4.2.8 Points to note before installing PFM - Agent for Platform

Note the following points when installing and setting up Performance Management.

Organization of this subsection
(1) Notes on the registry
(2) Notes on environment variables
(3) Notes on installing and setting up multiple Performance Management programs on the same host
(4) Notes on version upgrade
(5) Other notes

(1) Notes on the registry

PFM - Agent for Platform can only be run on environments set up using the standard method provided by the OS. Despite the information provided by Microsoft technical support, if the OS environment is customized such as by using a registry editor to directly edit registry information, performance data might no longer be collected properly.

(2) Notes on environment variables

Because Performance Management uses JPC_HOSTNAME as an environment variable, do not set it as a user-specific environment variable, as this will prevent Performance Management from operating properly.

(3) Notes on installing and setting up multiple Performance Management programs on the same host

With Performance Management, you can install PFM - Manager, PFM - Web Console, and PFM - Agent on the same host. When doing so, note the following points:

(4) Notes on version upgrade

Note the following points when upgrading PFM - Agent from an older version to a newer one:

For details about upgrading, see the appendix in the Job Management Partner 1/Performance Management Planning and Configuration Guide.

(5) Other notes