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Installing and Migrating PATROL for BEA WebLogic 2-11
Target Computers and Their Roles
The installation utility prompts you to select the roles performed by the
computer on which you are installing BMC Software products (the target
computer). Before beginning the installation process, review the
following definitions of the roles that are presented in the installation
utility and decide which of these roles is performed by each computer in
your environment.
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Console Systems (also referred to as console computers) host user
desktop applications such as consoles, user interfaces, viewers, and
browsers. Select this option if the computer to which you are
installing will perform any of the following roles:
— monitor, manage, and develop KMs on Unix by using a PATROL
Classic Console for Unix
— monitor, manage, and develop KMs on Windows by using a
PATROL Classic Console for Windows
•
Managed Systems (also referred to as agent computers) host software
that manages the resources on the computer, such as a PATROL
Agent, PATROL Knowledge Modules, and Service Reporting
Retrievers. Select this option if the computer to which you are
installing will perform any of the following roles:
— host a PATROL Agent 3.5
— host KMs and components that contain the knowledge that
PATROL uses to monitor the resources on this computer
• A
Common Services (new with PATROL 7.x architecture) computer
hosts services that are shared among managed systems and console
systems. You can install each of these common services on any
computer in the network. Select this option if the computer to which
you are installing will perform any of the following roles:
— host the PATROL Central Operator – Web Edition (PATROL 7.x
architecture) Web server
— host the PATROL Console Servers
— host the RTservers
