To download a copy of iEventMonitor for a FREE TRIAL, select the software download link below. This will transfer an iso CD image file to your PC. You should also download the user's manual. Once you have downloaded the software and manual, follow the instructions shown below.

We recommend that you print this page to have a hardcopy checklist for the installation process.

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After downloading the software, download the user's guide. It is in Adobe Acrobat format. If you do not have the Acrobat Reader, click on the icon below to get your free copy from Adobe:

iEventMonitor User's Guide - Release 5.20 in Adobe Acrobat format.

Prior Release Manuals:

iEventMonitor User's Guide - Release 4.17 in Adobe Acrobat format.

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Note: If you prefer installing the software from a hard CD, most CD burner software will allow you to burn a CD from the downloaded ISO CD image file. If you want to take this route, refer to the install instructions in the user's guide.

To install iEventMonitor on your system from the iEventMonitor_CD_Image_523.iso file you received via E-mail or Website Download, please follow these exact instructions. Please note that these instructions can be used whether you are installing iEventMonitor for the very first time or if you are upgrading an existing iEventMonitor installation.

Special Considerations:

If you are upgrading iEventMonitor from any level of Release 1 to Release 2 or higher, you should be aware that the new software release includes enhanced security controls over the use of the software. Immediately after installing the upgrade, go to the INSTALL menu in library IEMLIB and run option #8. This will display the user profiles for users who are authorized to use the software. If you want to grant access to any user profiles that are not on the list, take this action now before you resume using the software. Consult the applicable section of the new user's guide for more details.

Also for customers upgrading from Release 1 to Release 2 or higher, you should be aware that the STRWCHJQ command that is used to start a Job Queue Watch Task has been changed and now includes a new, required parameter of WNAME. For most instances, you can just code this with the same value that you are already using for the JOBQ parameter. If you have the STRWCHJQ command built into an automatic startup CL program, it could fail unless to address this issue.

If you had iEventMonitor Release 2.01 or later installed and you are using the Watch Task feature with the Autostart option, this note applies to you. If you are not using this feature, you can skip the rest of this section.

Release 3 has re-engineered the way that Autostarts work in iEventMonitor. As a result of this, the AUTOSTART parameter on the STRIEMWAT and ENDIEMWAT commands has been removed. If you implemented these commands in any of your own CL programs, such as in the QSTRUP program, you will need to update your program to remove the AUTOSTART parameter.

Also, the STRWATCH and ENDWATCH commands have now been removed from the product. They are replaced with the STRIEM and ENDIEM commands. If you are using the STRWATCH or ENDWATCH commands, replacing it with the STRIEM or ENDIEM commands should also be done.

This version of iEventMonitor includes an engineering change to the Job Watch feature (option 7 on the WATCH menu) that may require you to take action Immediately after upgrading to this release of iEventMonitor.

To determine if you need to take action, run option 7 on the MASTER menu and check to see if you have any JW records listed. If there are no such records displayed, then you do not have to take any further action.

If there are JW records shown, then you must do the following steps.

1. Stop all monitors and watches using the ENDIEM command.
2. After all monitors and watches have stopped and the IEMONITOR subsystem has been stopped, run option 7 on the MASTER menu.
3. For each JW record listed, put a 5 next to it and take a printkey listing for future reference. Then, use option 4 to delete the record.
4. When all JW records have been removed, exit the display and restart your monitors and watches using the STRIEM command.
5. Using the print key listing(s), using option 7 on the WATCH menu to restart the Job Watches that were deleted.

When all Job Watches have been restarted, then you are done with this special update.

If you are upgrading iEventMonitor from an earlier release, make sure that all current tasks in iEventMonitor have been ended. Using the ENDIEM command will shut everything down cleanly. Make sure that no users on your system have any of the iEventMonitor menus active on a terminal session. Run the following command from the command line:

WRKWCH WCH(*ALL)

Before you start your upgrade, run option #8 on the MASTER menu. If there are any active File Monitors displayed, you must deactivate them before you start your upgrade. After the upgrade is completed successfully, you can reactivate them.

Run the following command from the command line:

WRKLNK OBJ('/kiscocd/*')

To install iEventMonitor either for the first time or to install an upgrade, use the following steps.

1. Sign on to your IBM i from a PC that is configured for iSeries Access. You must sign on using the special IBM-supplied user profile QSECOFR. Make sure that your session is the only one that is signed on as QSECOFR during this process.

2. Check the following system values. They should be set as indicated here. If they are not, note the current settings then change them to these settings:

   QALWOBJRST - *ALL
   QVFYOBJRST - value 3 or lower
   QFRCCVNRST - value 0
   

   Note: If you have to change any of these system values, make note of the original setting and make sure that you set them back to the original setting immediately following this installation process.

3. If you are upgrading an existing iEventMonitor installation, make sure that you end all iEventMonitor processes, especially the active monitor functions. Also, make sure that no iEventMonitor menus are active with any display sessions.

4. Run the following command to create an IFS folder to hold the CD image file:

   MKDIR DIR(kiscocd)

5. Run the following command to create a virtual optical device:

   CRTDEVOPT DEVD(OPTVKISCO) RSRCNAME(*VRT) TYPE(632B)
   

6. Run the following command to create an image catalog:

   CRTIMGCLG IMGCLG(KISCOCAT) DIR(kiscocd)

7. From your PC, create a folder on your desktop named TEMP and move the iEventMonitor_CD_Image_523.iso file into it.

8. From your desktop, click on the iSeries Navigator. When it opens, all operations here will take place on the right side of the display box. Click on the following sequence of items displayed:
   • Your System i location
   • File Systems (Note: if this does not appear, you will have to install additional iSeries Access functions on your PC to complete this procedure.)
   • Integrated File System
   • root
   • kiscocd
   Now drag and drop the file from the TEMP folder on your PC desktop into the right-hand box of the iSeries Navigator display. This will transfer these files into the folder.

9. Now go back to the command line and run the following command to load the file into the image catalog:

   ADDIMGCLGE IMGCLG(KISCOCAT)
   FROMFILE('/kiscocd/iEventMonitor_CD_Image_523.iso')

   Note: If you have installed other Kisco software or previous versions of iEventMonitor, you will need to make sure that the current iEventMonitor CD Image is the only one now active on your system. Use the WRKIMGCLG command and check the Image Catalog named KISCOCAT to make sure there is only one entry posted.

10. From the command line, run the following command to load the image catalog entry:

    LODIMGCLGE IMGCLG(KISCOCAT)

11. From the command line, run the following command to ready the virtual optical device:

    VRYCFG CFGOBJ(OPTVKISCO) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)

12. From the command line, run the following command to load the image catalog:

    LODIMGCLG IMGCLG(KISCOCAT) DEV(OPTVKISCO)

13. From the command line, run the install process with the following command:

    LODRUN DEV(OPTVKISCO)

    This will install the software on your system for your thirty day trial period.

14. If you have just installed iEventMonitor as an upgrade, go to the INSTALL menu in library IEMLIB and run option #3. Check the installation status shown at the center of the screen to make sure that it still shows that the software is permanently installed. If you see any other status, contact Kisco Information Systems as the software will not function correctly until this is corrected.

    If you are installing an upgrade and you have a problem during the LODRUN step, do not just try to run it over again without recovering the previous version. Failure to do so could result in the loss of all of the settings that you have been using. At the start of the upgrade process, a save-file named SAVF is created in library IEMLIBOLD. This save-file contains the IEMLIB library contents at the start of the upgrade process. The IEMLIB library must be restored from the save-file before you attempt another upgrade.

When you have completed your evaluation of iEventMonitor, you may purchase a permanent installation copy by contacting us and arranging payment.

If you have just completed installing an upgrade of your already active license for iEventMonitor, please contact Kisco and advise them that you have updated to a new release level. Let us know the specific version that you have just installed so we can keep our records current about your installation.

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