Deployment Guide Series: IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager

Deployment Guide Series: IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager

by Vasfi Gucer, Luciano Peetz, James Simmons, Ignacio Fernandez Gonzalez
Released September 2005
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: None

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Book description

IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager controls software distribution and asset management inventory in a multiplatform environment. It is designed for configuration, distribution, change, version, and asset management in a distributed computing environment. Working on top of IBM Tivoli Management Framework, IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager provides an integrated solution for managing complex, distributed enterprise environments.

This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager logical and physical components and covers detailed planning and implementation steps to deploy IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager in small-to-medium and large-sized environments, including IBM AIX 5L, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and IBM OS/400 systems.

In addition, we talk about best practices, advanced customization, and tuning topics for IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager.

This book will be useful for IT specialists responsible for implementing IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.x in customer environments.

Please note that the additional material referenced in the text is not available from IBM.

Table of contents

  1. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  2. Preface
    1. The team that wrote this redbook
    2. Become a published author
    3. Comments welcome
  3. Chapter 1: Introduction to IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
    1. Business case for IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
    2. IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager features
    3. IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager components and services
      1. Software Distribution
      2. Inventory
      3. Activity Planner
      4. Change Manager
      5. Web Gateway
      6. Resource Manager
      7. Web Interface
      8. Enterprise Directory Query Facility
      9. Data Moving
      10. Pristine Manager
    4. Understanding the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager evolution
      1. A little bit of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager history
      2. Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.x product-based releases (1/2)
      3. Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.x product-based releases (2/2)
      4. Tivoli Configuration Manager releases evolution summary
      5. Tivoli Management Framework
  4. Chapter 2: Installation planning
    1. Expertise required
      1. DB2 administrator
      2. Operating systems administrator
      3. Network administrator
      4. Other products expertise
    2. Creating a deployment plan for Tivoli Configuration Manager
    3. How to deploy Tivoli Configuration Manager components
      1. Distributed Tivoli Configuration Manager components
      2. Tivoli server configuration
      3. Components for managed nodes
      4. Components for gateways
      5. Components for endpoints
    4. Required roles for installation
    5. RDBMS considerations
    6. RIM considerations
    7. General preinstallation checks, hints, and tips
      1. UNIX
      2. Microsoft Windows systems on Intel 486 or Pentium systems
    8. Installation methods
    9. Overview of the integrated installation
    10. Server installation
      1. Typical server installation
      2. Custom server installation
      3. Starting the installation programs
    11. Desktop installation
    12. Web Gateway installation
      1. Web Gateway prerequisites
      2. Starting the installation program
    13. Uninstallation of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
    14. Architectural considerations for Tivoli regions
      1. Benefits of connecting Tivoli regions
      2. Connection types
      3. Case study: Hub-spoke architecture
    15. Backup strategies
      1. Tivoli backups
      2. System-level backups
  5. Chapter 3: Installation of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager in a small/medium enterprise
    1. The XYZ Corporation
    2. Description of the environment
    3. Installing DB2 UDB on a Microsoft Windows server (1/4)
    4. Installing DB2 UDB on a Microsoft Windows server (2/4)
    5. Installing DB2 UDB on a Microsoft Windows server (3/4)
    6. Installing DB2 UDB on a Microsoft Windows server (4/4)
    7. Installation of Tivoli Management Framework and Configuration Manager components (except Web Gateway, LDAP, and Pristine Manager) (1/5)
    8. Installation of Tivoli Management Framework and Configuration Manager components (except Web Gateway, LDAP, and Pristine Manager) (2/5)
    9. Installation of Tivoli Management Framework and Configuration Manager components (except Web Gateway, LDAP, and Pristine Manager) (3/5)
    10. Installation of Tivoli Management Framework and Configuration Manager components (except Web Gateway, LDAP, and Pristine Manager) (4/5)
    11. Installation of Tivoli Management Framework and Configuration Manager components (except Web Gateway, LDAP, and Pristine Manager) (5/5)
    12. Endpoint installation (1/3)
    13. Endpoint installation (2/3)
    14. Endpoint installation (3/3)
  6. Chapter 4: Installation of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager in a large enterprise
    1. The ABBC Company
    2. IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager implementation at ABBC
    3. Installation of Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.2 server on AIX 5L
      1. General prerequisites for the installation
      2. The server installation (1/6)
      3. The server installation (2/6)
      4. The server installation (3/6)
      5. The server installation (4/6)
      6. The server installation (5/6)
      7. The server installation (6/6)
    4. Configuring DB2
      1. Running the admin scripts
      2. Running the schema scripts
      3. Running the plug-ins
    5. Setting the Tivoli environment variables
    6. Desktop installation
      1. Desktop installation procedures
      2. Opening the Tivoli desktop
    7. Installing a gateway on Linux
      1. Linux considerations
      2. Installing a Linux managed node (1/2)
      3. Installing a Linux managed node (2/2)
      4. Defining the managed node as a gateway
    8. Installing Tivoli Configuration Manager components on new gateway
      1. Installing the Scalable Collection Service, Version 4.2.2
      2. Installing the Inventory Gateway, Version 4.2.2 (1/2)
      3. Installing the Inventory Gateway, Version 4.2.2 (2/2)
      4. Installing the Pristine Manager Gateway, Version 4.2.2 (1/2)
      5. Installing the Pristine Manager Gateway, Version 4.2.2 (2/2)
      6. Installing the Resource Manager Gateway, Version 4.2.2 (1/2)
      7. Installing the Resource Manager Gateway, Version 4.2.2 (2/2)
      8. Installing the Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.2.2 (1/2)
      9. Installing the Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.2.2 (2/2)
      10. Checking the installed products
    9. Installing endpoints
      1. Installing endpoints on a Windows operating system
      2. Installing endpoints on a Linux operating system
      3. Installing endpoints on an AIX 5L operating system
      4. Installing endpoints on an OS/400 operating system
  7. Chapter 5: Extra components
    1. IBM DB2 UDB installation (1/4)
    2. IBM DB2 UDB installation (2/4)
    3. IBM DB2 UDB installation (3/4)
    4. IBM DB2 UDB installation (4/4)
    5. LDAP server installation
      1. System requirements
      2. Basic LDAP concepts
      3. Installing IBM Tivoli Directory Server V5.2 on a Windows server (1/2)
      4. Installing IBM Tivoli Directory Server V5.2 on a Windows server (2/2)
      5. Configuration steps after IBM Tivoli Directory Server installation (1/3)
      6. Configuration steps after IBM Tivoli Directory Server installation (2/3)
      7. Configuration steps after IBM Tivoli Directory Server installation (3/3)
    6. IBM WebSphere Application Server installation
      1. Before installing WebSphere Application Server V5.1
      2. Installing WebSphere Application Server V5.1 (1/2)
      3. Installing WebSphere Application Server V5.1 (2/2)
    7. Tivoli Access Manager and Access Manager WebSEAL installation (1/2)
    8. Tivoli Access Manager and Access Manager WebSEAL installation (2/2)
  8. Chapter 6: Enterprise Directory integration
    1. Enterprise Directory integration
      1. Exchanging data with a directory server
      2. Working with DirectoryContext objects
    2. Directory Query Library and Directory Query (1/2)
    3. Directory Query Library and Directory Query (2/2)
  9. Chapter 7: IBM Tivoli Web Gateway for Web User Interface
    1. System requirements
    2. Software requirements
      1. Configuring IBM DB2 UDB V8.1 server
      2. Configuring IBM WebSphere Application Server
      3. Configuring IBM Tivoli Access Manager and IBM Tivoli Access Manager WebSEAL
    3. Installing IBM Tivoli Web Gateway (1/2)
    4. Installing IBM Tivoli Web Gateway (2/2)
    5. Preparing to use the Web UI
      1. Assigning the WebUI_Admin role
      2. Creating Web UI users
      3. Publishing profiles to the Web Gateway
      4. Starting the Web UI
  10. Chapter 8: Tuning and best practices
    1. Analyzing your Tivoli Configuration Manager environment
      1. Applying fix packs or implementing a new version
      2. Upgrading: Gradual or everything at the same time
      3. Assessing your Tivoli Configuration Manager environment: Assessment tool
      4. Tivoli Configuration Manager upgrade: SD_CMSTATUS_VIEW
      5. Hub-spoke configuration
      6. Tivoli Web Gateway upgrade or migration
    2. Tivoli Management Framework considerations
      1. Tuning the operating system: Threads
      2. Tuning Tivoli threads: Protecting the oserv
      3. Gateway tuning
      4. Network tuning parameters
      5. Endpoint login storms
      6. Protecting the endpoint manager
      7. Gateway debug level not verbose
      8. Slow links: Method download
      9. Monitor disk/file system space and transaction log size
      10. Framework V4.1.1: Health check parameters
      11. Framework V4.1.1: Endpoint method download control
      12. Framework 4.1.1-TMF-0010: TCP backlog
      13. Framework 4.1.1-TMF-0010: Updated STATUS DATA in gatelog
    3. Tivoli Configuration Manager Software Distribution
      1. Adjusting your Software Distribution configuration
      2. Monitoring your Software Distribution report flow
      3. Software Distribution high, medium, and low session tuning
      4. Notification manager report processing timeout
      5. Database: Too many locks on the SD_CM_STATUS table
      6. Protect the source host: notify_interval, conn_retry_interval
      7. Distribution deadline and retry_ep_cutoff
      8. Machine hangs while running a script or during reboot
      9. Force reboot type during commit operations
      10. Software Distribution architecture hints and tips
      11. Catalog recovery: SPE disconnected commands
      12. Servers versus desktops
    4. Activity Planner
      1. Plan Monitor submission tuning: Caching endpoint information
      2. Reporting performance tuning: Skipping notification manager
      3. Plan performance tuning: Number of activities
      4. Activity Planner Monitor: Executer threads
      5. Activity Planner Editor: Plan layout and large number of activities
      6. Deleting plans: Cancel pending
    5. Change Manager
      1. Assign priority: Order of activities using Successful Target
      2. Adding states to the desired state
    6. Inventory tuning
    7. Resource Manager
      1. Tivoli Web Gateway: Device control
      2. From Tivoli Web Gateway to Tivoli Configuration Manager: Results process
      3. Jobs in “I” status remain in JOB_RESULT
      4. Jobs in “P” status remain in JOB_RESULT
      5. Remaining directories in /twg/device/: No jobs in JOB_RESULT
      6. Web Gateway logging settings
    8. Pristine Manager
    9. Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.3
  11. Appendix A: Microsoft security checklist
    1. $root_user
      1. Root access
      2. widmap
      3. Access rights
    2. tmersvd
    3. Windows registry
      1. Principals of the user model
      2. TivoliAP.dll
      3. Tivoli remote access account
      4. Active Directory and TivoliAP.dll
      5. Tivoli roles authority structure
      6. Invoking a method
  12. Appendix B: Scripts referenced in the book
    1. assess.pl
    2. gw_tuning.pl
    3. find_rogue
    4. protect_epmgr.sh
    5. metodos.pl
    6. coord.sh
    7. del_plan.sh
    8. gen_cat.sh
  13. Appendix C: Additional material
    1. Locating the Web material
    2. Using the Web material
      1. System requirements for downloading the Web material
      2. How to use the Web material
  14. Abbreviations and acronyms
  15. Related publications
    1. IBM Redbooks
    2. Other publications
    3. Online resources
    4. How to get IBM Redbooks
    5. Help from IBM
  16. Index (1/3)
  17. Index (2/3)
  18. Index (3/3)
  19. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: Deployment Guide Series: IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
  • Author(s): Vasfi Gucer, Luciano Peetz, James Simmons, Ignacio Fernandez Gonzalez
  • Release date: September 2005
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: None