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independently, without integrating the
information into the enterprise-wide
workspaces provided by OMEGAMON
DE.
OMEGAMON Monitoring Agent
The software process that probes a
managed z/OS system or subsystem
(such as CICS) for data. The monitoring
agent sends that monitoring information
back to the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring
Server and then on to the Tivoli
Enterprise Portal Server to be formatted
into table and chart views for display on
a Tivoli Enterprise Portal client.
OMEGAMON Tivoli Event Adapter
The OMEGAMON Tivoli Event Adapter
invokes the Event Integration Facility API
to synchronize IBM Tivoli Monitoring
events with the IBM Tivoli Enterprise
Console product. OTEA is a component of
the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server; it
forwards IBM Tivoli Monitoring events to
Tivoli Enterprise Console and maps them
to their corresponding Tivoli Enterprise
Console event classes based on the
situation name's suffix, either _Warning or
_Critical.
Integrating these products requires two
parts: a Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring
Server piece (included with IBM Tivoli
Monitoring version 6.1 and subsequent
releases) called the OMEGAMON Tivoli
Event Adapter, and a Tivoli Enterprise
Console piece called the Situation Update
Forwarder (SUF) that is installed on the
Tivoli Enterprise Console server.
Open Database Connectivity
A standard for accessing different
database systems using procedural,
non-object-based languages such as C.
The Query editor enables you to write
custom SQL queries for creating views
that retrieve data from ODBC-compliant
databases.
OTEA See OMEGAMON Tivoli Event Adapter.
PDS See Persistent Datastore.
PerfMon
See Performance Monitor
Performance Monitor (PerfMon)
The Windows Performance Monitor is an
SNMP-based performance-monitoring tool
for Windows environments. PerfMon
monitors network elements such as
computers, routers, and switches.
Persistent Datastore
A set of z/OS data sets where IBM Tivoli
Monitoring running on z/OS systems
stores historical monitoring data.
platform
The operating system upon which the
managed system is running, such as z/OS
or Linux. The Navigator's Physical
mapping places the platform level under
the Enterprise level.
policy A set of automated system processes that
can perform actions, schedule work for
users, or automate manual
tasks ,
frequently in response to events . Policies
are the IBM Tivoli Monitoring automation
tool; they comprise a series of automated
steps, called
activities , whose order of
execution you control.
In most cases, a policy links a Take Action
command to a situation that has turned
true. When started, the policy's workflow
progresses until all activities have been
completed or until the Tivoli Enterprise
Portal user manually stops the policy. You
can create both policies that fully
automate workflow strategies and those
that require user intervention. As with
situations, policies are distributed to the
managed systems you want to monitor
and to which you are sending commands.
private situation
A situation that is defined in an XML
“privateconfiguration” file for the local
Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Agent or
Tivoli System Monitor Agent and does
not interact with a Tivoli Enterprise
Monitoring Server. Events are viewed
through the Agent Service Interface or can
be sent as EIF events or SNMP alerts to a
receiver. See also situation.
product code
The three-letter code used by IBM Tivoli
Monitoring to identify the product
component. For example, the product
code for IBM Tivoli Monitoring for
WebSphere Application Server is KWE.
Properties editor
A multi-tabbed window for specifying the
properties of the individual views that
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