IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications

Version 7.2.1.2

Quick Start Guide (September 2016)

Use this guide to get started with a typical installation of Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications.

National Language Version: To obtain the Quick Start Guide in other languages, print the language-specific PDF from the installation media.

Product overview

The IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for Applications Version 7.2.1.2 offering is a package of component products that monitor and manage systems, application servers, and database servers; track availability and performance; and provide reports, in a browser-based graphical user interface, to track trends and troubleshoot problems. The user interface also offers expert advice on alerts and corrective actions. This offering is compatible with IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.3. Fix pack 6. For more detailed information, see the Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications Version 7.2.1.2 Knowledge Center (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JRN_7.2.1.2/com.ibm.itcama.doc_7.2.1.2/welcome_apps7212.html).

Step 1: Access the software and documentation

If you download your product from Passport Advantage®, follow the directions in the download document (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JRN_7.2.1.2/com.ibm.itcama.doc_7.2.1.2/downloaddoc/DownloadDocument_itcamforapplications7212.html.
This product offering includes the following monitoring software:
  • IBM SmartCloud® Application Performance Management UI V7.7
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for DB2® V7.1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for HTTP Servers V7.1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for J2EE V7.1.1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for Lotus® Domino® V6.2.1 Fix Pack 2
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for Lotus Sametime® V6.2.4
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for MySQL V7.2.1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for PeopleSoft Enterprise Application Domain V7.1.1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for PeopleSoft Enterprise Process Scheduler V7.1.1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for SAP Applications V7.1.1.1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for Siebel CRM V7.1.1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for SOA V7.2 Fix Pack 1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for Sybase ASE V6.2 Fix pack 1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for WebSphere® Applications V7.2
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for WebSphere DataPower® Appliance V7.1 Fix Pack 3
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for WebSphere Message Broker V7.3 Fix Pack 1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for WebSphere MQ V7.3 Fix Pack 1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Configuration Agent for WebSphere MQ V7.3 Fix Pack 1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Agent for WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition V7.0.1
  • IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager Extended Agent for Oracle Database V6.3.1 Fix Pack 2
  • IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.3 Fix Pack 6
  • IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Agent for NetApp Storage Version 7.2 Fix Pack 2
  • IBM Monitoring Agent for OpenStack V 7.5 Fix Pack 1
  • IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments Agent for VMware VI V7.2 Fix Pack 2

For complete documentation about the components, including installation instructions, see the product-specific information in the Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications Version 7.2.1.2 Knowledge Center (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JRN_7.2.1.2/com.ibm.itcama.doc_7.2.1.2/welcome_apps7212.html).

For information about which components to download and install, see the IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Applications: Offering Guide in the Knowledge Center.

Step 2: Evaluate the hardware and system configuration

See the Prerequisites topic in the Knowledge Center for a list of requirements for each component (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS3JRN_7.2.1.2/com.ibm.itcama.doc_7.2.1.2/prerequisites/apps7212_systemreqs.html)

Step 3: Review the installation architecture

The diagram illustrates the components to be installed: The Tivoli Enterprise Portal Client is at the bottom of the diagram. Above the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Client are three server components: 1) DB2, SQL, or Oracle with Tivoli Data Warehouse next to it, 2) the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server, and 3) the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server. Above the three server components are monitoring agents for the managed system: Sybase ASE agent, Oracle Database agent, Oracle Database Extended agent, Messaging agents, Application agents, Operating system agents, PeopleSoft agents, HTTP Server agent, WebSphere Application agent, J2EE agent, Virtual Environments agents, Lotus Domino agent, DB2 agent, WebSphere DataPower Appliance agent, and SOA agent.

Step 4: Install prerequisite software

Install Tivoli Monitoring V6.3 Fix Pack 6. See the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSTFXA_6.3.0.2/com.ibm.itm.doc_6.3fp2/install/itm_install.htm) for a list of required components. Also, see IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.3.0 Fix Pack 6 on Fix Pack Central.

Step 5: Install, configure, and start ITCAM for Applications

See the following publications for complete information:
  • Installation and Configuration Guide for the monitoring agent that you are installing
  • IBM Tivoli Monitoring Installation and Setup Guide
  • Software product compatibility reports (http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/prodguid/v1r0/clarity/index.html) for system requirements. Search for the Composite Application Manager for Applications product.

More information

For additional technical resources, see the following Knowledge Centers: