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Subject: Re: [IBMVM] anyone running ILMT?
We run it on all of our platforms and do manual scans everywhere since
it provides more control than the scan groups. As far as z goes, we use
Operations Manager to kick off a few scans at a time so as not to bog
down the LPARs and we
We run it on all of our platforms and do manual scans everywhere since
it provides more control than the scan groups. As far as z goes, we use
Operations Manager to kick off a few scans at a time so as not to bog
down the LPARs and we only do it monthly.
The scripts also knows about which fil
: [IBMVM] anyone running ILMT?
I always hate it when someone answers my last question and blows off the first
:-)
Scott Rohling
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Marcy Cortes
wrote:
Here is one answer:
Q. What is the rationale behind installing the agent into "/var"?
Indications are
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> On Tuesday, 08/02/2011 at 03:43 EDT, David Boyes
> wrote:
> > > however there are tw
locations.
Marcy
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On Tuesday, 08/02/2011 at 03:43 EDT, David Boyes
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> > however there are two files that are
> > pl
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When I installed ILMT, the old ILMT was not available for download. It
was replaced by Tivoli Asset Disco
On Tuesday, 08/02/2011 at 03:43 EDT, David Boyes
wrote:
> > however there are two files that are
> > placed in /etc (tlmagent.ini and tlmlog.properties).
>
> Ditto here -- c'mon, IBM. /etc/tlm, not just dumping them in /etc.
The part of IBM that might react to that doesn't hang out here. If an
>
> Ditto here -- c'mon, IBM. /etc/tlm, not just dumping them in /etc.
>
Or /etc/opt/ibm/tlm/ ???
>From the FHS 2.3:
3.7.4. /etc/opt : Configuration files for /opt
3.7.4.1. Purpose
Host-specific configuration files for add-on application software packages
must be installed within the directory
> however there are two files that are
> placed in /etc (tlmagent.ini and tlmlog.properties).
Ditto here -- c'mon, IBM. /etc/tlm, not just dumping them in /etc.
trick Spinler
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Subject: Re: anyone running ILMT?
On 8/2/11 10:36 AM, Marcy Cortes wrote:
> Thanks Patrick and Bob!
>
> We also have a PMR open to clarify how to specify those parameters
about processors.
>
Would you
> Yes, it does seem like very odd install location (/var!) and will probably
> require us to add space to every server (grr). How can something that does
> so little take so much!
I'd apar that. There's no excuse for code in /var. Data maybe, but not code.
C'mon IBM. There's conventions for th
On 8/2/11 10:36 AM, Marcy Cortes wrote:
> Thanks Patrick and Bob!
>
> We also have a PMR open to clarify how to specify those parameters about
> processors.
>
Would you be kind enough to let me know what you hear back from IBM
about this, please?
> Yes, it does seem like very odd install locat
] anyone running ILMT?
Oh, one more thing. Since this product is yet another remotely
accessible agent with root priv (YARAAWRP), I'm taking care to install
it with a in-house generated SSL server cert, so that in theory at
least, it'll only take commands from that specific central serve
Oh, one more thing. Since this product is yet another remotely
accessible agent with root priv (YARAAWRP), I'm taking care to install
it with a in-house generated SSL server cert, so that in theory at
least, it'll only take commands from that specific central server.
-- Pat
On 08/02/2011 09:44 A
We're just deploying this now as well. A couple of things that I've
noted in addition to the manual config you mention:
*) The install docs _appear_ to claim that the agent needs to be
configured with the number of processors (IFLs and CPs) in the CEC, not
the LPAR. Seems really weird, and I'm a
, it
requires a lot of manual setup.
Bob
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That'
nis L
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>"Updating the number of processors on Linux390
>If the total number of processors or shared processors in your environment
>changes, you need to update this information &g
>"Updating the number of processors on Linux390
>If the total number of processors or shared processors in your environment
>changes, you need to update this information >for all agents influenced by
>this change. Otherwise, the system will display wrong information."
>You also have to tell it w
I'm a little afraid of this new agent :)
It's supposed to monitor IBM licenses of SW.
But apparently isn't smart enough to get what it needs out of /proc/sysinfo and
you have to tell it how many IFLs you have and whether they are shared.
And if you change the number of IFLs:
"Updating the numbe
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