To use services to monitor IBM AS/400 (Application System/400) servers, specific prerequisites must first be met.

• You configure these prerequisites once only for each Box.
• This is done in two steps:
  • Configure the SNMP protocol on the AS/400 host and on the Box
  • Configure the AS/400 host and the Box for the telnet collect and for using RPG and Java JTOpen/TCP APIs

Notes

• You must have access rights to the IBM AS/400 server to be able to configure the monitoring prerequisites.
• The configuration for the telnet collect and for using RPG and Java JTOpen/TCP APIs depends on the IBM-AS400 service templates. The procedure explains the configuration to be performed based on the templates used.

Procedure: How to configure IBM AS/400 monitoring prerequisites

Step 1: Enable communication between the AS/400 and the Box

1. Install option 12 Host Servers on the AS/400.

2. Enable the option.
 

Step 2: Configure the SNMP protocol

Step 2.a: Configure the SNMP on the AS/400 host

1. Open port UDP/161 on the Box for the AS/400.

2. Open all UDP ports on the AS/400 for the Box.

3. Configure the SNMP service.

• Log in to the server console.
• Run the command below in the configuration window.

• Select option 20 (Configure TCP/IP Applications).
• Select option 1 (SNMP).
• Select option 1 (Change SNMP attributes).
• Select option 2 (Work with Communities for SNMP).
  The SNMP service will start.

4. Check that the SNMP service is automatically started.

• Run the command below in the configuration window.

• Select option 20 (Configure TCP/IP Applications).
• Select option 1 (SNMP).
• Select option 1 (Change SNMP attributes).
• Run the command below.

Step 2.b: Configure the SNMP protocol on the Box

1. Open all UDP ports for traffic from the AS/400.

2. Search for the name of the Box local network interface.

• Log in via SSH on the Box.
• Run the command below.

3. Modify the iptables.sh configuration file.

• Open the file called /etc/init.d/iptables.sh.
• Add the rows below and replace <Box_local_interface_name> with the name of the Box local network interface.

• Run the command below to reload the Box firewall configuration.

4. Check that the configuration works correctly by running a discovery of the AS/400 host from the Box.

 See the detailed procedure
 

Step 3: Define the configuration for the telnet collect and for using RPG and Java JTOpen/TCP APIs

1. Open the following TCP communication ports on the Box for the AS/400 host: 8470, 8473, 8475, 8476, 449.

2. Define AS/400 user rights depending on the service template used.

Note: 

• The minimum rights of the AS/400 user must be identical to those of a local AS/400 user accessing data collected by the service template. The rights therefore depend on the service template used.

• You can apply the ready-to-use user configuration below.
  • User class: *SYSOPR

3. Configure the telnet collect on the Web app if you are using the service templates below.

Note: Telnet enables the direct running of commands on the AS/400 and the syntax analysis of results on the Box.

• Go to the Web app.
• Select Configuration > Services > List in the menu.
• Select the service.
• Enter the language of the AS/400 user in the OS language field.
           

4. Grant access to the JAVA API on the AS/400 host if you are using the service templates below.

5. Install a monitoring library (RPG) on the AS/400 host if you are using the service templates below.

Note: Contact the EasyVista Support team to obtain the relevant library information.

• Download the two SAVF files on the AS/400.
• Run the command below for each file to install the library.