Connecting the adapter for IBM Tivoli Monitoring to the Integration Service

The Integration Service enables communication between external monitoring systems and the adapter. In turn, the adapter sends data to the BMC TrueSight Infrastructure Management Server.

Use the following procedure to connect the adapter for IBM Tivoli Monitoring to the Integration Service.

Before you begin

Before you begin, verify that your environment satisfies the requirements listed in Prerequisites-of-adapter-for-IBM-Tivoli-Monitoring.

To connect to the Integration Service

1. In the Administration Console, select and right-click the Adapters folder, and select Import Monitor Types And Add Adapter > IBM Tivoli.

2. In the Import Monitor Types And Add Adapter dialog box, on the Configuration tab, specify the required information as detailed in the following table:
   
   Configuration tab for IBM Tivoli Monitoring adapter

   Input Fields	Description or action
   Instance Name	Type a unique instance name for the IBM Tivoli Monitoring adapter. Note that it is recommended to specify the fully qualified domain name as the device name instead of the IP address or the partial DNS name. This avoids the creation of a duplicate device. You can also select an item from the Insert Macro list to more easily identify the adapter instance. For example, enter an instance name and select IBM Tivoli Proxy Agent Hostname/IP to add the $(DNSIP) macro. The macro retrieves the value from the selected field and displays the value during run time.
   Source Agent	Select the name or IP address of the local agent on which the monitors are to be deployed.
   IBM Tivoli Monitoring Proxy Agent Hostname/IP	Type or select the name or IP address of the computer where the Integration Service is running.
   IBM Tivoli Monitoring Proxy Agent Port	Type the port on which the Integration Service runs. Default port is 3182.
   User Name and Password	Type the user name and password necessary to log on to the Integration Service.
   Skip Import	Select this option to skip importing monitor types. When you click Next, you can directly add application classes with previously imported monitor types. The option is disabled if no monitor types are imported. Note: If the Skip Import option is not selected, you can view and modify the agent configuration on the Integration Service, or import IBM Tivoli Monitoring monitor types from an existing configuration. See the following sections for details: Configuring an IBM Tivoli Monitoring environment on the Integration Service Importing-IBM-Tivoli-Monitoring-monitor-types If the Skip Import option is selected, you can directly add application classes with previously imported monitor types. For more information, see Importing IBM Tivoli Monitoring application classes and creating an adapter instance.

3. Select the Control tab and view or modify the statistics polling options, as detailed in the following table. When you finish, click Next.
   
   Control tab for IBM Tivoli Monitoring adapter

   Input Fields	Description
   Statistics Poll Interval	Select the time interval between successive statistical data polls from the Integration Service. The default time is 5 minutes.
   Statistics Poll Timeout	Select the timeout period for each statistical data poll. The default time is 2 minutes.