IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics, Version 7.1.0.4
Tivoli Composite Application ManagerIBM

Version 7.1.0.4

Quick Start Guide

This guide is intended to get you started with a base configuration for IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics.

National Language Version: To obtain the Quick Start Guide in other languages, print the PDF from the Quick Start CD.

Product Overview

IBM® Tivoli® Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for Application Diagnostics enables IT operations and administrators to assure the availability and performance of critical business applications and services by comprehensively monitoring the health and performance of the underlying server resources. ITCAM for Application Diagnostics proactively alerts administrators of health and performance problems, provides real-time metrics for problem diagnosis, and collects historical metrics for reporting and capacity trending. The application includes three agents, one each for WebSphere®, J2EE, and HTTP Servers. For deep-dive diagnostics, ITCAM for Application Diagnostics provides a web-based diagnostic view through the Managing Sever that can be "launched in context" from the Tivoli Enterprise Portal for analyzing problems with application servers and applications.

Step 1: Access your software

If you download your product from Passport Advantage®, complete the following steps:

  1. Go to http://www-01.ibm.com/software/howtobuy/passportadvantage/pao_customers.htm
  2. Sign in to Passport Advantage.
  3. Download all the required parts for your operating system.
  4. Unpack each of the parts into a single temporary directory on your system.
  5. Follow the instructions in the Planning an Installation document and the Installation Guides to install the product.

Step 2: Evaluate your hardware and install prerequisites

For information about system requirements and prerequisites, see https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/tivolimonitoring/Prerequisites+for+ITCAM+for+Application+Diagnostics+7.1

Step 3: Review the base architecture

The following figure illustrates the base architecture of the ITCAM for Application Diagnostics software:

Step 4: Access your documentation

For complete documentation, including installation instructions, see the IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics Information Center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v24r1/topic/com.ibm.itcamfad.doc_7101/ic-homepage.html

Step 5: Install the product software

Before you begin installing ITCAM for Application Diagnostics, read IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Application Diagnostics: Planning an Installation. This document provides:

For comprehensive installation and configuration for the individual components, see the following publications:

More Information

For additional technical resources, see

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