IBM Tivoli Monitoring System Edition For System P V6.1: Viraf Patel Americas Advanced Technical Support

IBM STG Technical Conference
IBM Tivoli Monitoring System Edition

for System p V6.1
v
Viraf Patel
Americas Advanced Technical Support
viraf@us.ibm.com
© 2007 IBM Corporation

Agenda
ITM SESP Overview

Requirements
Download and Installation
Client setup AIX, CEC and VIOS
TEMS, TEPS Navigation
Creating/Working with Workspace Views
Creating/Monitoring Situation
Reference Documentation
2 © 2007 IBM Corporation

ITMSE Overview
Provides monitoring of system health and availability

Graphical view of your System p and virtualization environment
No charge download with 1 year of non-renewable support
– Announced October 24, 2006
– Available December 15, 2006
Best Practice solutions for
– AIX
– VIO Server
Status and Threshold monitoring
– Predefined thresholds for alerts
– Predefined workspaces for monitoring
Expert Advice
Based on same technology as ITM V6.1 making upgrade seamless (for a fee)

ITM SE Requirements
AIX 5.3 TL5 SP4

– Technology Level 5 plus Service Pack 4
– http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/unixservers/aixfixes.html
VIOServer 1.3.0.1
– Fix Pack 8.1
– http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/vios/download/home.html
For TEMS/TEPS Server

– approx. 1GB disk space in rootvg
– plus approx 1.5GB for download/unpacking
SSH connection from LPAR to HMC
– For CEC and VIO Agents
– Requires openssl and openssh packages
– http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/download.html
Windows PC for TEP Console

ITM SE Package download
Files required on
AIX TEMS/TEPS
Server
File required on AIX
LPARS which are to
be monitored
Note: Additional products
required for the CEC Agent:
Files required openssl and openssh.
on PC
Note: Agent code for VIO
Server is included in the
FixPack 8.1 update.
Not required Read this first
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-itmsesp
ITM SE Infrastructure Components

AIX Server Windows
- TEMS & TEPS (itm.tems.rte and itm.teps.rte) - – Tivoli Enterprise Portal Client
Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server and
Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server – Console support files
DB2 - DB2 is only required on the system
that is running the servers.
AIX Client
– Tivoli Enterprise Management Server
(TEMS) – AIX Base Agent (itm.base.aix.agent) - runs
– Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server (TEPS) on AIX and gathers health, availability and
some basic performance data
– DB2
– Client support files – ITM Aix Agent CEC Base Agent
(itm.base.cec.agent) - runs on a designated
– Server Support Files
(itm.base.server_support) AIX partition, and gathers information from
the HMC or IVM
VIO Server SSL, SSH for CEC Agent
– VIOS Base Agent (itm.base.vios.agent) - runs HMC
on the VIOS. Included in the VIOS install
image – HMC Base Agent (itm.base.hmc.agent) –
VIOS 1.3.0.1-FP-8.1 Available 04/07

ITM System Edition for System p

ITM System Edition for System p Benefits
Provide System p management information under a consistent easy-to-use

portal
Customizable interface to view system and availability information
Determine issues quickly in complex virtualization environments
Spot performance trends and monitor resource utilizations
Monitor using best practice solutions

VIO Server Agent : Setup Tips
ITM_README.doc
– https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/preLogin.do?source=swg-
itmsesp
Enable SSH to HMC from VIOServer
– Instructions suggest adding the Public Key for VIOServer to the HMC
/home/hscroot/.ssh/authorized_keys2 file. But that would require “root” authority
on the HMC.
– Alternative:
oem_setup_env
/opt/IBM/ITM/aix513/pv/bin/key.pl
[ enter HMC hostname ]
[ select managed Server ]
exit
[ exit from oem_setup_env shell ]
cfgsvc
cfgsvc ITM_base –attr Restart_On_Reboot=TRUE HOSTNAME=<TEMS server>
[ requires HOSTNAME= < TEMS Server> ]

AIX Client setup
Verify agent is running “cinfo –r”

*********** Fri Jan 26 11:13:12 CST 2007 ******************
User : root Group: system bin sys security cron audit lp
Host name : kitty Installer Lvl:06.10.04.01
CandleHome: /opt/IBM/ITM
***********************************************************
Host Prod PID Owner Start ID ..Status
kitty p5 380974 root Jan None ..running
kitty pk 368724 root 0:00 None ..running
Start/Stop AIX Agent

– /opt/IBM/ITM/bin/CandleAgent start p5
– /opt/IBM/ITM/bin/CandleAgent stop p5

Product inventory `cinfo –i`

To confirm the components are loaded
*********** Fri Jan 19 19:40:51 CST 2007 ******************

User : root Group: system bin sys security cron audit lp
Host name : patel Installer Lvl:06.10.04.01
CandleHome: /opt/IBM/ITM
***********************************************************
...Product inventory
ax IBM Tivoli Monitoring Shared Libraries

aix513 Version: 06.10.04.01
aix516 Version: 06.10.04.01
aix533 Version: 06.10.04.01
cq Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server

aix533 Version: 06.10.04.01
cw Tivoli Enterprise Portal Browser Client

aix533 Version: 06.10.04.01
jr Tivoli Enterprise-supplied JRE

aix513 Version: 400 Rel: 100
aix516 Version: 400 Rel: 100

Product inventory `cinfo –i` contd

ms Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server
aix513 Version: 06.10.04.01
p5 IBM Tivoli Monitoring for AIX Base Agent

tms Version: 06.10.00.00
tps Version: 06.10.00.00
tpw Version: 06.10.00.00
pk Monitoring for CEC Base Agent

pv IBM Tivoli Monitoring for VIOS Base Agent

sh Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring SOAP Server

aix513 Version: 06.10.04.01
ui Tivoli Enterprise Services User Interface

aix513 Version: 06.10.04.01
aix516 Version: 06.10.04.01
aix533 Version: 06.10.04.01

Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services

Start
Default userid
`sysadmin`

Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services

Start
Select >
right click
TEP Portal
server

TEP Portal Windows Console

Attribute requiring
attention Open message logs Node Server Node
Enterprise
Types of
System
Types of
Agents
Navigation
items
Managed
systems

Enterprise view Attention indicator

AIX agent level view – warning
Select, right-
click > Take
action >
Create or
Edit
Insert
attributes

Error condition information

VIOS agent level view - information
Information alert
because of low
cpu utilization

Enterprise status open situations
Select time
span to
view open
situations
Specify time
span for
query

Enterprise Workspace - Managed Systems Status

Link to Agents operations log
Take action > Create

or edit

Enterprise > Workspace – Self-Monitoring Topology

CEC Agent – CEC Base Resource Inventory
% of CEC memory allocated

to lpar
Amount of memory allocated

to lpar
% of CEC CPU allocated to

lpar
Number of CPU’s allocated

to lpar

CEC Resource – CEC View

AIX Agent – System Inventory

AIX Agent – Top Resource Usage

AIX Agent – System Information > Workspace >> LPAR

Information when workload increases
170% utilization with
workload
800% utilization with

workload

AIX Agent – System Information > Workspace >> LPAR

Information when workload increases

VIOS Agent – System Inventory

VIOS Agent – Virtual IO Mappings > Workspace >

Storage Mappings

VIOS Agent – Virtual IO Mappings > Workspace >

Network Mappings

VIOS Agent – Top Resource Views

VIOS Agent – System Information > CPU Information

VIOS Agent – System Information > CPU Information

Graph

VIOS Agent – System Information > Memory

Information

VIOS Agent – System Information > LPAR Information

VIOS Agent – Storage Information > Workspace >

Volume Group Information


PhyVol and LogicalVol Information


Filesystems

VIOS Agent – Network Interfaces

Workspace View Generation
Select the base agent where the view is to

be created
Select “Pie Chart” ….”Bar Chart”…..etc
from the tool bar icons
Select the attributes available from the
predefined Attribute Group
Save workspace

Situation Monitoring > System Information > Situation

Editor
Right click to open new situation
Once situation name is created another window pops open
Here you define the attributes that you want to monitor by
selecting the correct attribute group and attributes
Sampling interval

Manage Situation
Right click and select Manage situations
Select the predefined situation
Right click and select edit situation
Define formula and

frequency of
monitoring
Select advance
and situation
persistence

Creating a new Situation using the view

Right click a view and select Situations
Name and describe the

situation you want to create
Select the attribute you want to

monitor from the attribute groups
Set the conditions and alert type
Advance situation
options

Event warning and event acknowledge
Identify right click to

acknowledge an event
Acknowledge event

History function in ITMSESP

Edit > History
Configuration from main
toolbar menu

System P Monitoring Capabilities w/ ITM SE for w/ ITM 6.2

System P
Topology Navigation X X
HMC, IVM, VIOS, CEC, LPARs, VIOS Server and Client, WPARs
Basic Availability Monitoring X X

HMC, IVM, VIOS, LPAR, WPAR Status
AIX and VIOS System Level CEC, LPAR, CPU, Memory Metrics
Advanced Availability Monitoring X
AIX and VIOS System Level: CEC, LPAR, CPU, Memory Metrics,
WLM, System Daemons, Processes, etc.
Basic Health X X
AIX and VIOS - CPU, Memory, LPAR
Advanced Health Monitor X
AIX and VIOS - CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network Thresholds, File System
Status, Paging Space, Status of Daemons and Services (i.e. NFS, http), Top
Resource Consumers, LPAR
Performance and Throughput Metrics X
AIX and VIOS Systems
Existing ITM Metrics (i.e. CPU, Memory, I/O, Network, File
System)
AIX PTX Metrics (i.e. CPU, Memory, LAN, TCP, UDP, IP , WLM,
Process, LPAR, Disk, I/O, LVM, Paging Space, IPC, NFS, CEC)
Customized VIOS and WPAR Metrics

Monitoring Capabilities w/ ITM SE for w/ ITM 6.2

System P
Universal Agent X
Access to BP Solution Catalog X
Summarization and Pruning Agent X
Warehouse Proxy Agent X
Unix Log File Agent X
“Other” OS Agents X
Scalability Single HUB TEMS X
Autonomic Function – standard event format (WEF), X X

standard manageability interfaces (WSDM), advanced
problem determination using LTA (fee agent)
TEC Integration (Send Events to TEC and TEC Console X X

Integration)

Monitoring Capabilities w/ ITM SE for w/ ITM 6.2

System P
Data Warehousing Only 24 hrs. Full TDW
Supported Platforms AIX All Supported

Platforms
TEPS DB X X
Can Add/Install Application Agents to ITM Infrastructure X
Workflows X
Cross-agent workspaces X
Take Action X X

Reference
Tivoli AIX Base Agent User’s Guide SC23-5238
Tivoli CEC Base Agent User’s Guide SC23-5239
Tivoli VIOS Base Agent User’s Guide SC23-5240
IBM Redbooks
– Getting Started with IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 on Distributed
Environments SG24-7143
– Deployment Guide Series: IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 SG24-7188
IBM InfoCenter

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IBM STG Technical Conference

IBM Tivoli Monitoring System Edition

© 2007 IBM Corporation

 ITM SESP Overview

2 © 2007 IBM Corporation

 Provides monitoring of system health and availability

3 © 2007 IBM Corporation

 AIX 5.3 TL5 SP4

 For TEMS/TEPS Server

 Windows PC for TEP Console

4 © 2007 IBM Corporation

ITM SE Package download

Not required Read this first

ITM SE Infrastructure Components

6 © 2007 IBM Corporation

ITM System Edition for System p

7 © 2007 IBM Corporation

ITM System Edition for System p Benefits

 Provide System p management information under a consistent easy-to-use

8 © 2007 IBM Corporation

VIO Server Agent : Setup Tips

9 © 2007 IBM Corporation

AIX Client setup

 Verify agent is running “cinfo –r”

 Start/Stop AIX Agent

10 © 2007 IBM Corporation

Product inventory `cinfo –i`

*********** Fri Jan 19 19:40:51 CST 2007 ******************

ax IBM Tivoli Monitoring Shared Libraries

cq Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server

cw Tivoli Enterprise Portal Browser Client

jr Tivoli Enterprise-supplied JRE

11 © 2007 IBM Corporation

Product inventory `cinfo –i` contd

p5 IBM Tivoli Monitoring for AIX Base Agent

pk Monitoring for CEC Base Agent

pv IBM Tivoli Monitoring for VIOS Base Agent

sh Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring SOAP Server

ui Tivoli Enterprise Services User Interface

12 © 2007 IBM Corporation

Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services

13 © 2007 IBM Corporation

Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Services

14 © 2007 IBM Corporation

TEP Portal Windows Console

15 © 2007 IBM Corporation

Enterprise view Attention indicator

16 © 2007 IBM Corporation

AIX agent level view – warning

17 © 2007 IBM Corporation

Error condition information

18 © 2007 IBM Corporation

VIOS agent level view - information

19 © 2007 IBM Corporation

Enterprise status open situations

20 © 2007 IBM Corporation

Enterprise Workspace - Managed Systems Status

Take action > Create

21 © 2007 IBM Corporation

Enterprise > Workspace – Self-Monitoring Topology

22 © 2007 IBM Corporation

CEC Agent – CEC Base Resource Inventory

% of CEC memory allocated

ITM SESP Overview

Provides monitoring of system health and availability

AIX 5.3 TL5 SP4

For TEMS/TEPS Server

Windows PC for TEP Console

Provide System p management information under a consistent easy-to-use

Verify agent is running “cinfo –r”

Start/Stop AIX Agent

* Fri Jan 19 19:40:51 CST 2007 ********

Select the base agent where the view is to