When creating an agent, define the initial data that the
agent is to monitor. You can add more data sources later in the agent
editor.
About this task
Define the data sources that your new agent is to monitor by using the Agent
Initial Data Source page. For detailed instructions about creating data sources from
various data providers, see Defining and testing data sources.
Procedure
- On the Agent
Initial Data Source page, select one of the Monitoring Data Categories and one of the Data Sources.
- Click Next The wizard
guides you through the process of defining and configuring any of
the data collection types that you specify.
Tip: You
can use this wizard to define a data source or to add a subnode or
navigator group for organizing the agent. For more information about
subnodes, see
Using subnodes. For more information
about navigator groups, which are used only for
IBM® Tivoli® Monitoring,
see
Creating a navigator group.
- If you defined a new data source that might return more
than one data row, you are prompted to select key attributes. For
more information, see (Selecting key attributes).
- After you define the first
data source, the Data Source Definition window
displays. To add another data source, select the agent, or a subnode
or navigator group if one is present, and click the Add to Selected button.
- To finish defining data sources, click Finish. Aent Builder creates the new agent
and opens it in the agent editor.