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5.2 Configuration of TEC to work with TMTP

Follow these steps to configure TMTP to forward events to TEC:

1. Navigate to the MS/config/ directory.

2. Locate the eif.conf file. In the eif.conf file, define the TEC server by setting the ServerLocation property to the name of the Management Server (see Example 5-1).

   Example 5-1: Configure TEC

   #The ServerLocation keyword is optional and not used when the TransportList keyword #is specified. # #Note: # The ServerLocation keyword defines the path and name of the file for logging #events, instead of the event server, when used with the TestMode keyword. ############################################################################### # # NOTE: SET THE VALUE BELOW AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE TO CONFIGURE TEC EVENTS # # Example: ServerLocation=marx.tivlab.austin.ibm.com # ServerLocation=<your_fully_qualified_host_name_goes_here> ############################################################################### #ServerPort=number # #Specifies the port number on a non-TME adapter only on which the event server #listens for events. Set this keyword value to zero (0), the default value, #unless the portmapper is not available on the event server, which is the case #if the event server is running on Microsoft Windows or the event server is a #Tivoli Availability Intermediate Manager (see the following note). If the port #number is specified as zero (0) or it is not specified, the port number is #retrieved using the portmapper. # #The ServerPort keyword is optional and not used when the TransportList keyword #is specified. ############################################################################### ServerPort=5529

3. Set the port number for the Management Server.

4. Shut down and restart WebSphere Application Server on the management server system. To shut down and restart WebSphere Application Server, use the stopserver <servername> command located in the WebSphere/AppServer/bin directory.

5.2.1 Configuration of ITM Health Console to work with TMTP

Use the User Settings window shown in Figure 5-7 on page 174to change any of the following optional settings:

• Time zone shown for time stamps in the user interface.

• Web Health Console usernames, passwords and server.

  This information enables IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance to connect to the Web Health Console. The Tivoli Web Health Console presents monitoring data for those IBM Tivoli Monitoring products that are based on resource models. For example, the Web Health Console displays data captured by products such as IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Databases and IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Business Integration.

• Refresh rate for the Web Health Console display.

  Keep the default refresh rate of five minutes or change it according to your needs.

• Configure the Time Zone performing the following steps:

  1. Select a time zone from the Time Zone drop-down list.

  2. Place a check mark in the box to enable automatic adjustment for Daylight Savings Time.

  3. Provide the following information regarding the environment of the Web Health Console:

     • Type the following information about the Tivoli managed node (also referred to as the TME) that is monitoring server endpoints:

       TME Host name: The fully qualified host name or the IP address of the Tivoli managed node.

       Additional Information: The host that you specify for the Tivoli managed node might be the same computer that hosts the Tivoli management region server. This sharing of the host computer might exist in smaller Tivoli environments, for example, when Tivoli is monitoring fewer than 10 endpoints. When the Tivoli environment monitors hundreds of endpoints, the host for the Tivoli managed node is likely to be different from the host for the Tivoli management region server.

       Note

       Do not include the protocol in the host name. For example, type myserver.ibm.tivoli.com, not http://myserver.ibm.tivoli.com.

       TME Username: Name of a valid user account on the host computer.

       TME Password: Password of the user account on the host computer.

     • Type the following information about the Integrated Solutions Console (also referred to as the ISC):

       Additional Information: The Integrated Solutions Console is the portal for the Web Health Console. These consoles run on an installation of the WebSphere Application Server.

       ISC Username: Name of a valid user account on the computer for the Integrated Solutions Console.

       ISC Password: Password of the user account.

• Type the Internet address of the Web Health Console server in the WHC Server text box in the following format:

  http://host_computer_name/LaunchITM/WHC

  where host_computer_name is the fully qualified host name for the computer that hosts the Web Health Console.

Figure 5-7: Configure User Setting for ITM Web Health Console

Configure the refresh rate for the Web Health Console as follows:

1. Select the Enable Refresh Rate option to override the default refresh rates for the Web Health Console display.

2. Type an integer in the Refresh Rate field to specify the number of minutes that pass between each refresh.

3. Click OK to save the user settings and enable connection to the Web Health Console.

5.2.2 Setting SNMP

Set SNMP by following these steps:

1. Open the <MS_Install_Dir >/config directory, where <MS_Install_Dir> is the directory containing the Management Server installation files.

2. Open the tmtp.properties property file.

3. Modify the EventService.SNMPServerLocation key with the fully-qualified server name, such as EventService.SNMPServerLocation=bjones.austin.ibm.com.

4. (Optional) Modify the EventService.SNMPPort key to specify a different port number than the default value of 162.

5. (Optional) Modify the SMTPProxyPort key to specify a fully-qualified proxy server host name.

6. (Optional) Modify the EventService.SNMPV1ApiLogEnabled key to enable debug tracing in the classes found in the snmp.jar file.

   Additional Information:

   The output produced by this tracing writes to the WebSphere log files found in <WebSphere_Install_Dir>/WebSphere/AppServer/logs/<server_name>, where <WebSphere_Install_Dir> is the name of the WebSphere Installation Directory and <server_name> is the name of the server.

7. Perform one of the following actions to complete the procedure:

   • Restart WebSphere Application Services.

   • Restart the IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance from the WebSphere administration console.

5.2.3 Setting SMTP

Set SMTP by following these steps:

1. Open the <MS_Install_Dir >/config directory, where <MS_Install_Dir> is the name of the Management Server directory.

2. Open the tmtp.properties property file.

3. Modify the SMTPServerLocation key with the fully-qualified SMTP server host name.

   Additional Information:

   The host name is combined with the domain name, for example, my_hostname.austin.ibm.com.

4. (Optional) Modify the SMTPProxyHost key to specify a fully-qualified proxy server host name.

5. (Optional) Modify the SMTPProxyPort key to specify a port number other than the default value.

6. (Optional) Modify the SMTPDebugMode key to enable debug tracing in the classes found in the mail.jar file when the value is set to true.

   Additional Information:

   Trace information can help resolve problems with e-mail.

7. Perform one of the following actions to complete the procedure:

   • Restart WebSphere Application Services.

   • Restart the IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance from the WebSphere administration console.