Before you can begin managing your agents with the Intelligent Agents console, you will need to configure your agents and agent services (the agent platform) to run on or across the systems in your environment. A secure environment requires Kerberos and additional platform configuration.
The iSeries™ Navigator Intelligent Agents console functions by connecting to an agent platform running on your system, or across a distributed network. The agent platform defines the agent pools (JVMs) that your agent services and agents will run in. Before you begin setting up your agent platform, you will need to determine your security preferences. A secure platform requires that you configure Kerberos. The following topics provide detailed steps for setting up your agent platform and configuring security: