Configuring ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks for Hawk

To use Hawk with ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks, configure the AppSpace to enable the Hawk Microagent for TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6.

Prerequisites

Note: For information about the supported versions of the prerequisite software, see the Readme file for TIBCO Hawk® Microagent for TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorksTM 6.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the configuration folder in the ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks installation at BW_HOME/config.
  2. Copy the AppSpace configuration template (appspace_config_ini_template) file to a temporary location and rename the file to config.ini.
  3. Open the config.ini file for editing and configure the following properties based on the transport used.
    Configuration Properties
    Enable Hawk microagents for ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks bw.hawk.hma.enabled=true
    (Optional) Enable TIBCO Rendezvous transport

    bw.hawk.hma.transport=tibrv

    bw.hawk.hma.rv.service=<port>

    bw.hawk.hma.rv.network=

    bw.hawk.hma.rv.daemon=tcp:<port>

    (Optional) Enable TCP Transport for TIBCO Hawk

    bw.hawk.hma.transport=tibtcp

    bw.hawk.hma.tcp.self.url=<host_IP>:<port>

    bw.hawk.hma.tcp.agent.ami.url=<hawk_agent_IP>:<AMI_session_port>

  4. Save the file.
  5. Stop the AppNodes if running.
  6. Use the bwadmin config command to push the configuration to the AppSpace:
    bwadmin config -d <domain_name> -a <AppSpace_name> -cf <temporaryLocation>/config.ini
  7. If you are running ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks in Enterprise mode, start the bwagent if it is not running.
    For more information about starting bwagent, see TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorksTM documentation.
  8. Start the Hawk Agent if it is not running. For more information about starting the Hawk Agent, see TIBCO Hawk® documentation.
  9. Restart the AppNode instances.
  10. Upload and deploy the application archive (EAR) file to the AppSpace. Start the application.

Result

Hawk Microagent for TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks 6 and its methods are listed on the Microagents tab for the bwagent in Hawk Console. For more information about viewing microagents in Hawk Console, see TIBCO Hawk® documentation.