Installing Rational Performance Tester Agent on z/OS (OS/390®)

You can install the Agent Controller for IBM® Rational® Performance Tester on the z/OS® operating system.

Uninstalling previous versions of Agent Controller

If you have a version of Agent Controller prior to 8.2, stop the agent and uninstall it before installing this version. You do not need to remove Agent Controller Version 8.2 or later.

Configuring the operating system environment

  1. Create the installation directory for Agent Controller. For example: mkdir /u/rpt/IBM/RAC.
  2. Set ASSIZEMAX=2147483647. This might require support from the system programmer.
  3. Add the following export commands to the .profile of the user ID that will be used to start Agent Controller:
    export RASERVER_HOME={install location}
    export LIBPATH=$LIBPATH:{install location}/lib:{path to java installation}/bin:
        {path to java installation}/bin/classic
    export PATH=$PATH:{install location}/bin:{path to java installation}/bin
    export _BPX_SHAREAS="NO"
    where install location is the full path to location where Rational Performance Tester is installed.
Note: After you set the environment variables, you can use the java -fullversion command to verify the Java™ version. Java version 1.6 or later is required.

Installing Agent Controller

The Rational Performance Tester agent includes Agent Controller and the data collection infrastructure.

  1. In a UNIX System Services shell, go to the directory where you will install Agent Controller. For best results, install Agent Controller in the /usr/lpp/ directory.
  2. Transfer the installation images ibmrac.os390.pax and tptpdc.os390.pax to the installation directory.
  3. Issue this command to extract Agent Controller files:
    pax -ppx -rvf ibmrac.os390.pax
  4. Issue this command to extract the test and performance tools (TPTP) Agent Controller files:
    pax -ppx -rvf tptpdc.os390.pax
  5. Make the Agent Controller shared object files program controlled by issuing this command in a UNIX System Services shell:
    extattr +p /usr/lpp/IBM/AgentController/lib/*.so
  6. Issue these commands to extract Agent Controller files:
    	pax -ppx -rf tptpdc.nl1.os390.pax
    	pax -ppx -rf tptpdc.nl2.os390.pax
  7. After you have installed Agent Controller, change the directory to the bin directory of the installation location, for example,/usr/lpp/IBM/AgentController/bin ; then run the setup script by typing:
    ./SetConfig.sh
  8. Follow the on-screen prompt to configure Agent Controller.

Starting and stopping Agent Controller on the z/OS (OS/390)

Uninstalling the Agent Controller for Rational Performance Tester on the z/OS (OS/390)


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