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This section includes the following topics:•    Defining

• Defining the server upon which the FocalPoint is to be installed

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• Sampling Alerts custom metrics from the monitored instance

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• Defining schema-specific configuration parameters

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• Defining the associated Precise for Storage

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• Monitoring ERP

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• Manually installing DB2 database schemas

Defining the server upon which the FocalPoint is to be installed

The default location for the FocalPoint installation, is on the same server as the Precise Framework. The General tab allows you to define a different server as the location for the FocalPoint installation.

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3.    Click the drop-down menu and select the server which the FocalPoint should be installed upon.

4.    Click OK.

Sampling Alerts custom metrics from the monitored instance

To enable sampling of Alerts custom metrics for this instance

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3.    Mark the box “Enable sampling of custom metrics for this instance”.

4.    Click OK. 

Defining schema specific configuration parameters

Use the Schema tab to define schema specific configuration parameters. Select from the following list of schema options for DB2 Tier schema storage properties.

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To browse for the appropriate folder, click the browse (...) button.

5.    Click OK.

Defining the associated Precise for Storage

Use the Storage tab to define the associated Precise for Storage. The DB2 Tier agents can map DB2 files to their underlying devices of a storage unit. If you use EMC storage units, you can select this option to get additional statistics from the storage array.

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NOTE    You can change the value of the SYMAPI database file name. To browse for the appropriate path and file name for EMC, click the browse (...) button.

4.    Click OK.

Monitoring ERP

Use the ERP Tab to define the SAP Interpoint.

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5.    In the “Connect to SAP using application server” textbox, enter the name of an application server in the SAP system which the SAP Interpoint can use to connect to the SAP system. 

6.    Enter the system number (a two-digit system number of the application server).

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NOTE    The SAP Interpoint uses this user to connect to the SAP system for retrieving system information. Verify that you are using an SAP user that you defined as part of the pre-installation tasks. For more information, see Pre-installation tasks on page 26. 

8.    Enter the password. The password should not be longer than 8 characters.

9.    Enter the name of the SAP system client that the user will use for the connection.

10.    Click OK.

Manually installing DB2 database schemas

The DB2 installation process automatically installs schemas on the DB2 Instance. This process must be performed for each DB2 database installed. If you install DB2 database schemas only, FocalPoint schemas do not need to be previously installed.

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