Viewing the list of collectors

Explains how to view information about both active and non-active collectors using the Collector Information Tool.

About this task

The collectinfo command-line interface (CLI) command launches the Collector Information Tool from the command line. For more information, see the Command Line Interface Reference.

To view the collectors list, follow these steps:

Procedure

Click Collector Information from the Monitor tab. This window lists all the collectors loaded from the database.

Select a collector from the list, then click the other tabs to review specific collector information. The following collector information is available:

Column	Description
Number	Indicates the collector identifier number.
Status	Indicates the collector status. For example, "Running" or "Not Running."
Server	Indicates the host name or IP address of the system on which the collector is installed.
Port	Indicates the communication port number for the collector.
Type	Indicates the collector type.
Installation Directory	Indicates the directory where the collector is installed.

Viewing collector information
Explains how to view detailed information about a collector. The GUI does not support start or stop and log path change for remote collectors.
Viewing scheduler information
The Scheduler maintains the internal list of the requests for data. The Scheduler regularly scans the list to determine whether requests are executed placed into a waiting queue. A task placed in a waiting queue is flagged as "READY." You can view statistics compiled by the collector about the planning of requests.
Viewing data manager information
The Data Manager manages the insertion of records (measures) into the record file. It accumulates data in an internal queue, then transfers the data to the record file when the queue reaches a specified size. Each time the Data Manager transfers data it stores information about the job.
Viewing target information
Each time the collector interacts with an SNMP agent, information about the interaction is recorded.
Viewing detailed technical information
You can view detailed technical information about the collector that displays all current tasks managed by the collector.
Stopping and restarting a local collector
You can stop the local collector from the Collector Information Tool window.
Configuring watchdog for collector memory checking
The watchdog for Collector Memory Checking limits the amount of memory used by a collector and restarts collectors that exceed a threshold limit.

Parent topic: Configuring and Operating DataMart