IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image

Version 7.7

Quick Start Guide

Learn how to get started with a typical installation of IBM SmartCloud® Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image.

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Product overview

IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image, Version 7.7 provides a robust application performance management solution in a pre-configured virtual image software appliance. Users can deploy the solution in their existing VMware® infrastructure. For more information, see the IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Information Center (http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v63r1/index.jsp).

Step 1: Access the software and documentation

This offering includes the following software, which is available in Passport Advantage® and as physical media:
  • The IBM Tivoli® Monitoring virtual machine image, which contains the following components:
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2 server components: Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server, Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, and Tivoli Enterprise Portal Web Client.
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2 agent components: Monitoring Agents for Linux OS and Agentless Monitoring for OS.
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2 OS agents depot for remote deployment
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2 Log File agents depot for remote deployment.
    • IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Version 7.7.0.1 agent depots for remote deployment, specific components of the following products:
      • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications Version 7.2.1.1
      • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Microsoft Applications Version 6.3.1.1
      • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions Version 7.4
      • IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtualization Environment Version 7.2.0.2
  • The IBM Tivoli Data Warehouse virtual machine image, which contains the following components:
    • IBM DB2® Enterprise Server Edition Version 10.1
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2 data warehouse components: IBM Tivoli Data Warehouse, IBM Tivoli Warehouse Proxy agent, and IBM Tivoli Summarization and Pruning agent.
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2, Monitoring Agent for Linux OS.
    • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for DB2 Version 7.1
    • IBM Tivoli Performance Analyzer Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
    • Tivoli Common Reporting Version 3.1.0.1
    • IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management UI Version 7.7.0.0.1
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Version 7.2.0.2 Dashboard, Reporting, and Capacity Planning
  • Agent installation images that are contained in separate packages:
    • Agent installation images for remote deployment: IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Version 7.2.0.2: NetApp Storage Agent, ITCAM Agents: Lotus® Domino® Version 6.2.1 and Sybase ASE Version 6.2, ITCAM for Microsoft Applications Version 6.3.1.1 Agents: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft Host Integration Server, and Microsoft Lync Server.
    • Full installation images for the following components:
      • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2: Monitoring Agent for IBM i OS
      • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2: Agent Builder
      • ITCAM for Microsoft Applications Version 6.3.1.1: .NET Data Collector
Documentation for these products is available in the following information centers:

Step 2: Evaluate the hardware and system configuration

For information about hardware and software requirements, see the Hardware requirements and Software requirements section of the IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image, Version 7.7 Installation and Deployment Guide. The installation and deployment guide is available in the IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Information Center (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v63r1/index.jsp).

Step 3: Install the software

Deployment of the Tivoli Data Warehouse and Tivoli Monitoring virtual machines follows VMware standard deployment processes. For more information, see the IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image Installation and Deployment Guide.

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