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.

Procedure

  1. Click Collector Information from the Monitor tab.
  2. Select a collector from the list.
  3. Click the Collector Information tab. The State group displays the following information:
    Item Description
    Green traffic light Indicates that the collector is active and operational.
    Yellow traffic light Indicates that the collector is in a transitory state between start-up and shutdown. This is a temporary state.
    Red traffic light Indicates that the collector is not active or operational.
    Refresh Interval Indicates the frequency in which the information displayed in the tabs is refreshed (in seconds).
    Current debug level Indicates the current debug level of the collector. "0" indicates a minimal debug. The level should be set to "0"; a level of "1" or more is for troubleshooting purposes.
    Version Displays the version date and operating system for the collector.
    Server Displays the name of the computer on which the collector is running.
    Port Displays the port number that the collector uses to communicate with Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart.
    Connections Displays the number of clients connected to the collector.
    SysUpTime Displays the amount of time that the collector has run without interruption (in days, hours, minutes, and seconds).
    Current Time Displays the day, month, year, and time of day as set on the server where the collector is running (dependent on your time zone). The time shown here can be different from local time. This is the time that Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart uses to schedule data collection, if you declare a calendar from 8 am to 8 pm.
    The Actions group displays the following information:
    Item Description
    Refresh interval Modifies the current refresh value frequency.
    Start/Stop button Launches or shuts down the local collector.
    Current tab
    Displays the following options:
    Note: Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart does not permanently save your selections in the Current tab.
    • Debug level - Modifies the debug level of the collector. Contact technical support at IBM for more information about debugging.
    • Log Path - Saves the debug information file (ServReqDaemonxxxx.log) to a specific path. You can use the Directory Selection button to select the log path. The default log directory is $PVMHOME/log.
    • Date in file - Displays the creation date in the log file name. Select Yes to activate this option. For example, pvmd_9991015_16348.log.
    • Channel in file - Displays the request number in the log file name. Selecting this option creates one file per request ID. Select Yes to activate this option.
    Note: The Channel in file option creates multiple files (one for each request).

    Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager DataMart permanently saves and stores your selections in the configuration file. For example, in $PVMHOME/conf/pvmd.log on the server system.