IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3

tacmd histstartcollection

Description

Use the tacmd histstartcollection command to start the data collection in the warehouse database for specified attribute group name(s).

Note: If you want to use the current tacmd tepsLogin values for username, password, and server hostname, do not enter any of these options for the histstartcollection command. If you specify values for some, but not all of these options, you are prompted to specify the username and password if they are missing.

Note: To start historical collection for a historical collection group (and therefore the historical collections in the group), use the tacmd editgroup command to edit the group's distribution list.

CLI syntax

tacmd histstartcollection
                        {-t|--type} PRODUCTTYPE
                       {-o|--object} ATTRIBUTEGROUPNAME...
                       {-n|--temsname} TEMSNAME...
                       [{-u|--userid} TEPS_USERID]
                       [{-w|--password} TEPS_PASSWORD]
                       [{-s|--server} TEPSHOSTNAME]

tacmd histstartcollection
                        {-a|--collection} COLLECTIONNAME...
                       {-m|--system} MSN_OR_MSL...
                       [{-u|--userid} TEPS_USERID]
                       [{-w|--password} TEPS_PASSWORD]
                       [{-s|--server} TEPSHOSTNAME]

tacmd histstartcollection
                        {-a|--collection} COLLECTIONNAME...
                       {-n|--temsname} TEMS_NAME...
                       [{-u|--userid} TEPS_USERID]
                       [{-w|--password} TEPS_PASSWORD]
                       [{-s|--server} TEPSHOSTNAME]

where:

-a|--collection: Specifies the collection group names to be started.
-m|--system: Specifies the managed systems or managed system groups names to be started.
-s|--server: Specifies the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server hostname to log on to. By default, the local hostname is taken.
-u|--userid: Specifies the user to authenticate. The software prompts you for the User ID if you do not specify one. The User ID specified must have Configure History permission.
-w|--password: Specifies the password of the user to authenticate. If not specified, you are prompted to give the password. The software prompts you for the password if you do not specify one.
-t|--type: Specifies the product code or product name to list its attribute groups. Use the tacmd histlistproduct command to determine the codes and names.
-o|--object: Specifies the attribute group names for collection to be started. When multiple attribute groups are specified, each attribute group must be separated by a space. Use the tacmd histlistattributegroups command to find the correct values to use.
-n|--temsname: Specifies the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server names for collection to be started. If the names are not defined, it will take the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server name where the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Server is connected. If more than one Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server exists in the environment, this argument is mandatory. When multiple Tivoli® Enterprise Monitoring Servers are specified, each monitoring server must be separated by a space.

CLI example

This example start the historical data collection for the attribute group “NT Processor”:

tacmd histstartcollection -s LEVER2 -t “Windows OS” -o “NT Processor ” 
-n HUB_LEVER2 -u Administrator  -w tivoli123$

Return values

See Table 1.

Related commands

Return to Table 1.

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