IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2 Agent Builder

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Description:

Learn how to create custom agents for IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2 using the Agent Builder application. You will learn to create and test agents that can monitor a vast array of data sources, such as Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), Windows Performance Monitor (perfmon), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Java Messaging Service (JMS), commands, scripts and log files. You will also learn to add custom Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP) extensions, such as queries, situations, and workspaces, to a solution install package that can be used to deploy your custom agent in a multi-platform environment.

Audience:

This advanced course is for system administrators who need to create agents to gather custom data.

Objectives:

Describe the ITM 6.2 Agent Builder application and the kinds of agents you can create

Describe the basic process of creating a custom agent with Agent Builder

Create and test agents that monitor Windows-only data sources, such as:

• Windows Services
• Windows Log files
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• Windows Performance Monitor (perfmon)

Create and test agents that monitor multi-platform data sources, such as:

• Processes
• Commands
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• Java Management Extensions (JMX)
• Scripts
• Log files

Create and test agents that include:

• Custom attributes and Navigator groups
• User-entered and system-generated configuration information
• TEP components, such as custom queries, situations, and workspaces
• Value-add solutions for existing agents
• Create a solution install package

Troubleshooting an Agent Builder agent during the development process and after installation

Prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of Windows data sources, including WMI, Perfmon, Windows logs, Windows services, and Windows processes
• Basic understanding of multi-platform data sources, such as SNMP, JMX, processes, scripts, commands, and log files
• Administrator level skills in ITM 6.2, including creating queries, situations, Navigators, and workspaces
• Experience installing ITM 6.2 agents and application support
• Administrator level skills in Windows and Linux

Recommended Courses:

• IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2 for Operators and Administrators (TV362)
• IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2 for Implementers (TV352)

Topics:

Unit 1: Introduction to ITM 6.2 Agent Builder

Unit 2: Agent Builder Basics

• Lesson 1: Creating a simple agent
• Lesson 2:Installing and Testing an agent with the quick installation
• Lesson 3:Troubleshooting

Unit 3: Creating agents that Monitor Windows-only Data Sources

• Lesson 1: Overview of monitoring Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
• Lesson 2: Creating an agent to monitor WMI
• Lesson 3: Overview of monitoring Windows services
• Lesson 4: Creating an agent to monitor Windows services
• Lesson 5: Overview of monitoring Windows log Files
• Lesson 6: Creating an agent to monitor Windows log files

Unit 4: Monitoring Processes

• Lesson 1: Overview of Monitoring Processes
• Lesson 2: Introduction to Multi-platform and Multi-instance Agents
• Lesson 3: Creating an Agent to Monitor Processes
• Lesson 4: Creating and installing an agent with the Installation Scripts
• Lesson 5: Uninstalling an agent

Unit 5: Monitoring Commands

• Lesson 1: Overview of Monitoring Commands
• Lesson 2: Creating and Testing an Agent to Monitor Commands

Unit 6: Monitoring Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

• Lesson 1: Overview of Monitoring SNMP
• Lesson 2: Creating an Agent to Monitor SNMP

Unit 7: Monitoring Scripts

• Lesson 1: Overview of Monitoring Scripts
• Lesson 2: Introduction to Creating and Managing Attributes
• Lesson 2: Creating an Agent to Monitor Scripts

Unit 8: Monitoring Log Files

• Lesson 1: Overview of Monitoring Log Files
• Lesson 2: Identifying Records and Attributes in a Log File
• Lesson 3: Creating Attributes for Log Files
• Lesson 4: Creating an Agent to Monitor Log Files

Unit 9: Monitoring Java Management Extensions (JMX)

• Lesson 1: Overview of Monitoring Java Management Extensions (JMX)
• Lesson 2: Introduction to gathering user configuration information
• Lesson 3: Creating an Agent to Monitor JMX