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Tivoli BSM Task Server (ASITaskServer)
This component is used to issue commands on the monitored resources. Two
types of commands are supported:
? z/OS command through Tivoli NetView for z/OS
? running a Tivoli Management Framework task
It invokes the send command using the tgmtask utility.
Typically, the task server running on the database server only holds the
connection to Tivoli NetView for z/OS through the NETCONV session. If you are
not managing any resources that belong to the z/OS, you may disable this
service.
The task server that is used for Tivoli Management Framework tasks runs on a
Tivoli Enterprise Console server together with the event enablement service.
This task server is installed using the Tivoli Management Framework winstall
command. The task server that runs a Tivoli Management Framework task must
be running under a Tivoli-authorized administrator user ID, and the machine must
be a managed node in a Tivoli Management Region (TMR).
Tivoli BSM Event Enablement (ASIEventEnablement)
This component is supposed to be used in the distributed components with the
Agent Listener service to handle Tivoli Enterprise Console events. The service
that is installed in the database server is
not used. You may want to disable this
service.
The event enablement process has to run on the same machine as the Tivoli
Enterprise Console to receive events from it.
Tivoli BSM MVS IP Listener (ASIMVSIPListenerSvc)
This process waits for the connection from z/OS. This IP-based listener is used
for bulk file transfers from z/OS. Specifically, it handles discovery of resources
that are sent using the program GTMAOPE0, typically by listening to port 1021. It
can handle character conversion and localization. More discussion on this
process is provided in Chapter 11, “z/OS data feeds and discovery” on page 347.
Tivoli BSM TSD Event Handler (ASITSDEventHandlerSvc)
This component is used for integration with problem management software,
typically Tivoli Service Desk. It processes problem ticket closure events that are
generated by the problem management product and applies them to the
appropriate IBM Tivoli Business Systems Manager information. More discussion
on problem management is given in Chapter 15, “Automatic problem ticketing” on
page 465.