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򐂰 You must have already installed or deployed an OS agent on the computer

where you are now deploying the non-OS agent.

Deploying through the portal

Use the following steps to deploy an agent through the portal GUI:

1. Open the Tivoli Enterprise Portal.

2. In the Navigation tree, navigate to the computer where you want to deploy the

agent.

3. Right-click the computer and click Add Managed System.

4. Select the agent that you want to deploy and click OK.

5. Complete the configuration fields required for the agent. For information about

these fields, see the configuration documentation for the agent that you are

deploying.

6. Click Finish.

7. If the computer where you are deploying the agent already has a version of

that agent installed, you can stop the deployment, add a new instance of the

agent, if possible, or reconfigure the existing agent.

8. Click Finish on the message that tells you that deployment was successful.

Deploying through the command line

Run the following command to deploy an agent from the command line:

tacmd addSystem -t pc [-n MANAGED-OS] [-p NAME=VALUE ...]

Refer to IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.2.0 Command Reference, SC23-6045

for the full syntax of this command, including parameter descriptions.

3.4 Tivoli Data Warehouse

Tivoli Data Warehouse is the term used to describe the IBM Tivoli Monitoring

V6.2 solution that includes Tivoli Enterprise Portal server, Tivoli Data Warehouse

database, the Warehouse Proxy agent, and the Summarization and Pruning

agent.

Note: The deployment and configuration of agents varies depending on the

specific agent. The following procedures provide generic deployment

information. For the exact values required for your agent, see the configuration

information in the user’s guide for the agent.

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This section describes Tivoli Data Warehouse implementation using DB2 as part

of the solution. Please refer to IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.2.0 Installation

and Setup Guide, GC32-9407 for more information about other database

solutions.

Table 3-9 shows the Tivoli Data Warehouse installation steps.

Table 3-9 Tivoli Data Warehouse installation steps

Steps Where to find information

Supported components. 3.4.1, “Supported components” on

page 124

Prerequisite installation. 3.4.2, “Prerequisite installation” on

page 125

Create Tivoli Data Warehouse database. 3.4.3, “Create the Tivoli Data Warehouse

database” on page 125

Install and configure Warehouse Proxy

Agent.

3.4.4, “Install and configure a Warehouse

Proxy agent” on page 129

Configure communications between the

Tivoli Enterprise Portal and data

warehouse.

3.4.5, “Tivoli Enterprise Portal/Tivoli Data

Warehouse communication” on page 142

Install and configure Summarization and

Pruning agent.

3.4.6, “Install and configure the

Summarization and Pruning agent” on

page 146