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one NIC exists. In either of these cases, to establish connectivity between the

monitoring server and agents, you must specify an additional variable when

configuring the monitoring server or agents. This variable is listed under the

Optional Primary Network Name option in the configuration windows or during

the installation. If the host of the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server has more than

one NIC, you need to configure an additional interface for each one.

Installing into a Network File System (NFS) environment

IBM supports installing IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.2 in NFS environments. Using

NFS, you can concentrate your software and data in a specific location,

minimizing maintenance, administrative overhead, and disk space. Although

using NFS to support multiple hosts simplifies the maintenance of installed IBM

Tivoli products, its use can impact performance. If you are installing into an NFS

environment, consider the administrative savings to the possible impact on the

performance of your network. Consider the number of hosts that share a single

installation directory, as well as the effects of network congestion and file system

performance on the overall response time of your IBM Tivoli products. NFS also

has some trade-offs in how you manage your environment. While you can have

your entire IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.2 in one place, there might be additional

configuration required to define the use of specific products or processes in your

installation directory, like how the product will work with the same configuration.

3.2 Installing and configuring IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.2

The following section describes the IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.2 installation and

configuration process.

Table 3-1 provides an overview of the steps required to install IBM Tivoli

Monitoring V6.2.

Table 3-1 Installation steps

Steps References

Install the hub Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring

Server.

3.2.1, “Installing/configuring the hub Tivoli

Enterprise Monitoring Server” on page 56

Install any remote monitoring servers. 3.2.2, “Installing and configuring the

remote monitoring server” on page 81

Install the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server. 3.2.3, “Installing the Tivoli Enterprise

Portal Server” on page 89

Install monitoring agents. 3.2.4, “Installing the monitoring agents” on

page 101