AIX operating systemsLinux operating systemsWindows operating systems

Installation scenarios

Before you install Tivoli® Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager, choose the scenario that best meets the needs of your business.

  • Scenario 1: New installation, intending to monitor 1 - 5 Tivoli Storage Manager servers.
  • Scenario 2: New installation, intending to monitor more than 5 Tivoli Storage Manager servers.
  • Scenario 3: Installing in to an existing IBM® Tivoli Monitoring environment, intending to monitor 1 - 5 Tivoli Storage Manager servers.
  • Scenario 4: Installing in to an existing IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment, intending to monitor more than 5 Tivoli Storage Manager servers.
Consider the following restrictions before you decide which scenario to use:
  • If you have a Tivoli Storage Manager server that is in a different time zone than the system with Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager, install the monitoring agent on the Tivoli Storage Manager server. See Scenario 2 to install the agent directly on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
  • If you have more than five servers, install the monitoring agent on each of the servers because it is the most efficient use of memory on both the Tivoli Storage Manager server and the Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager server.
  • You can only install the monitoring agent on AIX®, Linux X86_64, and Windows operating systems.
Table 1. Installation scenarios
Scenario Number Description Tasks that you must complete

Scenario 1

Use this scenario for a new installation with a plan to monitor and report on 1- 5 Tivoli Storage Manager servers.
Perform all the tasks in this scenario on the same system:
  1. Install Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager. The approximate installation time is 3 hours, depending on the speed of your system.
  2. Create and configure the monitoring agents for the Tivoli Storage Manager servers that you want to monitor. The approximate configuration time is 3 minutes per agent.
Restriction: You cannot install Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager on a system where the Tivoli Storage Manager server is installed. However, you can install the monitoring agent on any supported operating system, including any Tivoli Storage Manager servers that you want to monitor.

Scenario 2

Use this scenario for a new installation with a plan to monitor and report on more than 5 Tivoli Storage Manager servers.
  1. Install Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager. The approximate installation time is 3 hours, depending on the speed of your system.
  2. Install monitoring agents on each supported Tivoli Storage Manager server that you want to monitor. The approximate installation time is 10 - 15 minutes per additional agent.
  3. Create and configure the monitoring agents to connect to the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring server host that was installed in Step 1. The approximate configuration time is 3 minutes per agent.
Restriction: You cannot install Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager on a system where the Tivoli Storage Manager server is installed. However, you can install the monitoring agent on any supported operating system, including any Tivoli Storage Manager servers that you want to monitor.

Scenario 3

Use this scenario when you install the software into an existing IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment with a plan to monitor up to 5 Tivoli Storage Manager servers.

Prerequisite: You must have IBM Tivoli Monitoring version 6.3.0 FP2, or later installed.

Perform all the tasks in this scenario on the same system:
  1. Install the monitoring agent on the IBM Tivoli Monitoring server where Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring server and Tivoli Enterprise Portal server are installed. The approximate installation time is 15 - 30 minutes per additional agent.
  2. Create and configure the monitoring agents to point to the system where the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring server and Tivoli Enterprise Portal server are installed. The approximate configuration time is 10 minutes per agent.
Restriction: You cannot install Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager on a system where the Tivoli Storage Manager server is installed. However, you can install the monitoring agent on any supported operating system, including any Tivoli Storage Manager servers that you want to monitor.

Scenario 4

Use this scenario when you install the software into an existing IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment with a plan to monitor more than 5 Tivoli Storage Manager servers.

Prerequisite: You must have IBM Tivoli Monitoring version 6.3.0 FP2, or later installed.

  1. Install the monitoring agent on the supported Tivoli Storage Manager server that you want to monitor. The approximate installation time is 15 - 30 minutes per additional agent.
  2. Create and configure the monitoring agents to point to the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring server host that was installed in Step 1. The approximate configuration time is 10 minutes per agent.
Restriction: You cannot install Tivoli Monitoring for Tivoli Storage Manager on a system where the Tivoli Storage Manager server is installed. However, you can install the monitoring agent on any supported operating system, including any Tivoli Storage Manager servers that you want to monitor.