IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3

Requirements for the monitoring agent

This chapter contains information about the requirements for the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS.

In addition to the requirements described in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide, the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS has the requirements listed in Table 1.
Table 1. System requirements for the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS
Operating system UNIX
Operating system versions
  • AIX® V6.1 (32 and 64 bit)
  • AIX V7.1 (64 bit)1
  • HP-UX 11i v2 (64 bit) on PA-RISC2
  • HP-UX 11i v3 (64 bit) on PA-RISC
  • HP-UX 11i v2 on Integrity (IA64)2
  • HP-UX 11i v3 on Integrity (IA64)
  • Solaris V10 (SPARC) (32 and 64 bit)3
  • Solaris V10 (Intel x86-64) (64 bit)3
  • Solaris V11 (SPARC) (32 and 64 bit)3
  • Solaris V11 (Intel x86-64) (64 bit)3
Memory
  • 55 MB RAM for the Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS
Disk space

The Monitoring Agent for UNIX OS needs 320 MB of disk space in the file system where it is to be installed through the local install method. It needs 200 MB of disk space in the /tmp file system and 320 MB of disk space in the file system where the agent is to be installed through the tacmd createNode command. It needs 510 MB of disk space when it is updated using the command tacmd updateAgent.

Historical data space varies, depending on the tables collected. Refer to general installation guidelines for disk space requirements in the IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide and the section in this guide, Disk capacity planning for historical data.

Disk space requirements can be as high as 1 GB for log files, remote deploys and historical data.
Other requirements
  • IBM Tivoli Monitoring v6.3.0 agents require at least a v6.3.0 hub monitoring server and portal server. Prior versions of Tivoli Monitoring hub monitoring servers and portal servers do not support newer monitoring agents. However, prior versions of IBM Tivoli Monitoring agents work with newer versions of hub monitoring server and portal server.
  • A POSIX-compliant threads package must be installed on the monitored machine.
  • Ethernet or token ring LAN capability.
  • Native X-term monitor for UNIX or Hummingbird Exceed X-windows emulators for PCs only.
  • For AIX: A compatible version of libperfstat. Upgrade to the latest version of libperfstat for the latest memory fixes.
  • Version 11.1 of the AIX XL C/C++ runtime must be installed. To determine the current level, run the following AIX command:
    lslpp -l | grep -i xlc
  • On Solaris, the posix standard utilities package, SUNWxcu4, is required. To check if the package is installed, run the following Solaris command:
    pkginfo -l SUNWxcu4
  • The monitoring agent must have the permissions necessary to perform requested actions. For example, if the user ID you used to log onto the system to install the monitoring agent (locally or remotely) does not have the permission to perform a particular action being monitored by the monitoring agent (such as running a particular command), the monitoring agent will be unable to perform the requested action.
  • Solaris versions require the latest version of SUNWlibC (libC.so.5).
  • Veritas VxFS (type 32) is a supported file system for the AIX platform.
Note:
  1. On AIX 7.1 TL1, SP 2 (or later) is required. If you cannot upgrade to SP 2, you can download the fix for APAR V09585. For more information, see the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Troubleshooting Guide.
  2. The ITM Unix OS Agent on HP-UX 11.21 might crash if the following HP-UX patch is installed on the machine: PHSS_31855 1.0 aC++ Runtime (IA®: A.05.61, PAA.03.61). If so, the message "aCC runtime: Use of "-mt" must be consistent during both compilation and linking." is added to the log file. To remedy this situation, either downgrade aC++ runtime to HP-UX patch PHSS_31852 or upgrade to HP-UX patch PHSS_33350.
  3. For Solaris, the minimum software group required to run this monitoring agent is the 'End User' group.
Note: For the most current information about the operating systems that are supported, see the following URL: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/prodguid/v1r0/clarity/index.html.

When you get to that site, click on the relevant link in the Operating system reports section.

Silent installation: If you are performing a silent installation using a response file, see the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide, "Performing a silent installation of IBM Tivoli Monitoring."


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