Starting and stopping Internet Service Monitoring monitors using Tivoli Enterprise Portal

You can use Tivoli Enterprise Portal to start and stop monitors and the Databridge, including those deployed on remote computers.

Before you begin

To control monitors and the Databridge from the Tivoli Enterprise Portal, a Universal Agent must already be installed on the computer hosting those components.

Procedure

To start or stop the Internet Service Monitoring monitors using Tivoli Enterprise Portal:

  1. Log into Tivoli Enterprise Portal.
  2. In the Navigator pane, locate the computer hosting the monitors and expand its node.
  3. Select Internet Service Monitors, and then right-click and select Take Action > Select.
  4. In the Take Action dialog box, select the required action from the Action list. For example, to start the DHCP monitor, select Start DHCP.
    • You can enter specific combinations of monitors in the Command field, for example start DHCP FTP.
    • To start or stop all components, select the Start all or Stop all actions.
  5. In the Destinations group, select all the host computers on which to perform the action.
  6. Click OK.

What to do next

The Action Status dialog box displays the results of the selected actions. A Return Code of zero indicates that the actions were successful. The Message field provides additional information, where applicable.