The Tivoli® Enterprise Monitoring Server gathers data from the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring agents and acts as a collection and control point for alerts received from the agents. Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server sends the data it receives from the agents to Tivoli Enterprise Portal clients, where it is displayed in tabular or graphic views in a set of predefined or customized workspaces. Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server also accepts requests for information or action from Tivoli Enterprise Portal clients and distributes them to the agents for execution.