Preparing Data Collector for WebSphere Message Broker
Data Collector for WebSphere Message Broker tracks messages passing through WebSphere Message Broker nodes.
The Data Collector for WebSphere Message Broker is a shared IBM Tivoli Monitoring component, which works with both ITCAM for Transactions and ITCAM for SOA V7.2.0.1 and later. The Data Collector for WebSphere Message Broker supersedes WebSphere Message Broker Tracking in ITCAM for Transactions V7.3 and later.
There are no specific prerequisites for installing Data Collector for WebSphere Message Broker. To stitch transactions between the WebSphere Message Broker and the WebSphere MQ domains, install MQ Tracking on the same computer, and point the ttdc.mq.InstallDir parameter in the Message Broker Tracking configuration file to the MQ Tracking installation directory.
Table 1 lists the inter-domain tracking supported by Data Collector for WebSphere Message Broker.
| Domain interactions tracked | Notes |
|---|---|
| WebSphere Message Broker to and from WebSphere MQ | Requires MQ Tracking |
| WebSphere Message Broker to and from Microsoft .NET | SOAP only Requires .NET Data Collector |
| WebSphere Message Broker to IBM HTTP Server | HTTP only Requires ARM |
| WebSphere Message Broker to and from WebSphere Application Server | SOAP only Requires ITCAM for Application Diagnostics V7.1, or ITCAM Data Collector for WebSphere V7.2 or later |