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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Common, flexible and easy-to-use browser interface and customizable workspaces |
Quickly isolate and resolve potential performance problems, from multiple vantage points: Windows, Linux, Unix, databases, applications, SNMP and more |
Enhances the productivity of users and reduces training requirements, minimizes time sent hunting down causes of slow performance |
| Unified browser-based interface presents rich visualization of information across the enterprise from a single vantage point |
Easy to understand charts and tabular data track performance from a single pane of glass, customizable according to needs and preferences |
Equips operators to effectively manage performance across various components improving staff productivity and operational efficiencies |
| Lightweight architecture |
Fast time to value and reduced costs |
Deploys quickly, is easily managed and consumes fewer computing resources |
| Situation editor lets you easily define and maintain complex thresholds, situations, and alerts |
See detailed information about the triggered alert; Expert Advice suggests possible solutions based on industry best practices |
Designed to help eliminate false alarms and promote sharing of skills; complex alerts can be created by novices and experts without any scripting |
| Easy to use warehouse with advanced reporting capability |
Predict and more quickly resolve situations impacting availability |
Historical and real time reporting |
| Take Action helps resolve common problems |
Resolve complex system problems by taking corrective action; Implement resolutions automatically or select and apply manually if preferred |
No programming knowledge needed to define automation solutions or to set alerts. When an alert is triggered, the operator instantly knows which platform is causing the problem |
| Scalable architecture |
Robust systems management tool that can scale as your system grows more complex |
Handle problem resource closer to the source and cut network traffic |
Supported platforms
- AIX, HP-UX, Linux, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server
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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Built on top of IBM Tivoli Monitoring and ships with a comprehensive set of monitors and application-aware task libraries |
Integration of Siebel and SAP e-business Applications management with the Tivoli portfolio and delivery of out-of-the-box value |
Provides end-to-end management of the complete Siebel and mySAP environment and optimized use of resources |
| mySAP.com: Provides proactive and intelligent management as well as centralized discovery and monitoring of mySAP applications |
Generates immediate problem analysis paths to reduce problem resolution time. Simplified rollout as no local agent needs to be deployed in the initial phase |
Increases effectiveness of support functions. Improves service levels through consistent reporting. Enables non-intrusive rollout and maintenance of the application management architecture. |
| mySAP.com: Leverages the CCMS Monitoring Architecture, providing access to more than 300 metrics using standardized BAPIs |
Ensures consistent information representation and helps embedding mySAP applications in the overall management landscape |
Rapid integration of mySAP applications (including R/3 Enterprise) in the overall management landscape. |
| Siebel: Monitors the health and status of key components (Application Server, Gateway Name Server and Connection Broker) as well as components and tasks within Siebel server instances |
Increases performance and availability of Siebel eBusiness Applications |
Improves user satisfaction and productivity that translates to increased customer loyalty and revenue. |
| Siebel: Ability to execute Siebel commands from Tivoli console and run Siebel jobs on multiple systems in a secure manner |
Simplified, secure, centralized and cost effective management of the Siebel e-business Applications |
Optimizes use of CRM applications |
Supported platforms
- For specific supported platforms, please click here
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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Manages WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQ Integrator, WebSphere MQ Workflow and WebSphere Interchange Server as Business System Components |
Allows IT managers to understand the impact and relationship between WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQI, WebSphere MQ Workflow, and WebSphere Interchange Server and the business systems that utilize them |
Problem diagnosis, prioritization, and resolution |
| End-to-end management |
Provides a single console view of entire WebSphere MQ and WebSphere MQI network |
Permits management of entire Business Integration Infrastructure from a single tool, eliminating the need for manual integration of data from multiple tools |
| Manages the application "stack" |
Integrates management of the products with the management of network and system resources and the applications which rely on them for application connectivity |
Improves problem detection and reduces resolution time by providing critical visibility into how the OMEGAMON for Messaging components and other resources impact availability |
| Automation Management |
Pre-written rules based on IBM best practices automate the management of OMEGAMON for Messaging queue managers, channels, and queues by filtering and correlating events |
Improves problem-solving by automatically filtering, correlating, and reporting relevant and important alert information; Improves up time for business-critical applications |
| Scalable |
Leverages Tivoli's scalability to auto-discover, deploy, configure and manage thousands of WebSphere MQ objects |
Speeds deployment of WebSphere MQ networks by centralized tools for total WebSphere MQ management |
Supported platforms
- AIX, HP-UX, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 2000, z/OS
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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Provides monitors with pre-set thresholds and automatic corrective actions |
Provides automatic out-of-the-box value, especially for new customers that need guidance on the key metrics to be captured to ensure the health of their database. Allows routine tasks to be handled automatically and frees up senior IT staff and database administrators to focus on more complex issues |
Maximizes productivity and utilization of IT staff. Provides capability to proactively identify most critical and relevant performance issues and events |
| Provides one product with monitoring capability for DB2, Informix, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase databases through a single, centralized console |
Provides single product with a consistent architecture to manage multiple databases across different platforms |
Reduces training requirements on IT and database staff and provides a centralized view and control of IT resources, regardless of location |
| Provides historical and real-time reporting |
Provides ability to feed data to a central repository to track compliance and predict violations of service level agreements |
Provides trend analysis data to better plan and predict resource utilization |
| Easily integrates into an end-to-end management solution |
Integrates system management across IT disciplines |
Eliminates need for management of enterprise using disparate products from multiple vendors |
Supported platforms
- AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000
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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Centralized, Scalable Monitoring and Administration |
Ability to manage an entire environment from a single, centralized console regardless of scale or location. This also includes routine tasks such as starting and stopping servers |
Increases the effectiveness of IT organizations by leveraging the experience and knowledge in a central location regardless of the geographical distribution of the environment |
| Customizable Monitoring of Lotus Domino environments |
Enables administrators to add monitoring based on the unique needs of their environment. A complete list of metrics is available for building additional resource models |
Provides administrators flexibility to increase the sophistication of their management environment over time and as their needs change |
| Historical Reporting via Data Warehouse |
Data is captured and sent to the Tivoli Enterprise data warehouse. Predefined historical reports are provided and third party tools can extract data as required by the customer |
Provides a flexible repository for all monitoring data in the organization. This data can then be used for applications like service level management and capacity planning |
| Real-time Monitoring Health Console |
Enables administrators to get a quick snapshot of the health of the environment. Users can drill down to recent activity on individual metrics to identify the source of problem |
Gives the ability to quickly see the health of any resource. Allows IT to do more with less--anything can be tracked as needed and problems are immediately prioritized |
Supported platforms
- AIX, HP-UX, Linux, OS/390, Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 2000, z/OS
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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Automated Best Practices |
Enables users to leverage pre-packaged system administration expertise, provided via predefined thresholds, persistence checking and recommended automated corrective actions |
Provides autonomic self-healing of Microsoft .NET resources out of the box, eliminating the need to perform extensive research and manual configuration of the solution |
| Workbench |
Enables users to leverage their own best practices knowledge to create new Resource Models with a simple wizard-driven solution |
Empowers users to easily expand monitoring capabilities beyond what is provided out of the box. Allows monitoring of custom applications that follow industry standards |
| Health Console |
Enables users to view both real-time and recent historical data for any server via a web browser or Java-based graphical user interface |
Checks the health of critical resources and the status of automated best practices deployed in the environment with a scalable, intuitive graphical user interface |
Supported platforms
- Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server
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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Efficient collection of z/OS TCP/IP exploiting new z/OS Communications Server Network Management Interface |
Allows monitoring of thousands of TCP/IP connections |
Enables drastic improvement over querying for data using netstat commands and SNMP MIB data collection |
| Performance data from all of the monitored systems is stored in a central DB2 database |
Data is managed in one repository |
Data from all of the managed systems is displayed on one user interface and reports can include data from all of the managed systems |
| Real-time graphing of the z/OS TCP/IP performance indicators |
Enables visual graph of connection rates, retransmission, packets in error, memory utilization, etc. |
Allows z/OS operations staff to easily understand how TCP/IP behavior on their monitored critical systems is affecting application performance |
| Integrated historical reporting via the Tivoli Data Warehouse |
Provides access to historical trending data |
Historical data can be used for capacity planning and workload management |
| Monitor the performance of the z/OS TCP/IP resources and connections in your network from a role-based Web interface |
Operators have access to data that they need to monitor network performance |
Data can be sorted, filtered, and column ordered to focus on specific systems, connections or resources |
| Provides a Web-based user interface to aid in configuration |
Enables the system programmer to quickly and easily configure Tivoli Monitoring for Network Performance |
Provides configuration wizards, fastpath configuration, IBM-supplied values for initial setup, and more |
| Tivoli Monitoring for Network Performance continues to include NetView Performance Monitor |
Provides "two-in-a-box" packaging |
Provides network performance coverage for both TCP/IP and SNA networks |
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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Executes synthetic transactions from multiple locations |
Proactively monitors transaction availability |
Improves availability and performance of critical e-business transactions |
| Non-intrusive customer experience measurement |
Monitors and measures customers' experiences without installing intrusive client agent software |
Maintains customer productivity while proactively solving performance problems |
| Set thresholds on transaction response time |
Monitor performance compliance |
Prove transaction service level being delivered at the end user |
| See response time for each component |
Pinpoint source of problems |
Quickly isolate problem to improve IT staff productivity |
Supported platforms
- AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000
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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Automated best practices |
Pre-configured and customizable resource models automatically filter, correlate and report relevant and important alerts and take corrective action when needed |
Reduces the number of problems requiring manual intervention, enables the infrastructure to remain resilient, and helps IT departments solve critical issues correctly on the first try |
| Integration with IBM products |
Leverages other IBM Tivoli solutions to provide real-time and historical reporting, event correlation, and business impact analysis |
Enables proactive and cost-effective management of availability and service level resources for improved operations |
| Web Health Console |
Provides view to real-time system heath status for any server |
Enables users to proactively manage service delivery and prevent violations for higher availability |
Supported Operating Systems
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Features, advantages and benefits
| Features |
Advantages |
Benefits |
| Centralized, scalable monitoring and administration |
Ability to manage an entire environment from a single, centralized console regardless of scale or location, including routine tasks, such as starting and stopping servers |
Increases the effectiveness of IT organizations by leveraging the experience and knowledge in a central location, regardless of the geographical distribution of the environment |
| Best practice monitoring resource models |
Provides the most important performance metrics packaged for deployment, including predefined thresholds, persistence, intervals, and recommended corrective action |
Reduces the need for widespread, in-depth knowledge of J2EE technology and gives the systems administrator knowledge of experienced users and performance consultants |
| Customizable monitoring of all available data |
Allows administrators to add monitoring based on the unique needs of their environment |
Provides administrators flexibility to increase the sophistication of their management environment over time as needs change |
| Real-time monitoring health console |
Enables administrators to get a quick snapshot of the health of the environment and allows users a drill down to recent activity on individual metrics to identify the source of the problem |
Provides the ability to quickly see the health of any resource and allows IT to do more with less-anything can be tracked as needed and problems are immediately prioritized |
| Historical reporting via Tivoli Data Warehouse |
Captures performance data and sends it to a free data warehouse; provides historical reports and allows for third party tools to extract data as required by the customer |
Provides a flexible repository for all performance data in the organization allowing for it to be used for applications like service level management and capacity planning |
Supported platforms
- AIX, HP-UX, Linux, OS/390, OS/400, Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 2000, z/OS
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