Re: ITM TSM Agent

Last night, I was in the middle of downloading TSM 6.3.2 and suddenly all
the files disappeared from Passport Advantage. This morning, I see that TSM
6.3.3 is now available on the PA site.

It's still unfortunate that you have to download the entire 3+GB file just
to get the ITM agent :(

Loren Cain

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM, Gregory Mendes
<[email protected]>wrote:

> That's great John.
>
> Greg
>
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> Subject: Fw: [TME10] ITM TSM Agent
> From: jalvord-r/[email protected]
> Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:35:15 -0800
>
>
> A quick note - I have been told that TSM 6.3.3 - which will be published
> shortly, does have a supported procedure to install into an existing ITM
> environment.
>
> Regards,
>
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> ----- Forwarded by John Alvord/Menlo Park/IBM on 11/15/2012 12:32 PM -----
>
> From:        Jay Slay <[email protected]>
> To:        "Discussion list for Tivoli product and Tivoli Ready
> products." <[email protected]>,
> Date:        11/14/2012 08:59 AM
> Subject:        Re: [TME10] ITM TSM Agent
> Sent by:        [email protected]
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>
>
>
> I wonder if that version works with TSM 6.3 (or whatever its at now)
>
>
> On Nov 14, 2012, at 10:12 AM, Loren Cain <*[email protected]*<[email protected]>>
> wrote:
>
> I don't have my detailed notes handy, nor do I have the original multi-GB
> download file, but here's some info:
>
> I believe I used the following package for my sk monitoring agents:
> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager V6.2.0 Linux x86 Reporting & Monitoring,
> English(CZE97EN)
>
> I don't have the full package handy, so I can't tell you the full path
> within the tar file, but somewhere in there is the ITM agent directory.
> Within that directory is a 'FILES' directory, which should be one level
> below the directory containing the TSM_Agent.xml file.   The 'FILES'
> directory is what you need. If you extract it, you'll find the usual
> install.sh script, sample silent install files, 'Deploy' directory,
> etc.That is what I used for my silent installs of the agent and support
> files, using the normal install.sh command.
>
> YMMV, but that's how it worked for me in 2010. And no, I don't think it's
> documented anywhere. I just tried it one day and it worked.
>
> Loren Cain
>
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Gregory Mendes <*
> [email protected]* <[email protected]>> wrote:
> Loren,
>
> That's exactly what I'm looking for the sk agent package without the DE.
>  If you guys find it, please send me the part number.  I would greatly
> appreciate it.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Gregory R. Mendes*
> **770-317-8593*
>
>
> ------------------------------
> From: *[email protected]* <[email protected]>
>
> Subject: Re: [TME10] ITM TSM Agent
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:33:58 -0500
> To: *[email protected]* <[email protected]>
>
>
> Loren,
>
> When you do your rebuild, let me know if you find an sk agent package that
> will allow you to install only support files and the agent.  The latest
> build out there that I (or IBM) could find contains an all-inclusive ITM
> install bundled by the horendous monstrocity of fail that is the
> "Deployment Engine".  You can't install support on an existing TEMS or
> TEPS, and you can not remote deploy or upgrade agent bundles.  Your only
> option is to install the agents locally, and install a fresh TEMS and or
> TEPS from the Monitoring for TSM media.
>
> If you find a normal ITM style package for TSM, I would love to tell IBM
> where it is.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> On Nov 14, 2012, at 8:18 AM, Loren Cain <*[email protected]*<[email protected]>>
> wrote:
>
> Back in 2010, I installed the 6.2 version of the 'sk' agent on a number of
> Linux RHEL 5.2 32-bit systems. I performed the installation as a non-root
> user, and had no problems that I can recall (there are no problems
> mentioned in my build notes). The agent installation was performed using
> the silent method, as were the TEMS and TEPS support installations.
>
> In my case, all my TSM servers live in HA clusters, so I install the sk
> agents on the hub TEMS servers and point them at the TSM service IP
> addresses.
>
> In the past, I have gone down more or less the same road Jay did, writing
> custom UA's, and before that, custom ITM5 resource models, for TSM
> monitoring. For me at least, the sk agent worked well enough that I didn't
> need to do that this time.
>
> I will be rebuilding all my Tivoli infrastructure from scratch after the
> first of the year, so I'm sure I will be revisiting the issue then...
>
> Loren Cain
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Loren Cain <*[email protected]*<[email protected]>>
> wrote:
> I have done it a number of times, but not in the last couple of years. I
> do not recall it being very difficult, once you locate the agent
> installation directories within the larger package. I am out of the office
> at the moment, but can lok into it more when I get home tonight.
> Loren Cain
> On Nov 13, 2012 3:13 PM, "Gregory Mendes" <*[email protected]*<[email protected]>>
> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Is there a hack out there for someone trying to install the TSM Reporting
> and Monitoring Agent into an already existing ITM infrastructure?  From
> what I've read and what I've tried, the only way seems to be creating a TSM
> Reporting and Monitoring server.  I'm just trying to take that TSM
> Reporting and Monitoring Agent and add application support to my existing
> ITM infrastructure.
>
> I've installed that agent on a TSM server and it starts and runs fine and
> even connects to the existing ITM infrastructure.  However, when I try to
> add support, nothing happens.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gregory R. Mendes
> Tivoli Architect/Tools Specialist
> Mendes, Inc.
> Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.3 Certified
> 770-317-8593
>
>
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