Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction to network performance monitoring -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The automation blueprint -- 1.3 IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Network Performance -- 1.4 Redbook environment and scope -- 1.5 Document organization -- Chapter 2. Components and architecture -- 2.1 Components and functions -- 2.2 Web application -- 2.2.1 Web application structure -- 2.2.2 Web application user interface functions -- 2.2.3 Role-based security -- 2.2.4 Problem determination for Web application -- 2.3 Monitor functions -- 2.3.1 Process structure of the monitor -- 2.3.2 Files used by the monitor -- 2.3.3 Performance data sources -- 2.3.4 Setting options -- 2.3.5 Problem determination for the monitor -- 2.4 Communication and security -- 2.4.1 User authentication mechanism -- 2.4.2 Communication port usage -- 2.4.3 Certificates and authentication with SSL -- 2.4.4 Transport between DB2 and monitor -- 2.5 Database structure -- 2.5.1 Configuration tables -- 2.5.2 Measurement tables -- Chapter 3. Implementation scenarios -- 3.1 Implementation components -- 3.2 Implementation scenarios -- 3.2.1 Distributed servers environment -- 3.2.2 Pure z/OS environment -- 3.3 Scenario comparison -- 3.3.1 Distributed consideration -- 3.3.2 z/OS only consideration -- 3.3.3 Summary -- 3.4 Scenario implementation roadmap -- 3.5 User operation and roles -- Chapter 4. AIX Web application implementation -- 4.1 Web application on AIX overview -- 4.2 Preparing for the installation -- 4.2.1 File system space -- 4.2.2 Setting up the Java Messaging Service -- 4.2.3 User authority -- 4.2.4 Enabling DB2 password encryption -- 4.2.5 WebSphere access to DB2 -- 4.3 Web application implementation -- 4.3.1 Implementation steps overview.

4.3.2 Web application installation details -- 4.3.3 Setting up LDAP in z/OS -- 4.3.4 Configuring WebSphere Application Server for LDAP on z/OS -- 4.3.5 Verification of the distributed implementation -- 4.4 Some problems and their solutions -- 4.4.1 Problem with console users -- 4.4.2 LDAP user ID character constraint -- 4.4.3 Uninstallation from admin console -- 4.4.4 Set up the X-windows DISPLAY properties to enable graphics -- 4.4.5 LTPA key generation problem -- 4.4.6 Problem with SSL -- 4.5 Start and stop procedures -- 4.6 Backup and recovery -- 4.6.1 File system backup -- 4.6.2 DB2 database backup -- 4.6.3 DB2 database restore -- 4.6.4 File system restore -- Chapter 5. Mainframe Web application implementation -- 5.1 Scenario overview -- 5.2 Preparing for the implementation -- 5.2.1 Preparing HFS files -- 5.2.2 Preparing DB2 -- 5.2.3 Graphic package -- 5.2.4 Preparing WebSphere Application Server -- 5.3 Web application implementation -- 5.3.1 Installation procedure overview -- 5.3.2 Verification -- 5.4 Start and stop procedures -- 5.4.1 Start up the Web application -- 5.4.2 Shut down the Web application -- 5.5 Backup and recovery -- 5.5.1 Backup and restore of file systems -- 5.5.2 Backup and restore of DB2 database -- Chapter 6. Monitor implementation and operation -- 6.1 Monitor installation process -- 6.1.1 Before the installation -- 6.1.2 Preparing the system -- 6.1.3 Parameters for itmnp.properties -- 6.2 Some problems and their solutions -- 6.2.1 Missing Tivoli common directory -- 6.2.2 Setting APF authorized attribute -- 6.3 Start and stop procedures -- 6.4 Sample monitor configuration -- 6.5 Monitoring best practices -- 6.5.1 Monitored metrics -- 6.5.2 Monitoring configuration design -- 6.5.3 Monitoring information -- 6.5.4 Monitoring storage usage -- 6.5.5 Monitoring network interfaces -- Chapter 7. Discovery and alert interfaces.

7.1 NetView Integrated TCP/IP services component -- 7.1.1 Concepts -- 7.1.2 Configure NetView Integrated TCP/IP Services Component -- 7.1.3 Verification -- 7.2 Event integration with IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console -- 7.2.1 Customizing TEC rulebase -- 7.2.2 Configuring event forwarding -- 7.2.3 Sample event automation program -- 7.3 Event integration with IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS -- 7.3.1 Setting up Event Automation Service -- 7.3.2 Defining threshold and event generation -- 7.3.3 Automating NetView alert -- Chapter 8. Historical reporting -- 8.1 Tivoli Data Warehouse overview -- 8.2 Tivoli Data Warehouse setup -- 8.2.1 Installation for distributed data source -- 8.2.2 Installation for mainframe data source -- 8.3 Installation of the Warehouse Enablement Pack -- 8.3.1 Back up TWH databases -- 8.3.2 Warehouse Enablement Pack installation -- 8.4 ETL processing -- 8.4.1 ETL overview -- 8.4.2 Testing, scheduling, and promoting the ETLs -- 8.5 Sample reports -- 8.5.1 Configuring Crystal Enterprise -- 8.5.2 Available reports -- 8.5.3 Accessing the Crystal ePortfolio -- Appendix A. ITMNP configuration files and test programs -- AIX itmnp.properties -- z/OS itmnp.properties -- Sample server TSO REXX program -- Sample object REXX client program -- Appendix B. z/OS LDAP SDBM back end configuration files -- z/OS LDAP setup configuration file: ldap.profile -- z/OS LDAP configuration file: SLAPDCNF -- z/OS LDAP started procedure: LDAPSRV -- Appendix C. Tips collection -- WebSphere Application Server Version 5 -- Administration -- J2EE based application -- Startup and shutdown procedure -- DB2 Universal Database Version 8 -- Relational database system -- DB2 on z/OS systems -- DB2 on AIX or Window systems -- Differences between z/OS and distributed DB2 processing -- Important tables -- z/OS Communication Server TCP/IP -- IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS Version 5.

Alerts structure -- Automation support -- Event automation service -- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console Version 3.9 -- IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console structure -- IBM Tivoli Data Warehouse Version 1.2 -- Data warehouse concepts -- Warehouse enablement pack -- Appendix D. Underlying technology -- Light-weight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) -- eXtensible Markup Language (XML) -- Microsoft Excel for browsing XML files -- Certificates and encryption -- Secret Key Cryptography -- Public Key Cryptography -- Refinements on cryptographic techniques -- Secure Sockets Layer protocol -- The Record Layer -- The communication protocols -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.