G.1 Version compatibility of the system configuration

(1) When PFM - Manager is 10-50 or later

In a system configuration that uses PFM - Manager 10-50 or later, all versions of PFM - Agent and PFM - RM can be monitored. Note also that PFM - Web Console 09-00 or later is required as the monitoring console server. Not all versions of PFM - View can be connected.

If PFM - Manager and PFM - Agent or PFM - RM are installed on the same host, the version of PFM - Agent or PFM - RM must be 08-00 or later.

If you want to use the following functions, the required versions of Performance Management programs differ. For details about precise prerequisites for each function, see the description about the applicable function.

• Monitoring suspension function

  PFM - Web Console 10-50 or later is required as the monitoring console server. PFM - Base 10-50 or later is required on the monitoring agent host. PFM - Agent or PFM - RM must be version 10-00 or later.

• Synchronous execution controller for actions

  PFM - Base 10-50 or later is required on the monitoring agent host.

• Common account information function

  PFM - RM for Platform must be version 10-50 or later and the prerequisite program (PFM - Manager or PFM - Base) on the host installed with PFM - RM for Platform must also be version 10-50 or later.

• History collection priority function (function that prioritizes collection of historical data over display of real-time reports)

  PFM - Web Console 10-10-20 or later is required as the monitoring console server. PFM - Base 10-10-20 or later is required on the monitoring agent host. PFM - Agent or PFM - RM must be version 10-00 or later.

• Dispersion of the reconnection

  PFM - Base 10-10-20 or later is required on the monitoring agent host. PFM - Agent or PFM - RM must be version 10-00 or later.

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(2) When PFM - Manager is 10-10 or later

In a system configuration that uses PFM - Manager 10-10 or later, all versions of PFM - Agent and PFM - RM can be monitored. Note also that PFM - Web Console 09-00 or later is required as the monitoring console server. Not all versions of PFM - View can be connected.

If PFM - Manager and PFM - Agent or PFM - RM are installed on the same host, the version of PFM - Agent or PFM - RM must be 08-00 or later.

If you want to use the following functions, the required versions of Performance Management programs differ.

• When using two PFM - Manager hosts to monitor the same agents

  PFM - Web Console 10-10 or later is required as the monitoring console server. Monitoring agent hosts require PFM - Base 10-10 or later. In addition, the version of PFM - Agent or PFM - RM must be 10-00 or later.

• When using one alarm definition to monitor the instances of multiple records

  PFM - Web Console 10-10 or later is required as the monitoring console server. Monitoring agent hosts require PFM - Base 10-10 or later. In addition, the version of PFM - Agent or PFM - RM must be 10-00 or later.

• When making the restart of agents unnecessary after restoring a PFM - Manager host using backup data

  Monitoring agent hosts require PFM - Base 10-00-10 or later.

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(3) When PFM - Manager is 10-00 or later

In a system configurations that uses PFM - Manager 10-00 or later, all versions of PFM - Agent and PFM - RM can be monitored. Note also that PFM - Web Console 09-00 or later is required as the monitoring console server. Not all versions of PFM - View can be connected.

If PFM - Manager and PFM - Agent or PFM - RM are installed on the same host, the version of PFM - Agent or PFM - RM must be 08-00 or later.

If you want to use the following functions, the version of PFM - Agent or PFM - RM installed on the same host as PFM - Manager must be 10-00 or later:

• Linking with JP1/ITSLM

• IPv6 communication

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(4) When the PFM - Manager version is 10-00

In a system configuration that uses PFM - Manager 10-00, all versions of PFM - Agent and PFM - RM can be monitored. Note also that PFM - Web Console 08-00 or later^# is required as the monitoring console. Not all versions of PFM - View can be connected.

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When operating PFM - RM, see G.4 Version compatibility of system configurations when operating PFM - RM.

PFM - Manager 10-00 might issue agent events containing the following message texts:

• State change(Unconfirmed)

• State information

• State information(Unconfirmed)

If the access control function based on business groups is enabled in PFM - Manager, the PFM - Web Console version must be 10-00 or later. PFM - Manager cannot be connected from PFM - Web Console version 09-00 or earlier.

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(5) When the PFM - Manager version is 09-00

In a system configuration that uses PFM - Manager 09-00, all versions of PFM - Agent and PFM - RM can be monitored. Note also that PFM - Web Console 08-00 or later^# is required as a monitoring console. Not all versions of PFM - View can be connected.

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When operating PFM - RM, see G.4 Version compatibility of system configurations when operating PFM - RM.

In regards to agent events, events beginning with the message text KAV indicate the events issued when PFM - Base 09-00 or later is installed on an event-issuing agent host.

If you want to use the following functions, PFM - Web Console 09-00 or later must be installed on the same host as PFM - Manager or PFM - Base.

• Use the jpcspm command to start or stop the PFM - Web Console services

• Use the jpctool service list command to display the operating status of PFM - Web Console services

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(6) When PFM - Manager is 08-00 or later and 08-11 or earlier

For a system configuration using PFM - Manager 08-00 or later and 08-11 or earlier, you can monitor all versions of PFM - Agent. Additionally, 08-00 or later of PFM - Web Console or 07-00 of PFM - View is required as a monitoring console. PFM - View 06-70 or earlier cannot be connected. The version available depends on the function you want to use.

• PFM - View does not support the health check function. This function is supported by PFM - Web Console 08-11 or later. For details about the available versions, see the chapter in the Job Management Partner 1/Performance Management User's Guide that describes how to detect problems in Performance Management.

• PFM - View does not support the distribution of agent-specific properties as a batch. This function is supported by PFM - Web Console 08-11 or later.

• The functionality for binding multiple alarm tables is supported by PFM - Manager 09-00 or later and PFM - Web Console 09-00 or later. This function is also supported by PFM - Agent 08-00 or later, and PFM - Base 09-00 or later on the same host as PFM - Agent.

When PFM - Agent is used in a Linux environment where UTF-8 encoding is specified in the LANG environment variable, you can only use double-byte characters in the following items if the connection-target PFM - Manager for the PFM - Agent and the PFM - Base on the same host as the PFM - Agent are version 08-11 or later.

• Settings in alarm tables and alarm definitions

• Filter condition expressions included in report definitions

• Conditional expressions for field-level drilldown reports included in report definitions

• LOGIF conditional expressions for specifying the collection conditions for performance data

• Conditional expressions used by the ODBC driver to extract performance data

With version 08-00 of PFM - Manager or PFM - Base, use only 7-bit ASCII characters. Other characters might not display correctly in PFM - Web Console or PFM - View, or might cause the programs to not work correctly.

The following figure illustrates the system configuration that can be connected when PFM - Manager is 08-00 or later and 08-11 or earlier.

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(7) When PFM - Manager is 07-00 or 07-10

In a system configuration using 07-00 or 07-10 of PFM - Manager, 07-00 or earlier of PFM - Agent can be monitored. 08-00 or later of PFM - Agent cannot be monitored.

Additionally, 07-00 of PFM - View is required as a monitoring console. Version 07-00 or later of PFM - Manager cannot connect to 08-00 or later of PFM - Web Console.

The following figure shows the system configurations that can be connected when PFM - Manager is 07-00 or 07-10.

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(8) When PFM - Manager is 06-70

In a system configuration using 06-70 of PFM - Manager, only 06-70 of PFM - Agent can be monitored. Version 07-00 or later of PFM - Agent cannot be monitored.

Additionally, 07-00 or earlier of PFM - View is required. Version 06-70 or later of PFM - Manager cannot connect to 08-00 or later of PFM - Web Console.

The following figure shows the system configurations that can be connected when PFM - Manager is 06-70.

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