Gather PM iSeries performance data

You can use Management Central to gather your PM iSeries™ performance data.

Perform the following tasks:
  1. Activated PM iSeries
  2. Configured the Universal Connection
  3. Set up your Management Central network
  4. Verified that the Electronic Service Agent™ is installed on your system or accessible from your system

To gather PM iSeries performance data on an endpoint system or system group, follow these steps:

  1. In iSeries Navigator, expand Management Central.
  2. Expand Endpoint Systems or System Groups.
  3. Right-click an endpoint system or a system group, and select Inventory.
  4. Select Collect.
  5. Select one or more inventories to collect. In this case, you would select PM iSeries performance data.
  6. If you want an action to run on the central system when collection completes, select the action from the list.
  7. Click OK to start collecting the data immediately or click Schedule to specify when to collect the data.

Once you have configured your servers, you are ready to do the other tasks to manage PM iSeries.

Related tasks
Send PM iSeries data with Service Agent over Extreme Support (Universal Connection)
Activate PM iSeries
Configured the Universal Connection
Set up your Management Central network
Verified that the Electronic Service Agent is installed on your system or accessible from your system
Related reference
Manage PM iSeries