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This document provides a guide for deploying the Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment V5.1. It discusses planning and architecture considerations for image management systems. It then covers installing the TPM server and creating profiles for deploying Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista and Linux operating systems in unattended and cloning modes. The document is intended to help IT professionals learn how to use TPM for OS deployment in their environment.
This document is a certification guide for IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express for Software Distribution V4.1. It provides an overview of IBM's professional certification program and the certification objectives for Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express V4.1. The guide also covers recommended resources for study, including courses and publications. Additionally, it details best practices for planning, installing, configuring, and administering Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express for Software Distribution V4.1.
This document provides guidance on obtaining certification for IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop V2.0. It begins with an overview of IBM's certification program and the objectives covered in the Netcool/Webtop certification exam. The document then details key areas examined in the exam, including planning, installation, configuration, and performance tuning. It provides guidance on preparing for the exam through classroom courses, online resources, and hands-on experience with Netcool/Webtop.
This document provides an overview and instructions for deploying and using IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere V6.0. It describes how to plan, install, and configure the managing server and data collectors to monitor WebSphere application servers. It also provides guidance on using the monitoring console to analyze performance issues.
This document is a certification guide for IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager V4.1.1. It contains chapters that cover certification overview, planning, installation, configuration, customization, and operations of IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager V4.1.1. The guide provides details on the architecture, test objectives, prerequisites, installation process, configuration settings, and day-to-day operations of the software to help readers prepare for and obtain certification.
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This document provides an overview and guide for installing and administering IBM AIX Enterprise Edition. It describes the key components of AIX Enterprise Edition including DB2, IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Tivoli Asset and Discovery for Distributed Management, and IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager. It also provides guidance on planning, sizing, installing, configuring, and operating each component. The document is intended as a reference for system administrators working with AIX Enterprise Edition.
This document provides an overview and instructions for installing and using IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, a suite of software products for managing disk subsystems and replication. It includes chapters on the Productivity Center overview, key concepts, and installing the Productivity Center suite. The document contains information on Common Information Model (CIM), Service Location Protocol (SLP), and installing prerequisite products like IBM Director.
This document is a study guide for the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager 4.2 certification. It explains the certification path and prerequisites, provides an overview of the Tivoli Management Framework and Tivoli Configuration Manager components and installation, and includes sample test questions and answers to help readers prepare for the certification exam.
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This document provides an overview of implementing the Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC). It discusses planning requirements such as the management software, managed devices, event sources, and rule policies. It then covers installing the required relational database management system (RDBMS), either Oracle or Sybase. Finally, it describes setting up the Tivoli Management Framework, installing the TEC software, configuring distributed monitoring and scripts, and deploying event adapters.
This document provides an overview and introduction to IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager V4.1. It discusses the key concepts of business service management and the architecture of Tivoli Business Service Manager. The document also covers installation, migration considerations, working with the Discovery Library toolkit, and operational aspects of Tivoli Business Service Manager V4.1.
This document is an IBM Tivoli Monitoring V5.1.1 Implementation Certification Study Guide. It explains how to prepare for, install, configure and operate IBM Tivoli Monitoring V5.1.1 in order to take Certification Test 593. It includes sample test questions and answers. The guide covers topics like prerequisite knowledge, planning an implementation, installation prerequisites, installing and configuring the IBM Tivoli Monitoring server.
The document is a guide for obtaining certification in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager V5.1. It discusses the IBM Professional Certification Program and the benefits of certification. It also provides details on the certification path and prerequisites for the Tivoli Provisioning Manager V5.1 Implementation certification, including recommended study resources such as courses and publications. The guide helps readers learn about and prepare for the certification test for Tivoli Provisioning Manager V5.1.
This document provides an overview of using IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager to deploy Rational products. It describes the key components and services of Tivoli Configuration Manager that are useful for deployment. It then provides step-by-step instructions for preparing Rational products, creating deployment packages, and deploying the packages to managed nodes using Tivoli Configuration Manager. The document is intended for IT professionals tasked with deploying Rational products in an enterprise environment.
Tivoli Personalized Services Manager 1.1 supports pervasive devices, creates personalized service environments, and provides self care. It introduces new features including web hosting, a portal toolkit, Radius support, DB2 database support, localization, an improved device manager, and integration with IBM's WebSphere Everyplace suite. The document provides an overview of Tivoli Personalized Services Manager and its features for subscriber authentication, access control, customer care, personalized services, integration with third party tools, and support for emerging Internet business models.
This document provides a summary of how to install and configure an IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager environment for managing pervasive devices. It includes instructions for installing software components like IBM DB2, WebSphere, Tivoli Configuration Manager and Tivoli Web Gateway on both AIX and Windows platforms. It also covers implementing security using IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business. Finally, it presents a case study on managing different device types like Nokia, Palm and PocketPC through tasks like software distribution, inventory collection etc. to demonstrate the full device management capabilities.
This document is a certification guide for IBM Tivoli Netcool/Impact V4.0. It discusses the IBM professional certification program and the test objectives for the Netcool/Impact V4.0 certification. It also provides an overview of planning, installing, configuring, developing policies, administering, and troubleshooting Netcool/Impact V4.0. The document includes chapters on the Netcool/Impact architecture, important concepts, installation, configuration of data sources, policies, logging and more. It aims to provide resources to help readers achieve Netcool/Impact and related certifications.
This document provides information about planning and deploying IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Data, including:
- An overview of the product, its features, architecture and supported levels
- Planning considerations for hardware, software, databases, user IDs and security
- Steps for installing the Agent Manager and other components on Windows and Linux
This document discusses managing an SOA environment with Tivoli products. It introduces SOA concepts and components. It describes several Tivoli products for SOA management, including ITCAM for SOA, ITCAM for WebSphere, ITCAM for Response Time Tracking, and OMEGAMON XE for Messaging. It covers basic and advanced SOA and Web services management tasks that can be performed with these products, such as monitoring, debugging performance, understanding calling patterns, and maintaining continuity with an enterprise service bus.
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This document provides an overview and instructions for installing and using IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, a suite of software products for managing disk subsystems and replication. It includes chapters on the Productivity Center overview, key concepts, and installing the Productivity Center suite. The document contains information on Common Information Model (CIM), Service Location Protocol (SLP), and installing prerequisite products like IBM Director.
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This document provides a proof of concept guide for installing and configuring IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.3. It includes information on system requirements, planning the installation, installing and configuring the Tivoli Storage Manager server and clients on Windows and UNIX (AIX) systems, and demonstration scenarios to test the backup, restore, archive, and management capabilities of Tivoli Storage Manager.
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This document provides an overview and planning guide for implementing an availability and performance monitoring solution based on IBM's Tivoli portfolio and following an ITIL-based management approach. It discusses key concepts in ITIL, availability management, and capacity management. It also introduces IBM's service management framework and blueprint. Additionally, it provides overviews of the various Tivoli products for resource monitoring, composite application management, event correlation, business service management, mainframe management, and process management. Finally, it includes sample scenarios for monitoring UNIX servers, web applications, networks, and a complex retail environment.
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This document provides an overview and guide for using Business Objects reporting tools with Tivoli Data Warehouse 1.2. It covers Business Objects products and platform, installing Business Objects desktop components, configuring Business Objects for Tivoli Data Warehouse, creating reports, advanced reporting and security features, and deploying reports. The document contains examples and step-by-step instructions for setting up Business Objects and generating simple to advanced reports on Tivoli Data Warehouse data.
This document provides an overview of planning and implementing Tivoli Data Warehouse Version 1.3. It discusses the key components of Tivoli Data Warehouse including the control center server, source databases, central data warehouse, data marts, warehouse agents, and Crystal Enterprise server. It also covers planning considerations such as hardware and software requirements, physical and logical design choices, database sizing, security, network traffic, and skills required. The document is intended as a guide for implementing and managing a Tivoli Data Warehouse.
This document provides an overview and instructions for installing and configuring the Tivoli Management Environment (TME) platform. It discusses planning the installation, installing TME software on UNIX and PC nodes, configuring the TME management regions and resources, creating administrators and policy regions, and diagnosing common installation issues. It also provides guidance on setting up backups and describes capabilities of the Tivoli/Courier deployment application for managing file packages.
This document provides an overview of firewalls and demilitarized zones (DMZs), and summarizes Tivoli Framework solutions for communicating across firewalls in a secure manner. It describes how Tivoli Framework 3.7.1 introduced single port bulk data transfer and endpoint upcall port consolidation to reduce open ports. The Firewall Solutions Toolbox further improves security with endpoint and gateway proxies, relays to cross multiple DMZs adhering to no direct routing, and supporting unidirectional communications. It also describes the event sink for collecting events from non-Tivoli sources.
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This document provides guidance on planning for and implementing large-scale instances of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere and Response Time Tracking. It covers topics such as sizing servers, deploying components, ensuring high availability, and performing maintenance. The goal is to help organizations successfully manage thousands of applications and transactions across distributed environments.
This document provides guidance on deploying IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for WebSphere (ITCAM for WebSphere). It includes sample code, installation instructions, and assistance with scope development for a services engagement with ITCAM for WebSphere. The document covers planning the engagement, demonstrating the key capabilities of ITCAM for WebSphere through a sample implementation, and implementing the full ITCAM for WebSphere solution. It also discusses complementary solutions that can be bundled with an ITCAM for WebSphere engagement.
This document provides guidance for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus V7.2 certification. It discusses the certification program and test objectives, and provides an overview of the installation, configuration, and customization processes for Netcool/OMNIbus. Key topics covered include planning the Netcool/OMNIbus architecture and components, installing and configuring various elements like the ObjectServer and gateways, and setting up security through roles, groups and users. The document aims to prepare readers for the certification exam by explaining the essential tasks and concepts relating to a Netcool/OMNIbus implementation.
This document provides a step-by-step guide for deploying IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express V4.1 for Software Distribution. It describes how to install and configure the server and clients. It also explains how to use the software distribution and inventory components to manage software packages, distribute software, and gather hardware/software inventory. The guide includes best practices for infrastructure planning, installation, configuration, and ongoing administration using the product's management console.
This document provides guidance on deploying IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Web Resources V6.2. It begins with an overview of the solution and its architecture. It then discusses planning the deployment, including required hardware, software, and typical environment sizes. The document also includes guidance on installing and configuring the various components as well as usage scenarios once deployed.
This document provides guidance on planning and deploying IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Web Resources V6.2 (ITCAM) to monitor Web application server performance. It discusses the ITCAM architecture and how it interconnects with J2EE and WebSphere data collectors. It also covers hardware and software prerequisites, typical deployment environments, and provides a sample project plan for setting up ITCAM with tasks such as environment preparation, software installation, and customizing the product.
The document is an integration guide for IBM Tivoli Service Request Manager V7.1. It covers integration best practices and architectures. It includes demonstration scenarios for integrating the Tivoli Service Request Manager with other products like event management solutions, other service desk solutions, IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator, and more. The guide explains the integration components, benefits, scenarios, and provides instructions for specific integrations.
The document is a certification guide that describes the certification process and prerequisites for IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.4. It provides sample test questions to help prepare for the certification exam. The guide includes information about the recommended resources for study such as courses and publications. It aims to enable readers to earn certification for their skills and expertise with Tivoli Workload Scheduler V8.4.
This document provides a deployment guide for IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager V7.1. It discusses planning the solution environment including hardware and software prerequisites. It also covers installing and configuring the product, including the database, server components, and data collection packs. Finally it demonstrates basic product usage through setting up accounting resources, running a data collection job, and generating reports. The document aims to help deploy and demonstrate the key capabilities of the IBM financial management solution.
This document provides guidance on using IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager to deploy Rational products. It describes the key components and features of Tivoli Configuration Manager that enable software distribution. It then outlines the steps to prepare Rational products for deployment including creating release areas, configuration files, and software packages. Finally, it explains how to create deployment profiles in Tivoli Configuration Manager and use them to install Rational packages on target systems.
This document provides best practices for planning and implementing large scale IBM Tivoli Monitoring environments. It discusses hardware sizing, scalability considerations, and performance optimization for the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server, Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, Tivoli Data Warehouse, and Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring agents. Firewall configuration and historical data collection are also addressed. The goal is to help customers deploy Tivoli Monitoring in a way that meets their monitoring needs as their environments grow to support thousands of devices and applications.
This document provides an overview of automated provisioning using IBM's Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator and Enterprise Workload Manager. It describes the key components of the provisioning solution including Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator, Enterprise Workload Manager, and Tivoli Provisioning Manager. It also outlines an example test environment used to demonstrate automated provisioning through the configuration of Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator, Enterprise Workload Manager, and their integration using the objective analyzer.
This document provides an integration guide for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, IBM Tivoli Network Manager, and IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager. It describes how to deploy these products together in a lab environment and integrate their data and user interfaces. Use cases for how the integrated system can be used for tasks like problem isolation, configuration rollbacks, and implementing new configuration standards are also presented.
This document provides an integration guide for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, IBM Tivoli Network Manager, and IBM Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager. It describes how to deploy these products together in a lab environment and integrate their data and user interfaces. Use cases for how the integrated system can be used for tasks like problem isolation, configuration rollback, and implementing new configuration standards are also presented.
The document provides guidance on installing and deploying IBM's Tivoli IT Asset Management portfolio of products. It discusses Tivoli Asset Management for IT, Tivoli License Compliance Manager, and Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS. The document guides readers through planning, installing middleware, installing the core products, configuring components, collecting data, and generating reports. The goal is to help organizations effectively manage their IT assets and software licenses.
The document provides guidance on installing and deploying IBM's Tivoli IT Asset Management portfolio of products. It discusses Tivoli Asset Management for IT, Tivoli License Compliance Manager, and Tivoli License Compliance Manager for z/OS. The document guides readers through planning, installing middleware, installing the core products, configuring components, collecting data, and generating reports. The goal is to help organizations effectively manage their IT assets and software licenses.
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The document describes adding a mobile coupons ("My Offers") feature to the IBMBank mobile application. It involves using the MobileFirst Platform Service Discovery wizard to generate an adapter for a SOAP web service, adding HTML/JS to display offer data from the service, and implementing local storage of selected offers using the JSON Store database. Key steps include discovering and testing the SOAP service, importing JS files, initializing JSON Store, modifying the app code to retrieve and save offers, and previewing the updated app.
This document provides instructions for a lab exercise on getting started with IBM MobileFirst Platform. It introduces the key concepts of MobileFirst Platform Studio and walks through steps to import a sample banking application project, examine the project structure, add an Android environment, and preview the application in the Mobile Browser Simulator and an Android device. It also demonstrates how to invoke backend services using adapters and view analytics data from the MobileFirst Operations Console. The document contains detailed steps, screenshots and explanations to help users learn fundamental MobileFirst Platform development tasks.
This document describes a lab exercise to demonstrate application management functions in IBM MobileFirst using the MobileFirst Operations Console. The lab will:
1. Deploy an initial version of an IBMBank mobile application to a MobileFirst Server.
2. Publish an updated version of the application to fix a bug, and test the "Direct Update" feature which pushes changes to client devices.
3. Configure application status notifications via the MobileFirst Operations Console and see them displayed on an Android emulator.
This document provides an overview of IBM MobileFirst Platform's operational analytics features. It describes how the analytics platform collects and analyzes data from mobile applications, servers, and devices to provide visibility into performance and usage. The analytics console contains various views and capabilities for searching logs, viewing charts and reports, and diagnosing issues. It summarizes the different data sources, events captured, and the client and server APIs used to log additional analytics data. The document then outlines the steps to access the analytics console and walk through its key pages and functionality.
This document provides instructions for using the MobileFirst Quality Assurance tool on Bluemix to perform sentiment analysis. It first gives a brief overview of MobileFirst Quality Assurance and its capabilities. It then outlines the steps to set up a Mobile Quality Assurance service instance on Bluemix and link it to an iOS app. Finally, it describes how to view the sentiment analysis results in production, including overall sentiment scores, attribute dashboards, comparison to other apps, and attribute trend statistics.
The document describes an exercise using IBM Mobile Quality Assurance (MQA) to test a mobile banking application and report bugs. Students will launch an Android emulator containing the instrumented app. They can test the app functionality and use MQA's in-app notification to report bugs found, such as a misspelled button label. MQA will capture screenshots which students can annotate to describe the issue. All bug reports are uploaded to MQA and viewed by instructors in Bluemix to share with the class. The goal is to introduce MQA's capabilities for mobile app testing and feedback.
This document provides guidance on migrating from IBM Service Level Reporter (SLR) to Tivoli Performance Reporter for OS/390. It describes the key differences between the two products and discusses different migration approaches. The bulk of the document consists of examples and step-by-step instructions for migrating different types of SLR data, including predefined SLR tables, user-defined tables, parameter tables, and reports. It also covers related tasks like setting purge conditions.
This document provides instructions for setting up and configuring IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On 8.1 in both single-server and clustered environments. It discusses installing and configuring the necessary software components like DB2, WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, and the IMS server. It also covers steps for configuration of these components as well as the IMS server for single sign-on functionality. The document is intended as a guide for carrying out an end-to-end installation and configuration of the IBM Tivoli Access Manager single sign-on solution.
ADSM is backup and recovery software that provides centralized management of backups. It includes components like backup clients, an administrative client, servers, and application clients. ADSM can back up and restore Windows NT systems and applications. It also enables disaster recovery through features like backing up to remote sites. Some common customer scenarios using ADSM include single server backup/recovery, adding additional NT servers, and separate onsite or remote ADSM servers with server-to-server communications.
This document provides an overview and insider's guide to IBM Tivoli Management Services Warehouse and Reporting. It discusses the architecture and internals of Tivoli Data Warehouse, best practices for deployment configurations, and step-by-step instructions for configuring various components like the Warehouse Proxy and Summarization and Pruning agent. It also demonstrates how to integrate Tivoli Data Warehouse with other Tivoli products for reporting.
This document provides an overview of service level management and describes how IBM Tivoli products can be used to implement it. It discusses the benefits of service level management, best practices for planning and executing an implementation, and the roles of key IBM Tivoli tools in areas like monitoring, reporting, and maintaining service level agreements. The goal is to help IT organizations better measure and manage service delivery to business users.
This document provides guidance on deploying Windows Vista using Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment. It discusses why an organization might choose to deploy Vista and whether to upgrade existing systems or replace them. It then provides step-by-step instructions for creating unattended and cloning Windows Vista profiles, registering hosts with the Tivoli server, creating a deployment scheme, and deploying the Vista profile to target systems. The goal is to help IT specialists successfully manage the deployment of Vista within their organizations.
This document provides instructions and guidance on using Tivoli's Application Response Measurement (ARM) agents. It discusses installing and configuring the ARM server and client agents on various platforms, collecting and reporting response time data, setting thresholds to monitor applications, and programming with the ARM API. The document is intended to help users set up an ARM environment and utilize ARM's monitoring capabilities within a Tivoli systems management framework.
This document provides guidance on migrating an existing IBM Encryption Key Manager (EKM) installation on z/OS to Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager for z/OS. There are several differences in how the two products manage encryption keys that must be taken into account during migration. The migration process involves moving the EKM configuration, keystore, drive information, and metadata into the TKLM environment. Proper permissions and preparations must be made before key data can be migrated from EKM to TKLM.
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UiPath integration with generative AI
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18. 1.1 Business case for IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
Distributed enterprises are no longer just using traditional systems for end users.
Enterprises are becoming more demanding and require faster and more diverse
deployment, change, and asset management in order to achieve their goals. It is
not uncommon for end users to have a desktop, laptop, pervasive device, and
cellular phone all at once, while e-businesses run at almost chaotic speed to
support their business objectives.
Tivoli Configuration Manager is the answer to helping businesses keep up with
demanding deployment and asset issues. Using the Tivoli Configuration
Manager Software Distribution module, companies can rapidly and efficiently
deploy complex mission-critical applications to multiple locations from a central
point. After systems have been deployed, the Inventory module enables users to
automatically scan for and collect hardware and software configuration
information from computer systems across their enterprise.
For example, using Tivoli Configuration Manager, sales information, such as
price lists, can be sent to the pervasive devices on demand, mobile users can
scan for hardware and software information of their laptops, while at the same
time downloading the Tivoli management agent (TMA), and targets for a
reference model can include an entire accounting department from an enterprise
directory. For speedier distributions, organizations can leverage multicast. A 20
MB distribution to 300 computers at a bandwidth of 500 kilobytes (KB)/second
can take, on average, 40 seconds to distribute to all the endpoints. Using
unicast, this would take, on average, 3.3 hours.
It is important to understand that all the features and enhancements tie together
to enable the environment more flexibility, efficiency, and faster deployment,
helping to cut costs and time.
1.2 IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager features
Using Tivoli Configuration Manager, you can:
Scan hardware and software to determine which enterprise assets are part of
your inventory.
Reduce the time and effort in installing and configuring your network
population by centralizing and automating the distribution of software across
your enterprise.
Automate and schedule network operations.
Monitor system and configuration changes.
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19. Manage the desired state of all elements of your network.
Manage your enterprise environment across firewalls.
Extend the scope of your managed network to include pervasive devices,
such as personal digital assistants (PDAs).
1.3 IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager components and
services
Tivoli Configuration Manager is an integrated software distribution and asset
management suite that consists of two main components, Software Distribution
and Inventory, and various services.
1.3.1 Software Distribution
Using the Software Distribution component, you can install, configure, and
update software remotely within your network, eliminating the need to update
software manually on numerous systems. You can:
Distribute client/server applications and applications for desktops, laptops,
and pervasive devices across multiplatform networks.
Update existing software with later versions.
Synchronize software on distributed systems.
1.3.2 Inventory
Using the Inventory component, you can gather and maintain up-to-date
inventory information in a distributed environment quickly, accurately, and easily.
This helps system administrators and accounting personnel manage complex,
distributed enterprises.
Administrators and accounting personnel can perform the following tasks:
Manage all enterprise systems centrally.
Determine the installed software base.
Confirm a software distribution.
Supplement and replace physical inventory function.
Assist in procurement planning.
Check software requirements.
Control assets.
For example, you can combine inventory and software distribution operations to
determine if any critical files are missing, and then reestablish the proper
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20. configuration. After creating and deploying management-ready applications, you
can continually maintain the desired state of your systems by synchronizing
applications and system configurations on an enterprise scale.
1.3.3 Activity Planner
Activity Planner is a deployment service that enables you to:
Define a group of activities to be submitted as an activity plan.
Submit or schedule the plan for running.
Monitor the plan while it runs.
Activities are tasks that can be scheduled to be performed on a set of targets at
specified times. Operations can include software distribution, inventory
operations, and Tivoli tasks.
Activities contained in a plan can have dependencies associated with them that
define circumstances under which the activity should be run. The running of the
operation defined in the activity is performed by the application to which the
operation belongs. The group of activities forms the activity plan.
Activity Planner is made up of two components, the Activity Plan Editor and the
Activity Plan Monitor.
Activity Plan Editor
You can use the Activity Plan Editor to:
Manage a group of activities, originating from different applications, as a
single activity from a single machine in the network.
Schedule the activity plan to run on a specific day and time, to repeat at
specific time intervals, or repeat indefinitely.
Schedule activities to run at specific time intervals during the week.
Set conditions on activities so that the execution of one activity is dependent
on the completion result of other activities.
Save activity plans in a database to resubmit them at any future time.
Figure 1-1 on page 5 shows the Activity Plan Editor.
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21. Figure 1-1 Activity Plan Editor
Activity Plan Monitor
You can use the Activity Plan Monitor to:
Submit activity plans to be run.
View all submitted activity plans along with their status, start time, and
completion time.
View the list of activities contained in the plan.
View a graphical representation of the plan in the Activity Plan Editor window.
For each activity, view the targets (gateways, depots) assigned to it.
Perform operations such as pause, cancel, and resume.
Restart an activity on an endpoint where the operation was unsuccessful.
Delete the status information of a plan from the activity plan database.
Launch the Distribution Status console to monitor and control software
distributions submitted using the Activity Planner.
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22. Figure 1-2 shows the Activity Plan Monitor.
Figure 1-2 Activity Plan Monitor
1.3.4 Change Manager
Change Manager (previously called Change Configuration Manager) is a
deployment service that, together with Activity Planner, supports software
distribution, inventory, and change management in a large network.
Activity Planner is a prerequisite of Change Manager. Change Manager works
with the Activity Plan Monitor to manage specified groups of users, workstations,
or devices as single subscribers. Subscribers can be users, groups of users,
endpoints, a profile manager, the results of a query, or pervasive devices.
Change Manager uses reference models, which contain an association of
configuration elements and subscribers, to simplify the management of your
network environment.
Figure 1-3 on page 7 shows the Change Manager.
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23. Figure 1-3 Change Manager
1.3.5 Web Gateway
The Web Gateway component supports the Resource Manager deployment
service and the Web Interface (Web UI) deployment service.
The Resource Manager deployment service extends the traditional three-tier
Tivoli environment to a forth tier, thus providing software distribution, inventory,
and management of pervasive devices such as the Palm Pilot, Pocket PC, and
Nokia Communicator. (See 1.3.6, “Resource Manager” on page 8.)
The Web Interface (Web UI) enables software distribution and inventory to be
initiated by users. By using the Web Interface, users can access a Web site and
install software on their own machine, or generate an inventory scan by
themselves. (See 1.3.7, “Web Interface” on page 8).
The Web Gateway component consists of two elements:
Web Gateway database
Web Gateway server code
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24. These elements are installed on an endpoint machine in the Tivoli environment.
The Web Gateway uses IBM WebSphere® technology and provides improved
security by leveraging Access Manager for authentication and the HTTPS
protocol for secure communications.
1.3.6 Resource Manager
A Tivoli management region is a three-tier architecture, including servers,
gateways, and endpoints, that is created using Tivoli Management Framework.
By using the Resource Manager deployment service, you can extend the Tivoli
region to a fourth tier, pervasive devices, such as PDAs.
Resource Manager is made up of two subcomponents: the Resource Manager,
which is installed on a Tivoli server; and the Resource Manager Gateway, which
is installed on a gateway that connects to an endpoint on which the Web
Gateway component has been installed.
You can use Resource Manager, together with the Software Distribution,
Inventory, and Web Gateway components, to perform the following operations:
Add or remove pervasive devices.
Provide access to devices for software distribution.
Provide access to devices for inventory operations.
Customize devices.
1.3.7 Web Interface
The Web Interface deployment service is a browser-based tool that enables
remote management operations to be initiated by users on machines that do not
have the Tivoli management agent installed. Figure 1-4 on page 9 shows the
Web Interface.
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25. Figure 1-4 Web Interface
1.3.8 Enterprise Directory Query Facility
The Enterprise Directory Query Facility is a deployment service that enables an
administrator to use information stored in enterprise directories inside a Tivoli
environment. The administrator can select a specific directory object, or
container of directory objects, as subscribers for a reference model or an activity
plan. The subscribers can then be targets for software distribution or inventory
scans.
The Enterprise Directory Query Facility enables you to access the information
contained in an enterprise directory server.
The Enterprise Directory Query Facility consists of directory query libraries and
directory queries. Directory query libraries reside in policy regions and are
created to contain directory queries. Directory queries enable you to find
information about the users or the workstations defined in the enterprise
directory server.
Enterprise Directory Query Facility supports the following LDAP products:
IBM SecureWay® Directory Server
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26. Active Directory for Windows 2000
Novell Directory Server for NetWare
Figure 1-5 shows the Enterprise Directory Query Facility.
New type of subscriber:
Directory User
Active Directory
LDAP
Figure 1-5 Enterprise Directory Query Facility
1.3.9 Data Moving
Data Moving is a Tivoli Configuration Manager component used to send,
retrieve, and delete data from endpoint to endpoint or managed node without
creating a software package.
1.3.10 Pristine Manager
Pristine Manager is a component of Tivoli Configuration Manager available with
Version 4.2.1. Pristine Manager enables Tivoli Configuration Manager to manage
machines that have no operating systems installed (bare-metal machines). It
does not perform the real pristine set-up; it leverages third-party products.
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27. Figure 1-6 on page 12 shows the relationship between the server, gateway,
endpoint, and pristine machines. The sequence of operations are:
1. From the Activity Planner/Change Manager console, define the server and
machine databases and create the operating system elements.
2. Create and synchronize the reference model to create the activity plan. The
reference model and activity plan are created with information stored on the
relational database management system (RDBMS) server. The plan that is
generated must be run from the Activity Plan Monitor. The activity plan
contains the pristine activity.
3. The Tivoli server distributes the pristine activity to the Remote Installation
Service/Automated Deployment Services server on the endpoint for each
pristine machine.
4. When a pristine machine boots, the Remote Installation Service/Automated
Deployment Services server installs the operating system and a Tivoli
management agent on that machine.
5. When the operating system and the Tivoli management agent have been
installed on the pristine machine, the pristine machine logs on to the Tivoli
gateway to notify the Tivoli server that the Pristine Manager has completed
the configuration of the pristine machine.
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28. Figure 1-6 Pristine Manager
1.4 Understanding the IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager evolution
This section provides guidelines to understand the evolution of the IBM Tivoli
Configuration Manager components. Understanding the product evolution will
enable us to validate what patches or enhancements are available in each major
release. Although this book’s primary focus is IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
V4.2.2, we review generic guidelines, best practices, and hints and tips while
using IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager Components V4.2.x as part of your
overall IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager deployment process.
As part of your IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager deployment, it is important to
understand how the product has evolved to validate what patches, fix packs, or
enhancements are available on the installation or upgrade you are about to
perform. Version upgrades are often called migrations. However, a move to a new
version of Tivoli Configuration Manager does involve new code levels, because
new features or enhancements are included. We recommend that you maintain
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29. both a test and a preproduction Tivoli Configuration Manager environment. Your
preproduction environment needs to replicate the current production Tivoli
Configuration Manager software installed, while your test environment can be
upgrade to later versions of Tivoli Configuration Manager.
1.4.1 A little bit of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager history
In 2000, the introduction of Tivoli Software Distribution V4.0 and Tivoli Inventory
V4.0 were based on the multiplexed distribution queuing mechanism. MDist 2
support for Software Distribution and Inventory Distribution control, Software
Package Editor, Inventory enhancements (such as schema redesign and
endpoint-initiated scans) were introduced with these versions.
In 2001, Tivoli Software Distribution V4.1 was released with the introduction of
the Activity Planner, Change and Configuration Manager, which supports
reference models (“desired state”), Data Moving Service, roaming/mobile
support, pristine tool, and Web User Interface enhancements. In addition, in
2002, both products, Tivoli Software Distribution V4.1 and Tivoli Inventory V4.0,
were marketed together as IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.1.
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2 was released in 2002. This version
provided major enhancement to the Activity Planner to be able to support
conditioning by targets and depots, tighter integration for Inventory and Software
Distribution components, Change Manager enhancements, such as command
line support, Web Gateway component, introduction to support Software
Distribution pull mechanism from a browser, pervasive device support (Software
Distribution and Inventory), and isolated inventory scans.
In 2003, IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.1 released a new component
called Pristine Manager to support pristine installations through preexecution
boot environment (PXE) protocol plus enhancements in the Inventory and
Software Distribution components (Software Package Editor, Data Moving,
Activity Planner, and Change Manager).
In 2004, IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.2 became available and
introduced enhancements in the Tivoli Web Gateway (redesign of reporting
results, Nokia 9500 device support), Activity Planner (checkpoint restart), and
Data Moving.
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.3 was released in 2005, introducing a
new component, patch management solution, and Nokia 9300 pervasive device
support.
Figure 1-7 on page 14 shows the historical background of Tivoli Configuration
Manager.
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30. 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
ITCM V4.2.1
Pristine Mgr (PXE, RIS, ADS)
Performance enhancements FP01
Software Distribution V4.0
IBM Configuration
CIM like powerfull packaging (SPB/SIE)
Manager V4.1 ITCM V4.2.1
Async delivery mechanism in Tivoli Additional enhancements
Management Framework (MDist 2) Marketing Inv 4.0 + SWD 4.1
FP02
Tivoli Managemnt Framework-based – RIM -
multiplatform support
Software Distribution V4.1
ITCM V4.2.2
Planner, CCM Reference Models, Enhancements in Web GW,
DataMoving, MSI, WebUI pull, mobile (Nokia 9500), Activity
Planner and Data Moving
ITCM V4.2
Inventory integration
Pervasive Devices (DMS) ITCM V4.2.3
Directory integration Native Patch Mgmt
WebUI thru DMS and Tivoli Nokia 9300 + 9500 support in
Application Manager Web GW
Pkg: rpm, installp, pkgadd, hp
Integrated installation (TII)
ITCM = IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
Figure 1-7 Tivoli Configuration Manager historical background
1.4.2 Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.x product-based releases
We now summarize the most recent levels of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
included on each release starting with IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.
You need to understand what features are provided on each version release and
the deployment path to be able to deploy a specific service. The Release Notes
of each Tivoli Configuration Manager Product version document the new features
and enhancements.
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2
In this section, we see that IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2 was built on
top of specific product levels of Software Distribution V4.1 and Inventory V4.0 or
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.1.
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31. Important: At the time that this book was written, the latest available fix pack
was IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2 Fix Pack 5. This fix pack
contains all fixes from prior IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2 fix packs
plus all fixes released as interim fixes. The list of components of Tivoli
Configuration Manager V4.2 Fix Pack 5 is:
4.2-INV-FP05 Inventory, Version 4.2
4.2-INVGW-FP05 Inventory Gateway, Version 4.2
4.2-DistributionSRV-FP05 Software Distribution, Version 4.2
4.2-SWDFR-FP05 Software Distribution, Version 4.2 (fr) French language
support
4.2-SWDGW-FP05 Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.2
4.2-SWDJPS-FP05 Software Package Editor, Version 4.2
4.2-SWDEP-FP05 Software Package Editor for Endpoints, Version 4.2
4.2-APM-FP05 Activity Planner, Version 4.2
4.2-CCM-FP05 Change Manager, Version 4.2
4.2-TRM-FP05 Resource Manager, Version 4.2
4.2-TRMGW-FP05 Resource Manager Gateway, Version 4.2
4.2-WEB-FP05 Web Interface, Version 4.2
4.2-DQY-FP05 Enterprise Directory Query Facility, Version 4.2
Inventory V4.2
The following patches on Tivoli Inventory, Version 4.0, have been incorporated
into the Inventory component of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2:
4.0-INV-0001 4.0-INV-0017
4.0-INV-0006 4.0-INV-0022
4.0-INV-0010 4.0-INV-0024
4.0-INV-0011 4.0-INV-FP02
4.0-INV-0012 4.0-INV-FP03
4.0-INV-0014
Tip: Tivoli Configuration Manager Inventory V4.2 schema was redesigned so
that you need to plan how to migrate your information from the Inventory V4.0
tables to new tables that are created in Inventory V4.2. In particular, the table
sd_cm_status from Inventory V4.0 changes its name to sd_inst in V4.2. This
table keeps the information of your Software Distribution catalogs (the
Inventory GUID stored in the field computer_sys_id, package name, package
version, and status for each machine).
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32. Software Distribution V4.2
The following patches on Tivoli Software Distribution, Version 4.1, have been
incorporated into the Software Distribution component of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager, Version 4.2:
4.1-COU-0001 4.1-COU-0032 4.1-COU-0071 4.1-COU-0127
4.1-COU-0002 4.1-COU-0033 4.1-COU-0078 4.1-COU-0128
4.1-COU-0005 4.1-COU-0034 4.1-COU-0079 4.1-COU-0138
4.1-COU-0006 4.1-COU-0035 4.1-COU-0080 4.1-COU-0139
4.1-COU-0007 4.1-COU-0037 4.1-COU-0096 4.1-COU-0151
4.1-COU-0008 4.1-COU-0045 4.1-COU-0097 4.1-COU-0152
4.1-COU-0011 4.1-COU-0046 4.1-COU-0104 4.1-COU-0153
4.1-COU-0016 4.1-COU-0063 4.1-COU-0105 4.1-COU-0154
4.1-COU-0019 4.1-COU-0064 4.1-COU-0107 4.1-COU-0161
4.1-COU-0020 4.1-COU-0065 4.1-COU-0108 4.1-COU-0162
4.1-COU-0023 4.1-COU-0066 4.1-COU-0117 4.1-COU-0163
4.1-COU-0024 4.1-COU-0068 4.1-COU-0118
4.1-COU-0030 4.1-COU-0069 4.1-COU-0119
4.1-COU-0031 4.1-COU-0070 4.1-COU-0120
Activity Planner V4.2
The following patches on the Activity Planner component of Tivoli Software
Distribution, Version 4.1, have been incorporated into the Activity Planner service
of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2:
4.1-COU-0003 4.1-COU-0073
4.1-COU-0004 4.1-COU-0083
4.1-COU-0012 4.1-COU-0108
4.1-COU-0013 4.1-COU-0109
4.1-COU-0025 4.1-COU-0121
4.1-COU-0026 4.1-COU-0122
4.1-COU-0041 4.1-COU-0155
4.1-COU-0042 4.1-COU-0156
4.1-COU-0072
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33. Change Manager V4.2
The following patches on the Change Configuration Manager component of Tivoli
Software Distribution, Version 4.1, have been incorporated into the Change
Manager service of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2:
4.1-COU-0014 4.1-COU-076 4.1-COU-0015 4.1-COU-077
4.1-COU-0028 4.1-COU-0123 4.1-COU-0029 4.1-COU-0124
4.1-COU-0043 4.1-COU-0157 4.1-COU-0044 4.1-COU-0158
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.1
Important: While this book was being written, Tivoli Configuration Manager
V4.2.1 Fix Pack FP03 was released, superseding all interim fixes and fix
packs released previously for Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.1 (FP01,
FP02, and F2P2). New features are supported with the release of this FP03,
such as the Pocket PC Device Agent to enable persistent install after a hard
reset or battery dies for the Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.1 Web Gateway
component, so users avoid performing a Windows logon during critical
distributions and defer time management for an end-user notification panel.
The list of components of Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.1 Fix Pack FP03
is:
4.2.1-INV-FP03 Inventory, Version 4.2.1
4.2,1-INVGW-FP03 Inventory Gateway, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-SWDSRV-FP03 Software Distribution, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-SWDFR-FP03 Software Distribution, Version 4.2.1 (fr) French
language support
4.2.1-SWDGW-FP03 Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-SWDJPS-FP03 Software Package Editor, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-SWDEP-FP03 Software Package Editor for Endpoints, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-APM-FP03 Activity Planner, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-CCM-FP03 Change Manager, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-TRM-FP03 Resource Manager, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-TRMGW-FP03 Resource Manager Gateway, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-WEB-FP03 Web Interface, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-PMSRV-FP03 Pristine Manager Server 4.2.1
4.2.1-PMGW-FP03 Pristine Manager Gateway, Version 4.2.1
4.2.1-DQY-FP03 Enterprise Directory Query Facility, Version 4.2.1
We now review the components of IBM Tivoli configuration Manager V4.2.1 that
were developed on top of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2 FP01 and
FP02.
Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager 17
34. Inventory V4.2.1
The following patch on Tivoli Inventory, Version 4.2, has been incorporated into
the Inventory component of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1:
4.2-INV-FP01 4.2-INVGW-FP01
Software Distribution V4.2.1
The following patches on Tivoli Software Distribution, Version 4.2, have been
incorporated into the Software Distribution component of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager, Version 4.2.1:
4.2-SWD-FP01 4.2-SWDSRV-FP02
4.2-SWDGW-FP01 4.2-SWDGW-FP02
4.2-SWDJPS-FP01 4.2-SWDJPS-FP02
Activity Planner V4.2.1
The following patch on the Activity Planner component of Tivoli Software
Distribution, Version 4.2, has been incorporated into the Activity Planner service
of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1:
4.2-APM-FP01 4.2-APM-FP02
Change Manager V4.2.1
The following patch on the Change Configuration Manager component of Tivoli
Software Distribution, Version 4.2, has been incorporated into the Change
Manager service of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1:
4.2-CCM-FP01 4.2-CCM-FP02
Resource Manager V4.2.1
The following patches on the Resource Manager component of Tivoli Software
Distribution, Version 4.2, have been incorporated into the Resource Manager
service of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1:
4.2-TRM-FP01 4.2-TRM-FP02
4.2-TRMGW-FP01 4.2-TRMGW-FP02
Web Interface V4.2.1
The following patch on the Web Interface component of Tivoli Software
Distribution, Version 4.2, has been incorporated into the Web Interface service of
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1:
4.2-WEB-FP01 4.2-WEB-FP02
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35. Enterprise Query Directory V4.2.1
The following patch on the Enterprise Directory Query component of Tivoli
Software Distribution, Version 4.2, has been incorporated into the Enterprise
Directory Query service of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1:
4.2-QDY-FP01 4.2-QDY-FP02
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.2
Important: At the time that this book was written, the latest available Interim
Fix was 4.2.2-SWD-0001, which included the following patches:
4.2.2-APM-0001 Activity Planner, Version 4.2.2
4.2.2-SWDSRV-0001 Software Distribution, Version 4.2.2
4.2.2-SWDGW-0001 Software Distribution Gateway, Version 4.2.2
4.2.2-SWDEP-0001 Software Distribution Endpoint, Version 4.2.2
We now review that IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.2 was built on top of
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.1 Fix Pack FP01.
Inventory
The follow patch on Tivoli Inventory, Version 4.2.1, has been incorporated into
the Inventory component of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.2:
4.2.1-INV-FP01 4.2.1-INVGW-FP01
Software Distribution
The following patches on Tivoli Software Distribution, Version 4.2.1, have been
incorporated into the Software Distribution component of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager, Version 4.2.2:
4.2.1-SWD-FP01 4.2.1-SWDSRV-FP01
4.2.1-SWDGW-FP01 4.2.1-SWDJPS-FP01
Activity Planner V4.2.2
The following patch on the Activity Planner service of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager, Version 4.2.1, has been incorporated into the Activity Planner service
of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.2:
4.2.1-APM-FP01
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36. Change Manager V4.2.2
The following patch on the Change Manager service of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager, Version 4.2.1, has been incorporated into the Change Manager service
of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.2:
4.2.1-CCM-FP01
Resource Manager V4.2.2
The following patch on the Resource Manager service of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager, Version 4.2.1, has been incorporated into the Resource Manager
service of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.2:
4.2.1-TRM-FP01
Web Interface V4.2.2
The following patch on the Web Interface service of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager, Version 4.2.1, has been incorporated into the Web Interface service of
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.2:
4.2.1-WEB-FP01
Enterprise Directory Query
The following patch on the Enterprise Directory Query service of IBM Tivoli
Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.1, has been incorporated into the Enterprise
Directory Query service of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.2:
4.2.1-QDY-FP01
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.3
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.3 was built on top of IBM Tivoli
Configuration Manager Version 4.2.2.
Software Distribution
The following patches on Tivoli Software Distribution, Version 4.2.2, have been
incorporated into the Software Distribution component of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager, Version 4.2.3:
4.2.2-SWDSRV-0001 4.2.2-SWDGW-0001
4.2.2-SWDEP-0001
Activity Planner
The following patch on the Activity Planner service of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager, Version 4.2.2, has been incorporated into the Activity Planner service
of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, Version 4.2.3:
4.2.2-APM-0001
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37. 1.4.3 Tivoli Configuration Manager releases evolution summary
Table 1-1 presents a summary of the IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.x
evolution in terms of fix packs and product releases.
Table 1-1 Tivoli Configuration Manager releases evolution summary
Tivoli Configuration Manager release built Tivoli Configuration
on top of Manager release
4.1 plus specific patches (as described in the 4.2
previous sections)
4.2 FP01 + enhancements + new features 4.2.1
4.2.1 FP01 + enhancements 4.2.2
4.2.2 -SWD-001 + new features 4.2.3
In Figure 1-8, we can see how IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager has evolved.
Note that Software Distribution V4.0 cannot be upgraded to Tivoli Configuration
Manager Software Distribution component V4.2 or later. You need to upgrade
first to Tivoli Software Distribution V4.1.
2002 2003 2004 2005
IBM Configuration
Manager V4.1 ITCM V4.2
Marketing Inv 4.0 + SWD 4.1 Additional Enhs FP05
ITCM V4.2 ITCM V4.2.1 ITCM V4.2.1
Additional Enhs FP02 Additional Enhs F2P2
Inventory integration
Pervasive Devices (DMS)
Directory integration
WebUI thru DMS and Tivoli ITCM V4.2.2
Access Manager Interim Fix 4.2.2 SWD-001
Pkg: rpm, installp, pkgadd, hp
Integrated installation (TII)
ITCM V4.2.1 = ITCM V4.2.3 =
ITCM V4.2 FP01 + ITCM V4.2.2 = ITCM V4.2.2 +
Enhancements + ITCM V4.2.1 FP01 Fix SWD-0001 +
ITCM = IBM Tivoli
New Features + Enhacenments New Features
Pristine Mgr (PXE, RIS, ADS) Enhancements in Web GW, (Nokia
Configuration Manager Native Patch Mgmt
Performance enhancements FP01 9500), Activity Planner and Data Nokia 9300 + 9500 support in
Moving Web GW
Figure 1-8 IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager releases and fix packs
1.4.4 Tivoli Management Framework
IBM Tivoli Management Framework is the software infrastructure for many Tivoli
management products. Tivoli Management Framework provides services that are
Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager 21
38. used by the installed Tivoli Enterprise™ products such as IBM Tivoli
Configuration Manager. Therefore, we also need to understand how to apply
Tivoli Management Framework fix packs or patches. We summarize the most
recent levels of Tivoli Management Framework required to deploy and install
each release of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager starting with Version 4.2.
Note: We recommend that you carefully read the Field Guide IBM Tivoli
Configuration Manager Upgrade, Version 4.2.1: Guidelines for a Smooth
Upgrade, where more scenarios and interoperability issues about Framework
upgrades are described, available at:
http://www.ibm.com/software/sysmgmt/products/support/Field_Guides.html
In the following sections, we review upgrades from Tivoli Management
Framework V3.7.1 and Tivoli Management Framework V4.1.
Tivoli Management Framework V4.1
In order to install IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2, you need to either
upgrade Tivoli Management Framework V3.7.1, or Tivoli Management
Framework rev. B to Tivoli Management Framework V4.1, or perform a fresh
installation of Tivoli Management Framework V4.1.
Tivoli Management Framework, Version 4.1, includes all Tivoli Management
Framework patches through 3.7.1-TMF-0075.
Important: At the time that this book was written, the latest fix pack available
was 4.1-TMF-FP04. Be aware that you also need to upgrade the Tivoli
Scalable Collection Service V4.1 to 4.1-CLL-FP01 and 4.1-CLL-0007 for the
Inventory Collectors Upgrade of Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2 Inventory
component.
Tivoli Management Framework V4.1.1
Tivoli Management Framework is required for IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
Versions 4.2.1, 4.2.2, and 4.2.3. Tivoli Management Framework, Version 4.1.1,
includes all Tivoli server, managed node, and gateway patches through
3.7.1-TMF-0117 and endpoint patches through 3.7.1-LCF-013 and 4.1-LCF-022.
Tivoli Management Framework, Version 3.7.1, can be upgraded to Tivoli
Management Framework, Version 4.1.1, using the Tivoli Management
Framework Upgrade Version 3.7 to Version 4.1.1 CD and Version 4.1 can be
upgraded to Tivoli Management Framework, Version 4.1.1, using the Tivoli
Management Framework Upgrade Version 4.1 to Version 4.1.1 CD. You can
perform new installations of Tivoli Management Framework, Version 4.1.1, using
the Tivoli Management Framework, Version 4.1.1 (1 of 2) CD.
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39. Important: At the time that this book was written, the latest patch available
was 4.1.1-TMF-0038, 4.1.1-TMF-0039, 4.1.1-TMF-0044. Note that you also
need to upgrade the Tivoli Scalable Collection Service V4.1.1 to
4.1.1-CLL-FP01 for the Inventory Collectors Upgrade of Tivoli Configuration
Manager V4.2.1 Inventory component. Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.1
Fix Pack FP03 was tested on top of the 4.1.1-TMF-0039 and 4.1.1-TMF-0044
patches.
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40. 24 Deployment Guide Series: IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
42. Uninstallation of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager
Architectural considerations for Tivoli regions
Backup strategies
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43. 2.1 Expertise required
Installing Tivoli Configuration Manager requires expertise on several areas. In
this section, we describe some of the general expertise required to do the tasks
listed. We take each phase of the installation down to the operating system level.
In most of the cases, it is not necessary for one person to have all the expertise,
but if the person designated as the Tivoli administrator possesses some
knowledge of these different products, it will be easier to deploy and maintain the
product.
It is not unusual to have different people with expertise in these technologies all
working together. The workload of the Tivoli administrator will be significantly
more than the workload of, for example, the DB2® administrator in most cases.
2.1.1 DB2 administrator
The DB2 administrator must possess an understanding of how databases work
and preferably with the IBM DB2 product. If there is a database administrator in
the organization, they need to possess the needed knowledge to perform most of
the work to be done with the DB2 database. A thorough knowledge of DB2 is not
needed in most instances, but will greatly enhance the Tivoli Configuration
Manager experience.
2.1.2 Operating systems administrator
The UNIX administrator should possess advanced knowledge of administering a
UNIX server. The UNIX administrator will be called upon at times to upgrade the
operating system software and any other software that is resident on the server.
The UNIX administrator must also be able to add and delete users and be able to
change permissions on directories. There is also a need to be able to do some
debugging at the operating system level and a need to know about TCP/IP,
networks, Domain Name System (DNS), host files, file systems, cron jobs, ports,
adding additional space for a growing processes, and any other assignments that
a UNIX administrator would do in the normal course of business.
The Microsoft Windows administrator should possess the advanced knowledge
of administering Microsoft Windows computers, both server classes, such as
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server servers or Microsoft Windows Server 2003
servers, and workstation classes such as Microsoft Windows XP. This
administrator will be called upon to keep the operating system software updated
and secure. The administrator must be able to give certain security rights to the
Tivoli administrator that will allow the software to operate normally.
Chapter 2. Installation planning 27
44. See Appendix A, “Microsoft security checklist” on page 351 for requirements
associated with users and password and security levels regarding the Windows
platform. This appendix also describes the requirements for Microsoft Windows
computers.
2.1.3 Network administrator
A good, stable network is essential for the operation of IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager. For this reason, you need to make sure that you have a network
administrator on the team implementing Tivoli Configuration Manager.
The use of Domain Name System (DNS) servers or the use of host files is
recommended for name resolution of Tivoli servers and managed nodes/gateway
communications. You can use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for
the endpoints. We do not recommend the use of host files for name resolution
between Tivoli management regions (TMRs) and managed nodes/gateways,
because it becomes a very large task to keep these files updated all the time. We
recommend the use of DNS, because there is a central repository where this
information is kept and it can be changed easily (the ability to change the host file
on every computer is a daunting task at best).
The computers must be able to resolve name and IP addresses in a two-way
configuration. Tivoli Configuration Manager can successfully run in environments
where network address translation (NAT) protocol is implemented. In addition,
Tivoli Firewall Toolkit is available for “tunneling” through firewalls. Tivoli
Configuration Manager also employs the Bulk Data Transfer (BDT) protocol,
which enables all the Tivoli network traffic to be handled through ports 9401 and
9402.
Being able to quickly recognize a network communication problem will further
enhance your ability to administer your Tivoli management region more
effectively.
2.1.4 Other products expertise
You can integrate Tivoli Configuration Manager with many other IBM and
non-IBM products, but the following products are particularly important in terms
of integration (for example, WebSphere and Access Manager are prerequisites
for the Web User Interface components). If these products are used in the Tivoli
Configuration Manager deployment, the team implementing Tivoli Configuration
Manager should have expertise on these as well.
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45. LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) is used to store relatively static
information. “Write once use many times” describes the best use of LDAP. LDAP
is structured as a directory that is optimized for lookups. LDAP, when thought of
as a tree structure, is very useful in fulfilling the requirements for optimization.
Each entry in the LDAP tree has one or more object classes, and every object
class has attributes stored in name-value pairs. LDAP attributes, such as
cn=root, can also specify the type of operations that LDAP supports. An LDAP
schema can be relatively simple or moderately complex. In its most simple form,
it is just a linear list of users. Any entry can be located in the directory tree by
using the relative distinguished name or DN. This guide will use this form of
LDAP server.
For an example, if there are employees in the Tivoli deployment department that
need access rights, we would set up the department and distinguished names
(DN) as shown in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 LDAP table
Employee name DN in LDAP
Johnny Smith cn=Johnny Smith,ou=employee,dc=IBM,dc=com
Sally Jones cn=Sally Jones,ou=employee,dc=IBM,dc=com
Debra Winslow cn=Debra Winslow,ou=employee,dc=IBM,dc=com
Sam Rogers cn=Sam Rogers,ou=employee,dc=IBM,dc=com
Mary Lucinda cn=Mary Lucinda,ou=employee,dc=IBM,dc=com
Henry Thomas cn=Henry Thomas, ou=employee,dc=IBM,dc=com
As you can see, the LDAP is nothing more than a lookup server of names,
addresses, and other information that might be useful in the normal course of
business.
By setting up the LDAP server for use with Tivoli Configuration Manager V4.2.2,
the job of authenticating the user is now a little more secure and handled from a
central repository, rather than on each individual computer.
WebSphere
Tivoli Management Framework has the ability to be integrated with WebSphere.
IBM WebSphere is the leading software platform for on demand businesses. This
software family includes more than 150 products that can help businesses
become an On Demand Business, regardless of their industries.
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46. For Tivoli Configuration Manager, WebSphere technology is used for the Web
Gateway component.
Tivoli Data Warehouse
Tivoli Data Warehouse functionality complements the Tivoli Management
Framework. You can use Tivoli Data Warehouse to review historical information
using reports provided with the software or you can generate your own reports.
IBM Tivoli Access Manager
IBM Tivoli has three products that integrate with Access Manager: Access
Manger for e-business, Access Manager for Operating Systems, and Access
Manager for Business Integration. Access Manager started with a product called
Identity Manager and matured into the security product portfolio.
The total security solution is found with the integration of Access Manager and
Tivoli Configuration Manager.
2.2 Creating a deployment plan for Tivoli Configuration
Manager
Creating a deployment plan is essential to creating and installing a configuration
management environment. The basic considerations for creating a deployment
plan for a Tivoli environment are provided in Tivoli Management Framework:
Planning for Deployment Guide, GC32-0803. At a minimum, you need to gather
the following information before installing any software:
Base hardware and software requirements for Tivoli Management Framework
and IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager. This information is provided in Tivoli
Management Framework Release Notes, GI11-0890, and IBM Tivoli
Configuration Manager Release Notes, GI11-0926.
Whether the computer systems in your distributed network can support this
new software, whether these systems can be upgraded to meet your business
needs, or whether new systems need to be obtained.
Which IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager components to install on which
computer systems in your distributed network to support your business needs
and whether they have additional third-party software requirements. This
information is provided in IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager Release Notes,
GI11-0926, and Introducing IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager, GC23-4703.
For each system where you plan to install components of IBM Tivoli
Configuration Manager, also provide the following information:
Host name
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Available memory and available disk space
Which components of IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager to install
2.3 How to deploy Tivoli Configuration Manager
components
There are many software components included in Configuration Manager. When
you plan your deployment, you will decide which components you need and
where each component will be used in your Tivoli environment.
2.3.1 Distributed Tivoli Configuration Manager components
Certain Tivoli Configuration Manager components will be installed on either the
Tivoli server or managed node; some will be installed on both. Specific
components will be installed on gateway systems, while other components will
require installation on endpoints.
Of course, because the same system can be a Tivoli server, managed node,
gateway, and endpoint, all of the components can be installed on the Tivoli
server, with other selected components being installed on various managed
nodes and endpoints throughout your Tivoli environment.
2.3.2 Tivoli server configuration
Some components must be installed on the Tivoli server, even if you are not
planning to use these components on this system. IBM Tivoli Configuration
Manager Version 4.2.2: Planning and Installation Guide, GC23-4702,
enumerates the components that must be installed on the Tivoli server before
any other Tivoli Configuration Manager components can be installed on other
systems in the Tivoli environment.
Here are the Tivoli Configuration Manager components that must be installed on
the Tivoli server before deploying other components in your Tivoli environment
(of course, if you are not going to use the component in your Tivoli environment,
you do not need to install it on your Tivoli server):
Scalable Collection Service1 (patch)
Inventory
Software Distribution
Activity Planner
1
You must install the Scalable Collection Service patch before you install the Inventory component.
This patch is not required for the other components.
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Pristine Manager
Enterprise Directory Query Facility
Resource Manager
Web Infrastructure
2.3.3 Components for managed nodes
Here are the Tivoli Configuration Manager components that can be installed on
managed nodes.
Install these components on managed nodes if you plan on running an
administrative interface or CLI commands from the managed node (and in the
case of Software Distribution, on managed nodes that will be acting as source
hosts):
Scalable Collection Service2 (patch)
Inventory
Software Distribution
Activity Planner
Change Manager
2.3.4 Components for gateways
There are additional Tivoli Configuration Manager components that must be
installed on Tivoli gateways if they are to participate in inventory scans or
software distributions.
Install the Scalable Collection Service patch on each gateway that:
Connects to endpoints to be scanned by the Inventory component
Is a repeater that will act as a collector
Is a gateway that connects to the Web Gateway components
Install the Inventory Gateway component on each gateway that will:
Distribute Inventory profiles to endpoints
Recognize Inventory methods and download these methods to endpoints
Run methods to perform requested Inventory actions
Install the Software Distribution Gateway on each gateway that will:
Recognize Software Distribution methods and download these methods to
endpoints.
2
You must install the Scalable Collection Service patch before you install the Inventory component.
This patch is not required for the other components.
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