IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for RTT 6.1: Install Monitor Deploy

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Description:

Learn to install IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for Response Time Tracking and to enable transaction monitoring of composite applications. This course includes installation of the primary IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking components, the management server, management agents and Store and Forward agents. Additionally, students will enable monitoring of actual user transaction experiences.

This course covers Tivoli Application Manager for Response Time Tracking version 6.1.

Audience:

This is an intermediate course for administrators of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking, such as application monitoring engineers, tools administrators, performance analysts, and system administrators.

Objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to accomplish the following:

• Describe the hardware and software requirements for installing IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking
• Install the IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking management server
• Install management agents on Windows and UNIX
• Administer IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking components, such as monitors, schedules, agent groups and reporting groups
• Deploy application monitoring using robotic scripts
• Deploy Web server monitoring
• Deploy J2EE application server monitoring
• Deploy user workstation application monitoring
• Administer monitors using the command-line interface

Prerequisites:

Before attending this course, you should have the following skills:

• Working knowledge of basic operating systems
• Experience administering operating systems
• Working knowledge of IBM DB2 and IBM WebSphere Application Manager
• Basic networking and Internet skills

Before attending this course, you should participate in:

• IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking 6.1 Overview
• IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking 6.1 for Operators: Monitoring Transactions (TM660)

Topics:

Installation Overview

• Infrastructure and Architecture
• Communications Considerations
• Implementer Tasks

Installing the Management Server

• Introduction to Installing the Management Server
• Installing DB2, WebSphere, and the Management Server In One Process
• Installing the Management Server Using Existing DB2 and WebSphere Installations
• Post-installation Tasks
• Uninstalling Management Servers

Installing and Enabling Management Agents

• Introduction to Installing and Enabling Management Agents
• Installing the Store and Forward Agent
• Installing Management Agents
• Uninstalling Management Agents

Viewing and Configuring ITCAM for Response Time Tracking Logs

• Introduction to Logging
• Viewing Logs in the User Interface
• Viewing Log Files Directly
• Configuring Logging

Deploying IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking Monitors Overview

• Introduction to Transaction Monitoring
• The Management Server
• The Management Agent
• Monitoring Components
• Monitors
• Putting It All Together

Preparing for Monitoring

• Basic Process for Setting Up Monitors
• Things to Consider before Deploying Monitors
• Performing Common Setup Tasks

Monitoring Applications with Synthetic Transactions from Robotic Scripts

• Introduction to Robotic Script Monitoring
• Creating and Uploading Rational Robot Scripts
• Deploying the Generic Windows Monitoring Component
• Deploying and Managing Generic Windows Robotic Monitors
• Analyzing Transactions and Refining the Monitor

Monitoring Web Servers

• Introduction to Web Server Monitoring
• Confirming and Installing the Network Monitor Driver
• Deploying the Web Response Monitor Monitoring Component
• Performing a Web Response Monitor Discovery
• Deploying and Managing Web Response Monitor Listening Monitors

Monitoring Application Servers

• Introduction to Application Server Monitoring
• Deploying the J2EE Monitoring Component
• Deploying and Managing J2EE Discovery
• Deploying and Managing J2EE Listening Monitors

Monitoring User Applications

• Introduction to User Application Monitoring
• Deploying the CAT Monitoring Component
• Deploying and Managing Client Application Tracker Listening Monitors
• Using IBM Tivoli ETEWatch Behavior Files

Administering Monitor Deployment Using the Command-line Interface

• Introduction to the Command-line Interface
• Managing Transaction Monitors Using the CLI

Integrating with ITM (Optional)

• Integration Overview
• Installing the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Agent (TEMA)
• Installing Application Support