, and other IBM Software Support information.

When submitting PMRs for IBM SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement Entry Edition - VM Image, use the product ID, 5725-G70.

Review the IBM product support pages to find solutions to known problems. Thismethod is a quick way to get answers to your questions.

Before you contact IBM Software Support, review the documentation for thecomponent that you want to troubleshoot.

ArchitectureIBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Imageprovides a comprehensive application performance management solution in asingle product.

Figure 1 on page 12 illustrates the architecture of the application performancemanagement environment after the following components are installed:v IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UIv DB2 Enterprise Server Editionv Tivoli Common Reportingv Tivoli Data Warehouse



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v Tivoli Enterprise Portal browser clientv Tivoli Enterprise Portal Serverv Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Serverv Operating system agentsv Application Management Consolev Any of the following IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for

Applications monitoring agents can be installed:– DB2 agent– HTTP Servers agent– Lotus Domino agent– Sybase ASE agent– Oracle Database Extended agent

v Any of the following IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications monitoring components can be installed:– Active Directory agent– BizTalk Server agent– Cluster Server agent– Exchange Server agent– Host Integration Server agent– Hyper-V Server agent– Internet Information Services agent– .NET Framework agent– Lync Server agent– Sharepoint Server agent– SQL Server agent– .NET Data Collector

v Any of the following IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environmentsmonitoring agents can be installed:– Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machines agent– VMWare VI agent– NetApp Storage agent– Network Devices agent

v Any of the following IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forTransactions components can be installed:– Internet Service Monitoring– Web Response Time


Figure 2 illustrates the optional integration of the Tivoli event management andbusiness service management products into the monitoring environment.

Important: IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition -VM Image does not include all the monitoring agents that are shown in Figure 2.

In Figure 2 the box that is labeled “Tivoli Monitoring Infrastructure” representseverything in Figure 1 except for the monitoring agents. If you are using the IBMTivoli Enterprise Console® or IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus products, and TivoliMonitoring to manage events in your enterprise, you can integrate and manage

Managed system

Server components

DB2Tivoli Data

Warehouse

Monitoring agents

Tivoli Enterprise

Portal Server

Tivoli Enterprise

Monitoring Server

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Tivoli Enterprise Portal Client Tivoli Integrated Portal Client

Capacity

Planner

database

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Environments

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Reporting

Performance and

Capacity Management

ReportsTivoli

Integrated

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ITCAM for Applicationsagents

ITCAM for Transactionsagents

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Application Performance

Management Dashboards

Application Performance

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Figure 1. Architecture of the application performance management environment

Figure 2. Integrating Tivoli event management and business service management into the environment


events from a single console. The event synchronization component sends updatesto situation events that are forwarded to a Tivoli Enterprise Console event serveror a Netcool/OMNIbus Objectserver and then back to the monitoring server.

For information about how to design your network firewall in relation to yourTivoli Monitoring environment, see Appendix C, “Firewalls,” of the IBM TivoliMonitoring: Installation and Setup Guide in the ITCAM for Applications InformationCenter.

SmartCloud Application Performance Management community onService Management Connect

Connect, learn, and share with Service Management professionals: product supporttechnical experts who provide their perspectives and expertise.

Access the IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management community onService Management Connect at https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/servicemanagement/apm/index.html. Use Service Management Connect in thefollowing ways:v Become involved with transparent development, an ongoing, open engagement

between other users and IBM developers of Tivoli products. You can access earlydesigns, sprint demonstrations, product roadmaps, and prerelease code.

v Connect one-on-one with the experts to collaborate and network about Tivoliand the SmartCloud Application Performance Management community.

v Read blogs to benefit from the expertise and experience of others.v Use wikis and forums to collaborate with the broader user community.


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Chapter 2. Planning your installation

Before you install and deploy IBM SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement Entry Edition - VM Image in your environment, identify hardwareand software requirements and the procedure of deployment. After the IBMSmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image isdeployed, server components and several agent components are installed. Mostagent components are not installed, and the agent depots are provided for remotedeployment. You must decide which monitoring agents you want to install andwhere to install them.

Component products that are installedDifferent component products are installed to manage and monitor varioussoftware products.

After the Tivoli Data Warehouse virtual machine image is deployed, the followingcomponents are preinstalled, and you do not have to install them separately:v IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Editionv IBM Tivoli Monitoring components:

– Tivoli Data Warehouse– Warehouse Proxy Agent– Summarization and Pruning Agent– Performance Analyzer– Monitoring Agent for Linux OS– Monitoring Agent for UNIX Logs

v IBM Tivoli Composite Application Monitoring Agent for DB2v IBM Tivoli Common Reportingv IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UIv IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments: Dashboard, Reporting, and

Capacity Planning

After the IBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machine image is deployed, the followingcomponents are preinstalled, and you do not have to install them separately:v IBM Tivoli Monitoring components:

– Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server– Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server– Tivoli Enterprise Portal Web Client– Monitoring Agent for Linux OS– Monitoring Agent for UNIX Logs

Table 1 on page 16 lists the components that you must manually deploy, based onthe software that you want to manage and monitor. You need full installationimages to install the components locally. Otherwise, agent depots are available foryou to remotely deploy them from the monitoring server. For system prerequisitesof each product or component, see the Software product compatibility reports orthe following information centers:


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v IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Information Center

For information about how to deploy the agent depots from the monitoring server,see the IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VMImage: Installation and Deployment Guide.

Table 1. Extra component products that are installed

Product Included component Monitored resources or applications

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3Fix Pack 2

Monitoring Agent for IBM i OS IBM i OS systems

Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS UNIX systems

Monitoring Agent for Windows OS Windows systems

Agentless Monitoring for AIX® AIX systems

Agentless Monitoring for HP-UX HP-UX systems

Agentless Monitoring for Linux Linux systems

Agentless Monitoring for Solaris Solaris systems

Agentless Monitoring for Windows Windows systems

Log File agent Log files

Agent Builder Custom software

IBM Tivoli Composite ApplicationManager for Applications Version7.2.1.1

DB2 agent IBM DB2

HTTP Servers agent Web servers

Lotus Domino agent IBM Lotus Domino

Sybase ASE agent Sybase ASE

Oracle Database Extended agent v Oracle RAC

v Oracle ASM

v Oracle Database

v Oracle Data Guard

IBM Tivoli Composite ApplicationManager for Microsoft ApplicationsVersion 6.3.1.1

Active Directory agent Active Directory service

BizTalk Server agent BizTalk Server

Cluster Server agent Cluster Server

Exchange Server agent Exchange Server

Host Integration Server agent Host Integration Server

Hyper-V Server agent Microsoft Hyper-V Server

Internet Information Services agent Internet Information Services

Lync Server agent Microsoft Lync Server

.NET Data Collector NET transactions

.NET Framework agent NET Framework

SharePoint Server agent SharePoint Server

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Product Included component Monitored resources or applications

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for VirtualEnvironments Version 7.2.0.2

Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machinesagent

Linux Kernel-based virtual machines

VMWare VI agent VMware environment

NetApp Storage agent NetApp and IBM N Series

Network Devices agent Network devices

IBM Tivoli Composite ApplicationManager for Transactions Version7.4

Internet Service Monitoring Web transactions

Application Management Console

Web Response Time agent

Where the component products are installedInformation about where the additional component products are installed variesdepending on the product.

The following components are installed on the computer on which you deploy theTivoli Data Warehouse virtual machine image.v IBM DB2 Enterprise Server Editionv IBM Tivoli Monitoring components:

– Tivoli Data Warehouse– Warehouse Proxy Agent– Summarization and Pruning Agent– Performance Analyzer– Monitoring Agent for Linux OS– Monitoring Agent for UNIX Logs

v IBM Tivoli Composite Application Monitoring Agent for DB2v IBM Tivoli Common Reportingv IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UIv IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments: Dashboard, Reporting, and

Capacity Planning

The following components are installed on the computer on which you deploy theIBM Tivoli Monitoring virtual machine image:v IBM Tivoli Monitoring components:

– Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server– Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server– Tivoli Enterprise Portal Web Client– Monitoring Agent for Linux OS– Monitoring Agent for UNIX Logs

For monitoring agents, different installation types exist. In a typical agentinstallation, the agent is on the same computer as the application that it monitors.Some agents support different configurations. For the agent that you want toinstall, see the agent-specific information in the information center that is listed inTable 4 on page 23.

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Hardware requirementsReview the hardware requirements and ensure that your environment meets theminimum standards before you attempt to install SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management Entry Edition - VM Image.

SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Imagerequires two servers and one computer:v A server that hosts the virtual machinesv A server that hosts VMware vCenter Serverv A computer that hosts VMware vSphere Client

For more information about hardware requirements for IBM SmartCloudApplication Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image, see theSmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Imagesystem requirements wiki page.

Requirements for the server that hosts the virtual machines

VMware ESXi must be installed on the server that hosts the virtual machines.Because VMware ESXi supports only x86 architectures, the server must have AMDor Intel processors.

The following specification describes the minimum hardware required for theserver to host the virtual machines:v 64-bit Intel or AMD x86 CPU architecturev Minimum of 4 cores for each hardware devicev Minimum of 20 GB of RAM for the hardware device that hosts the virtual

machinesv Minimum of 250 GB of hard drive disk capacity for the hardware device that

hosts the virtual machines

Table 2 shows the minimum hardware capacity that is required for each virtualmachine image:

Table 2. Hardware resources required for each virtual machine image

Virtual machineimage

Number ofprocessors Disk space Memory

Virtual machineimage for Tivoli DataWarehouse

4 or more 250 GB 12 GB

Virtual machineimage for IBM TivoliMonitoring

4 or more 250 GB 8 GB

Requirements for the server that hosts VMware vCenter Server

VMware vCenter Server can be installed on physical hardware that is running aWindows operating system that is supported by VMware vSphere. It can also beinstalled on a virtual machine that runs a Windows operating system that issupported by VMware vSphere as a guest.


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For information about the system requirements for VMware vCenter Server, see theESXi Installable and vCenter Server Setup Guide.

Requirements for the computer that hosts VMware vSphereclient

VMware vSphere client must be installed on a computer that runs a Windowsoperating system. The Windows operating system must be supported by VMwarevSphere client.

Software requirementsReview the software requirements and ensure that your environment meets theminimum standards before you attempt to install SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management Entry Edition - VM Image.

Table 3 summarizes the software requirements for SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management Entry Edition - VM Image.

For more information about software requirements for , see the systemrequirements wiki page.

Table 3. Software requirements

Software required Software version

Virtualization executive (hypervisor) VMware vSphere 4.1, 5.0, or 5.1, VMwarevCenter Server 4.1, 5.0, or 5.1

Internet browser If you use Tivoli Enterprise Portal to viewmonitoring data, use one of the followinginternet browsers:

v Mozilla Firefox 3.5

v Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 through9.0, with all critical Microsoft updatesapplied

If you use SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management UI to viewmonitoring data, use one of the followinginternet browsers:

v Internet Explorer 9

v Firefox 10 and Extended Support Release(ESR)

Important: The Safari browser is supportedon Apple iPad devices with iOS version 5 orlater.

Operating system Microsoft Windows. VMware vCenter Serverand VMware vSphere client require aWindows operating system.

Operating systems

The server that hosts the VMware vCenter Server must use the Windows operatingsystem that is supported by VMware vSphere 4.1, 5.0, or 5.1.


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The workstation that hosts the VMware vSphere client must use the Windowsoperating system that is supported by VMware vSphere 4.1, 5.0, or 5.1.

Virtualization executive (hypervisor)

Because SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VMImage is delivered as virtual machine images, VMware vSphere is required toimplement the solution.

VMware vSphere and associated tools must be installed and configured before youdeploy the virtual machine images of SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement Entry Edition - VM Image. This tooling must include the followingcomponents:v VMware vSphere

VMware vSphere includes the VMware ESXi hypervisor that is required fordeployment.

v VMware vCenter ServerVMware vCenter Server is a required, separately licensed component of aVMware vSphere implementation. VMware vCenter Server can be installed onphysical hardware that is running a Windows operating system that issupported by VMware vSphere. It can also be installed on a virtual machine thatruns a Windows operating system that is supported by VMware vSphere as aguest. The virtual machine can run on one of the provisioned VMware ESXihypervisors.

v VMware vSphere clientThe client is used to connect directly to a VMware ESXi host or to the centralVMware vCenter Server installation and manage the virtual infrastructure.Install the client on a Windows workstation that is supported by VMware.

For information about the system requirements for VMware vCenter Server, seeESXI Installable and vCenter Server Setup Guide.

Important: You must be familiar with the installation and configuration of virtualmachines when you use the VMware ESXi hypervisor software.

Sizing the installationThe following resources can help you size your installation:v IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image:

Installation and Deployment Guide

v IBM Tivoli Monitoring Deployment Guide and IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Installation andSetup Guide in the IBM SmartCloud Application Performance ManagementInformation Center

v Tivoli Data Warehouse load projections spreadsheet in the IBM Tivoli OpenProcess Automation Library

Preparing the virtual machine imagesBefore you attempt to deploy the virtual machine images, you must first preparethe images for deployment.


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The following procedure requires a VMware vSphere client on a Windowscomputer that can connect to VMware vCenter Server. You can use any Windowsoperating system that is supported by VMware vSphere client. The computer musthave at least 70 GB of free disk space.

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Before you deploy the virtual machine images on the target hypervisor, prepare theimages that you obtain from the physical media or the Passport Advantagewebsite.

Procedure1. On the computer where the VMware vSphere client is installed, create a

directory to receive the virtual machine image files. These files require 70 GB offree disk space.

2. Copy the following files from the product DVDs or download them from thePassport Advantage website into the directory that you created in the previousstep.v SCAPM_EE_1of6_V770_Base_VMImage.part

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3. Run the following command to merge the split files into the completecompressed file:v Windows systems: copy /b

f1.part+f2.part+f3.part+f4.part+f5.part+f6.part SCAPM_EE_V770.zip,where f1, f2, and so on, refer to the names of the files in the directory. Besure to specify the file names in numerical order so that they areconcatenated in the correct order.

v Other platforms: cat SCAPM*.part >> SCAPM_EE_V770.zip4. Confirm that the compressed file is assembled correctly by verifying its

checksum values:a. Run the following command to generate the checksum values for the

compressed file: md5sum -b SCAPM_EE_V770.zipb. Compare the generated checksum values with the values in the provided

MD5SUMS text file.5. Decompress the SCAPM_EE_V770.zip file.

Results

Two directories are created: SCAPM_EE_TDW and SCAPM_EE_ITM. The two OVFtemplate files that you use later for deployment of virtual machine images areincluded in these two directories.


Completing the installation or upgradeFor information about how to install IBM SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement Entry Edition - VM Image, see the Installation and DeploymentGuide. IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VMImage Version 7.6 is the first release. Upgrading from a previous release is notrequired. However, patches are provided to upgrade IBM Tivoli Monitoring servercomponents and IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management agentdepots. To deploy the maintenance patch, after you download the patch, use theLaunch Pad to apply the patch.

About this task

Remember: Do not update IBM SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement Entry Edition - VM Image unless critical function failure occurs orsecurity vulnerability exists.


Chapter 3. Configure IBM SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management Entry Edition - VM Image

Information about configuring components is located at different informationcenters.

The IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Information Centercontains information about the following products:v IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UIv IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applicationsv IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Microsoft Applicationsv IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions

The IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Information Center containsinformation about the IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments product.

The Jazz™ for Service Management Information Center contains information aboutTivoli Common Reporting.

The DB2 Solution Information Center contains information about the DB2products.

Table 4 lists the information locations of the additional components that you mighthave to install and configure. Table 5 on page 25 lists the information locations ofthe preinstalled components.

Table 4. Location of extra component installation and configuration information in the product information center

Component Installation and configuration information

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Monitoring Agent for IBM iOS

IBM Tivoli Monitoring IBM i OS Agent: User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Monitoring Agent for UNIXOS

IBM Tivoli Monitoring UNIX OS Agent: User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Monitoring Agent forWindows OS

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Windows Agent: User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Agentless Monitoring forAIX

Agentless Monitoring for AIX User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Agentless Monitoring forHP-UX

Agentless Monitoring for HP-UX User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Agentless Monitoring forLinux

Agentless Monitoring for Linux User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Agentless Monitoring forSolaris

Agentless Monitoring for Solaris User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Agentless Monitoring forWindows

Agentless Monitoring for Windows User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Agent Builder IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder User’s Guide

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IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forApplications: DB2 Agent

v IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Installation and Setup Guide

v IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for DB2User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forApplications: HTTP Servers Agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for HTTPServers Installation and Configuration Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forApplications: Lotus Domino Agent


v IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for LotusDomino User’s Guide

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v IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for SybaseASE User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application ManagerExtended Agent for Oracle Database


v IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Extended Agent forOracle Database User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: Active Directory agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft Active Directory Agent User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: BizTalk Server agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft BizTalk Server Agent User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: Cluster Server agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft Cluster Server Agent User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: Exchange Server agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft Exchange Server Agent User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: Host Integration Serveragent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft Host Integration Server Agent User’sGuide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: Hyper-V Server agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft Hyper-V Server Agent User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: Internet Information Servicesagent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft Internet Information Services Agent User’sGuide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: Lync Server agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft Lync Server Agent User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: .NET Data Collector

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: .NET Data Collector User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: .NET Framework agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft .NET Framework Agent User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: SharePoint Server agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft SharePoint Server Agent User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forMicrosoft Applications: SQL Server agent

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for MicrosoftApplications: Microsoft SQL Server Agent User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual EnvironmentsAgent for Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machines

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Agent for LinuxKernel-based Virtual Machines User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual EnvironmentsAgent for VMware VI

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Agent forVMware VI User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual EnvironmentsAgent for NetApp Storage

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Agent forNetApp Storage User’s Guide


Table 4. Location of extra component installation and configuration information in the product informationcenter (continued)


IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent for Network Devices IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent for Network Devices User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forTransactions: Internet Service Monitoring

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions:Installation and Configuration Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forTransactions: Application Management Console


IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forTransactions: Web Response Time Agent


Table 5. Location of preinstalled component installation and configuration information in the product informationcenter


IBM DB2 Workgroup Server Edition DB2 Solution Information Center

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Tivoli Data Warehouse IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Tivoli Enterprise MonitoringServer

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Tivoli Enterprise PortalServer

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Tivoli Enterprise Portalbrowser client

v IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide

v Tivoli Enterprise Portal User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Warehouse Proxy Agent v IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Installation and Setup Guide

v Warehouse Proxy Agent: User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Summarization and PruningAgent


v Warehouse Summarization and Pruning Agent: User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Performance Analyzer IBM Tivoli Monitoring Performance Analyzer: User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Monitoring Agent for LinuxOS

IBM Tivoli Monitoring Linux OS Agent: User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Monitoring Agent for UNIXLogs

IBM Tivoli Monitoring UNIX Logs Agent: User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager forApplications: DB2 Agent


v IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for DB2User’s Guide

Tivoli Common Reporting IBM Tivoli Common Reporting User’s Guide

IBM SmartCloud Application PerformanceManagement UI

IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UserInterface User’s Guide

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments:Dashboard, Reporting, and Capacity Planning

IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments: Dashboard,Reporting, and Capacity Planning User’s Guide

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Glossary

This glossary includes terms and definitions for IBM SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management.

The following cross-references are used in this glossary:v See refers you from a term to a preferred synonym, or from an acronym or

abbreviation to the defined full form.v See also refers you to a related or contrasting term.

To view glossaries for other IBM products, go to www.ibm.com/software/globalization/terminology (opens in new window).

Aagent Software that is installed to monitor systems. An agent collects data about

an operating system, a subsystem, or an application.

alert A message or other indication that signals an event or an impending eventthat meets a set of specified criteria.

applicationOne or more computer programs or software components that provide afunction in direct support of a specific business process or processes.

arithmetic expressionA statement that contains values joined together by one or more arithmeticoperators and that is processed as a single numeric value. See alsoarithmetic operator.

arithmetic operatorA symbol, such as + or -, that represents a fundamental mathematicaloperation. See also arithmetic expression.

attribute groupA set of related attributes that can be combined in a view or a situation.See also view.

Ccapacity planning

The process of determining the hardware and software configuration thatis required to accommodate the anticipated workload on a system.

Ddatabase (DB)

A collection of interrelated or independent data items that are storedtogether to serve one or more applications.

data warehouseA central repository for all or significant parts of the data that anorganization’s business systems collect.

DB See database.

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Eevent An occurrence of significance to a task or system. Events can include

completion or failure of an operation, a user action, or the change in stateof a process. See also alert.

Hhistorical collection

A definition that is used to collect and store data samples for historicalreporting. The historical collection identifies the attribute group, any rowfiltering you have assigned, the managed system distribution, frequency ofdata collection, where to store it for the short term, and whether to savedata long term.

historical data managementA set of procedures that are applied to short-term binary files that sendhistorical data to either a data warehouse or to delimited text files. Entriesin the short-term history file that are over 24 hours old are deleted, whichmakes room for new entries.

Iinterval

The number of seconds that have elapsed between one sample and thenext.

Mmanaged system

A particular operating system, subsystem, or application in an enterprisewhere a monitoring agent is installed and running.

migrateTo move data from one location to another.

monitorAn entity that performs measurements to collect data pertaining to theperformance, availability, reliability, or other attributes of applications orthe systems on which the applications rely. These measurements can becompared to predefined thresholds. If a threshold is exceeded,administrators can be notified, or predefined automated responses can beperformed.

monitoring agentSee agent.

monitor intervalA specified time, scalable to seconds, minutes, hours, or days, for howoften the monitoring server checks to see if a situation has become true.The minimum monitor interval is 30 seconds; the default value is 15minutes.


Pparameter (parm)

A value or reference passed to a function, command, or program thatserves as input or controls actions. The value is supplied by a user or byanother program or process.

parm See parameter.

performanceA measure of a system's ability to perform its functions, including responsetime, throughput, and number of transactions per second.

Ssample

The data that the product collects for the server.

Vview A window pane, or frame, in a workspace. It may contain data from an

agent in a chart or table, or it may contain a terminal session or notepad,for example. A view can be split into two separate, autonomous views. Seealso attribute group.

virtual machine (VM)A software implementation of a machine that executes programs like a realmachine.

VM See virtual machine.

Wworkspace

In Tivoli management applications, the working area of the user interface,excluding the Navigator pane, that displays one or more views pertainingto a particular activity. Predefined workspaces are provided with eachTivoli application, and systems administrators can create customizedworkspaces.

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Index

Aaccessibility x

Bbooks

See publications

Ccomponents 1

monitored applications 15where to install 17

configuration information 23

Eeducation

See Tivoli technical training

Gglossary 27

Hhardware requirements 18

IIBM SmartCloud Application

Performance Managementinformation center 10

IBM SmartCloud ApplicationPerformance Management Entry Edition- VM Image

architecture 10IBM Software Support 10information centers

components configuration 23IBM SmartCloud Application

Performance Management 10installation

planning 15sizing 20where to install components 17which component to install 15

installation and deployment guide 22

Mmanuals

See publicationsmerging

virtual machine images 21

Ooffering

architecture 10components 1information center 10overview 1which component to install 15

online publicationsaccessing x

ordering publications x

Ppreparing

virtual machine images 21publications ix

accessing online xordering x

Sservice 13service management connect 13sizing the installation 20SMC 13software requirements 19support 13

TTivoli Documentation Central xTivoli technical training xiTivoli user groups xitraining, Tivoli technical xi

Uuser groups, Tivoli xi

Vvirtual machine images

merging 21preparing 21



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