Manage agents

Use the agent console to connect to your domain and begin managing your agents. Find out how to control the level of automation associated with your agents, and easily respond to requests and track agent history.

The Intelligent Agents console for iSeries™ is a powerful management tool that allows you to work with your agents, and ensure that they are behaving in a manner that meets your expectations. To display the Intelligent Agents node in iSeries Navigator, select View > Intelligent Agents from the main menu.

Figure 1. Working with agents in iSeries Navigator
The Intelligent Agents node in Iseries Navigator is represented by a lightbulb icon in the left-hand main menu list view. The node is expanded and beneath it the current running agent platform is expanded to display several views that a user can select to work with agents: Current Requests, All Agents, Agents by Type, and Agents by System. The All Agents view is shown in the right-hand frame, and it displays 2 agents running on the console, 1 in a started state, and 1 in a stopped state.

After you set up your agent environment, you can begin working with the agent console by connecting to your host system (or systems) and creating an instance of an agent to run on that system. Use the console to start, stop, suspend, delete, respond to, and view history of the agents running on your system or systems. You can also use the console to set up limitations on what actions an agent can perform automatically and what actions require permission.