Use the Registry attributes to monitor for specific values or changes in registry data.
When creating situations using the Registry attribute group you must supply values for the following attributes to restrict the monitoring for the situation:
Numeric Value Registry Numeric Data Value. Contains numeric data for any registry entry whose type is defined as any of the numeric data types. These include: Binary, DWORD, Big Endian, QWORD. Valid values are positive integers representing any of the enumerated values for Windows Registry keys.
Path Name The Path is the concatenation of the registry sub-key and the registry value name. Valid format is a text string of up to 388 characters.
Root Key Name Registry Root key name. Valid values are positive integers representing any of the enumerated values for Windows Registry keys. Valid values include HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA, HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG, HKEY_DYN_DATA, HKEY_PERFORMANCE_TEXT, and HKEY_PERFORMANCE_NLSTEXT. When creating a situation using this attribute field, if you are using a remote machine, then only HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_USER are allowed.
Server Name The managed system name. The form should be hostname:agent_code.
Examples include spark:KNT or deux.raleigh.ibm.com:KNT.
In workspace queries, this attribute should be set equal to the value $NODE$ in order to populate the workspace with data. This attribute is generally not included in situations, unless there is a need to customize the situation for a specific managed system.
String Value Registry String Data Value. Contains string data for any registry entry whose type is defined as any of the string data types. These include: String, Expandable String, Multiple String. Valid format is a text string of up to 1,128 characters.
Timestamp The date and time the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server samples the data.
Type Registry value type. Valid values are positive integers representing any of the enumerated values for Windows Registry keys. Valid values include Undefined, String, Expandable_String, Binary, DWORD, DWORD_Big_Endian, Link, Multiple_String, Resource_List, Full_Resource_Descriptor, Resource_Requirements, and QWORD.