Installing and configuring the ITCAM for Apps 6.2.1: PeopleSoft Domain Agent on Linux / Unix

We are going to run through the installation and configuration of ITCAM for Apps 6.2.1: PeopleSoft Domain Agent on Linux and Unix systems. There are a lot of things to take into account when installing and configuring these agents. I have included a brief requirement list and some common things that are overlooked. That being said, lets get started!

If you need to refer back to the official installation document you can find it here.

Requirements for installation:

• Make sure that an ITM os agent is already installed.
• Make sure that you have a non-root user account that has proper permissions to the agent install folder.
• Root Access to the destination machine.
• A means of accessing the window manager on the destination machine.
• The PeopleSoft database project has been properly loaded into the PeopleSoft database here.
• The PeopleSoft domain agent and scheduler agent have a required environment to function properly. You can find the required items here.

Installation Steps

Step 1

[vc_single_image image=”2854″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”]Starting the installation

Navigate to your media on the destination system. The name of the installer that you run depends on the Host Operating System version that you are installing. For example if you are installing on a linux based system you will be running the ./setupLinux.bin command, and for Unix based systems ./setupUnix.sh. I have noticed that starting the executable has worked better for me when launching the installer from the command line. A window should pop up and now we are ready to begin our installation process.

Step 2

[vc_single_image image=”2855″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”]Click next to continue.[vc_single_image image=”2856″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”]Accept the agreement, and click next.

Step 4

[vc_single_image image=”2857″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”]In the input box that says: “Enter your Tivoli Monitoring installation directory” enter the path of your ITM installation directory (e.g. /opt/IBM/ITM). This would normally be the location where you installed the Operating System agent. Click next.[vc_single_image image=”2859″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”]This occurs if the destination path doesn’t exist, it should if you have installed ITM.

** Remember ** You must install ITM prior to installing this agent, it is required.

Step 5

[vc_single_image image=”2860″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”]Check the box that says PeopleSoft Enterprise (Domain). Click next.

Step 6

[vc_single_image image=”2861″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”]Click the box “Perform a local install of the solution on this machine”, then click next.

Step 7

[vc_single_image image=”2862″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”]Great! If you have made it this far, then you have successfully installed the Domain agent. Now that this is done, we need to configure the agent.

Configuration Steps

The following steps will describe the configuration of a PeopleSoft Domain Agent for a Peoplesoft system within our Blue Medora test lab. This example will by no means be an identical configuration to yours.

Note: this example assumes that a PeopleSoft Domain server has been successfully setup prior to installing and configuring the agent.

Step 1

To start the configuration navigate to the agent install path (e.g. /opt/IBM/ITM ). From there we want to go into the bin directory (EG. /opt/IBM/ITM/bin) and run the command “./itmcmd config -A p8”.

Step 2

Instance Name

After the configuration starts we will be asked the instance name for this configuration. This, of course, can be anything you want it to be. You will want to come up with a naming convention that you can easily remember. We use dmon01, dmon02, etc. for our Domain agent instances. Type in your instance name and press enter to continue.

Step 3

Application Server Domain Name

You can find this in your ps_home directory if you can’t remember how your domain was configured. There will be a directory within PS_HOME/appserv with the name of your Domain name.

Type in your domain name and hit enter to continue.

Step 4

Application Server Domain ID

In order to find this, navigate to your domain name folder as described above. There will be a file within this directory called “psappsrv.cfg”. Search for the string “Domain ID=” and you should be able to find the Domain ID. This is important to check because the Domain ID and Domain Name don’t always match in all cases.

Type in your Domain ID and hit enter to continue.

Step 5

Database Type

Select the database type that you will be using for your configuration. In our example we are using an Oracle database. Type in your database type based on the provided options and press enter to continue.

Step 6

Database Hostname

Note: This should be setup prior to the installation and configuration of the agent. If you are unsure of the hostname for your database please contact your network administrator to verify your configuration.

Enter your database hostname and press enter to continue (e.g. bmpsdb-oracle is ours).

Step 7

Database Instance Name

The next step requires that you know the database instance name. Again, if this is an unknown to you, please contact your network administrator.

Enter your database instance name and press enter to continue (eg: DH9848OR)

If you don’t know the database instance name it can be easily determined by looking at the top of the Domain’s psappsrv.cfg file. Search for DBName in that file.

Step 8

PeopleSoft Application Credentials

The next three steps will ask you to enter your PSAE credentials. By default the username / password provided are PS/PS. This, however, probably won’t be the case in your environment. Refer to the Loading the ITCAM for Apps 6.2.1: PeopleSoft database components into PeopleSoft blog post for the various options available for the PSAE username

Enter your PSAE credentials and hit enter to continue.

Step 9

Environment Setup

The next two steps will ask you for the location of your PeopleTools environment. Enter the proper paths to your PeopleTools environment.

PeopleTools base install directory (typically called PS_HOME)
(default is: ): /apps/psoft/hrms9
Fully qualified path for the Domain agent psappsrv.cfg file
(default is: ): /apps/psoft/hrms9/appserv/D100/psappsrv.cfg

Step 10

Connecting to your TEMS

The next step you will be connecting to the TEMS system. By default the host name of the agent machine will be present. Typically this is not what you want. In our example below, we are connecting to a TEMS with the hostname of tw3g7.

Will this agent connect to a TEMS? [1=YES, 2=NO] (Default is: 1): 1
TEMS Host Name (Default is: pr4g7): tw3g7

Step 11

Setting the working directory for the PSAE database query files

You must have read/write/execute permissions to this folder, and it can be any place that makes sense to you. This is where the PSAE temporary query calls are stored.

Working directory for the PSAE database query files (default is: ): /tmp

Step 12

Starting your newly configured agent

To start your image, navigate to your ITM directory ( e.g. /opt/IBM/ITM ). Go into the bin directory and execute the following command:

./itmcmd agent -o \<instname\> start p8

Where \<instname\> is the instance name that you configured for the agent. We set this in Step 2.

Example Configuration

[hrms9@pr4g7 CB0Z6EN.tar]$ itmcmd config -A p8
Agent configuration started...
Enter instance name (default is: ): dmon01
Edit "Monitoring Agent for PeopleSoft Domains" settings? [ 1=Yes,
2=No ] (default is: 1): 1
Edit 'Basic' settings? [ 1=Yes, 2=No ] (default is: 1): 1
Application Server Domain Name (default is: ): D100
Application Server Domain ID (default is: ): D100
Database Type [ 1=Microsoft SQL Server, 2=Oracle, 3=DB2 ] (default
is: ): 2 Database Server hostname (default is: ): bmpsdb-oracle
Database Name (default is: ): DH9848OR
PeopleSoft Application Engine (PSAE) user name (default is: ): PS
Enter Peoplesoft Application Engine (PSAE) password (default is: ):
Re-type : Peoplesoft Application Engine (PSAE) password (default is: ):
Peopletools base install directory (typically called PS_HOME) (default is: ): /apps/psoft/hrms9
Fully qualified path for Application Server config file
(psappsrv.cfg) (default is: ): /apps/psoft/hrms9/appserv
/D100/psappsrv.cfg
Working directory to place PSAE database query files (default is: ): /tmp
Data collection interval (in minutes) (default is: 10): 10
Maximum number of records to return (0 for unlimited) (default is: 0): 0
Logging Level of the agent [ 1=Debug, 2=Info, 3=Warn, 4=Error,
5=Fatal ] (default is: 3): 3
Will this agent connect to a TEMS? [1=YES, 2=NO] (Default is: 1): 1
TEMS Host Name (Default is: pr4g7): tw3g7
Network Protocol [ip, sna, ip.pipe or ip.spipe] (Default is: ip.pipe):
Now choose the next protocol number from one of these:
- ip
- sna -
ip.spipe
- 0 for none
Network Protocol 2 (Default is: 0): 0
IP.PIPE Port Number (Default is: 1918): 1918
Enter name of KDC_PARTITION (Default is: null): null
Configure connection for a secondary TEMS? [1=YES, 2=NO] (Default is: 2): 2
Enter Optional Primary Network Name or 0 for "none" (Default is: 0): 0
KCIIN2569E ERROR: You are not running as root, and rexec is not
enabled on this machine,
so your machine boot scripts cannot be updated automatically for
you. Please re-run this configuration session as root, or please manually run
/opt/IBM/ITM/bin/UpdateAutoRun.sh as rootAgent configuration
completed...

// The prior error can be fixed by running the following command
[hrms9@pr4g7 CB0Z6EN.tar]$ su -c '/opt/IBM/ITM/bin
/UpdateAutoRun.sh'That should complete the configuration of a PeopleSoft Domain agent monitoring instance. To find out for sure, start the agent using the following command (in our example dmon1 is the instance name):./itmcmd agent -o dmon1 start p8[vc_column width=”1/3″ el_class=”sidebar”][ultimatesocial_false align=”left” share_text=”Share: ” networks=”facebook, twitter, linkedin, reddit”]