The DataPower Monitoring Agent has the following prerequisites on the target environment

This page describes the prerequisites for installing and running the IBM DataPower Monitoring Agent.

Software Requirements

• Windows Server 2008 R2 or later

Versions 6.0 and later make use of the .NET Framework 4.8 or later.
Versions 5.4 and subsequently make use of the .NET Framework 4.6.2 or later.
Versions before 5.4 make use of the .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later.

• SQL Server
  • Either access to an existing SQL Server instance or the free SQL Express edition.
  • The Service account must have DBCreator, read and write access to the database.

Firewall

The following ports must be allowed on the Windows server where the agent is installed and running :

Port	Name	Inbound	Outbound	TCP	UDP	Comment
53	DNS					The Agent needs to know where your other servers/services are (can sometimes optionally be solved using entries in the local hosts file)
8000	RPC					Communication is initiated by the Monitoring Service
161	SNMP					SNMP Requests form IBM DataPower Monitoring Agent to DataPower
162	SNMP Trap					Data sent form DataPower to IBM DataPower Monitoring Agent

Windows Rights

Local named account or domain account (preferred). Follow this guide 'How to set Logon as a Service right' for more information.

DataPower SNMP Settings

• SNMP V2

  • Read Community
  • Write Community

• SNMP V3

  • Security Name
  • Security Level
  • Context Name
  • Context Engine ID

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