IBM Tivoli Interview Question:

How to configure the Agent?

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Login as itmuser and go to /IBM/ITM/bin folder and run the below mentioned command-

NOTE: In the below command the product code ux stands for Unix types of OS that includes AIX, HP Unix,Sun Solaris ect., For linux servers lz should be entered in place of ux. The same product code will be applicable for starting or stopping the agent. For simplicity use ./cinfo –I command as mentioned above to get the exact product code.


bash-2.04$ ./itmcmd config -A ux
Agent configuration started...

Will this agent connect to a TEMS? [1=YES, 2=NO] (Default is: 1):
TEMS Host Name (Default is: <serverhostname>): IP

Network Protocol [ip, sna, ip.pipe or ip.spipe] (Default is: ip.pipe): ip.spipe

Now choose the next protocol number from one of these:
- ip
- sna
- ip.pipe
- 0 for none
Network Protocol 2 (Default is: ip.pipe): ip.pipe
Now choose the next protocol number from one of these:
- ip
- sna
- 0 for none
Network Protocol 3 (Default is: 0):
IP.PIPE Port Number (Default is: 1918):
Enter name of KDC_PARTITION (Default is: null):
IP.SPIPE Port Number (Default is: 3660):

Configure connection for a secondary TEMS? [1=YES, 2=NO] (Default is: 2):
Enter Optional Primary Network Name or 0 for "none" (Default is: 0):
Are you installing this product into a clustered environment [1=YES, 2=NO] (Default is: 2):

KCIIN2569E ERROR: You are not running as root, and rexec is not enabled on this machine,
so your machine boot scripts cannot be updated automatically for you. Please re-run
this configuration session as root, or please manually run /opt/IBM/ITM/bin/UpdateAutoRun.sh as rootAgent configuration completed...
bash-2.04$
Submitted by: Administrator