NOTE: This is an instructor-led online course. Do not make arrangements to travel. Please see the Student Machine Requirements section for the equipment required to participate in the lectures and hands-on labs.
Learn to install IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for Response Time Tracking and to enable transaction monitoring of composite applications. This will include installation of the primary IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking components, the management server, management agents and Store and Forward agents. Additionally, you will enable monitoring of actual user transaction experiences.
Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to accomplish the following:
Describe ITCAM for RTT and its role in monitoring composite applications.
Monitor and investigate transaction policy violations to identify the root causes.
Identify potential problems by analyzing historical performance and availability reports.
Course outline
Installation Overview
Infrastructure and Architecture
Communications Considerations
Implementer Tasks
Installing the Management Server
Introduction to Installing the Management Server
Installing DB2, WebSphere, and the Management Server In One Process
Installing the Management Server Using Existing DB2 and WebSphere Installations
Post-installation Tasks
Uninstalling Management Servers
Installing and Enabling Management Agents
Introduction to Installing and Enabling Management Agents
Installing the Store and Forward Agent
Installing Management Agents
Uninstalling Management Agents
Viewing and Configuring ITCAM for Response Time Tracking Logs
Introduction to Logging
Viewing Logs in the User Interface
Viewing Log Files Directly
Configuring Logging
Deploying IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking Monitors Overview
Introduction to Transaction Monitoring
The Management Server
The Management Agent
Monitoring Components
Monitors
Putting It All Together
Preparing for Monitoring
Basic Process for Setting Up Monitors
Things to Consider before Deploying Monitors
Performing Common Setup Tasks
Monitoring Applications with Synthetic Transactions from Robotic Scripts
Introduction to Robotic Script Monitoring
Creating and Uploading Rational Robot Scripts
Deploying the Generic Windows Monitoring Component
Deploying and Managing Generic Windows Robotic Monitors
Analyzing Transactions and Refining the Monitor
Monitoring Web Servers
Introduction to Web Server Monitoring
Confirming and Installing the Network Monitor Driver
Deploying the Web Response Monitor Monitoring Component
Performing a Web Response Monitor Discovery
Deploying and Managing Web Response Monitor Listening Monitors
Who will benefit from this course
This intermediate level course is for administrators of IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Response Time Tracking, such as application monitoring engineers, tools administrators, performance analysts, and system administrators.
Required skills/knowledge
Before attending this course you should have the following skills:
Working knowledge of basic operating systems
Experience administering operating systems
Working knowledge of IBM DB2 and IBM WebSphere Application Manager
Basic networking and Internet skills
To participate in both the lectures and labs for this course, your workstation must meet the following hardware requirements:
Minimum of 256 MB of memory
Windows 2000 or XP
Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
128-bit encryption
Versions of Internet Explorer prior to version 6.0 and Windows 2000 must have the High Encryption Packs installed
