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Before You Begin

Before you begin adding new monitored devices to DPOD, you can may backup the objects that the DPOD will alter during the configuration phase. objejct like , such as the XML management interface, the WS-M agent etc.,
For detailed information regarding IDG DPOD related objects backup and restore see : Backing up and Restoring DPODs IDG related configuration

Before you can add a new monitored device to DPOD, ensure to perform the following:

  1. Check routing and access from a monitored device:
    The DataPower Gateway needs to route packets to DPOD Agents through the desired interface. Validate through the DataPower's [control panel->Troubleshooting->TCP Connection Test]
  2. Log In To DPOD Web Console

Device Level Configuration

Add The Device In DPOD

  1.  On DPOD Inside DPOD's Web Console, navigate to Monitored Devices  [Manage->Devices->Monitored Devices] and click on “Add Device”
  2. Enter the information required. (Consult Device Management for details)
    Note that the device name must be identical to the System Identifier/Appliance Name of the DataPower Gateway as set in the IDG itself, and must meet the requirements detailed in http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21668456.



  3. Click “Add”
  4. DPOD will add the device. (Verify by locating the new device in the list of monitored devices)

Configure The New Monitored Device

  1. On Inside DPOD's Web Console, navigate to the devices list page [Manage->Devices->Monitored Devices]
  2. Click the name of the device you added in the previous step
  3. Click "Setup”s this do? how is this now 'configured'? are the following sections 'inside'?

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Consult System Parameters List for information regarding the time interval parameter.

Tip

This feature can be performed used at a service or domain level.

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Warning

This step will MODIFY SERVICES PROCESSING POLICY. You must test and verify the services are not affected by this change before setting this up on production environments.

Tip

This feature can be done on used at a service or domain level.

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  1. Navigate to the domain setup page  [Manage→ Devices→ Monitored Devices]
  2. Click the device name of the device
  3. Click the domain name of the domain
  4. Click "Setup”
     
Tip

Different domains may be redirected to different Syslog agents according to the architecture design. Also, you may choose to enable WS-M on specific domains only etc. If this is the case, follow the steps below to configure specific domains. Otherwise you may skip this section

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Under "Extended Transaction Setup for All Services", click "Setup Extended Transaction for all services” and wait until the action completes successfully.

Warning

This step will MODIFY SERVICES PROCESSING POLICY. You must test and verify the services are not affected by this change before setting this up on production environments.

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