Viewing detailed technical information

You can view detailed technical information about the collector that displays all current tasks managed by the collector.

Procedure

  1. Click Collector Information from the Monitor tab.
  2. Select a collector from the list.
  3. Click the Detail Information tab. The tasks use the following format:
    [<number>]ID <Request ID>, {CAL <calendar
definition>} (<priority>) (<state>)(<type>)
    Where:
    Item Description
    <Request ID> The ID of the tasks in the Scheduler list of tasks.
    <calendar definition> Definition (period optional calendar name) and the time of the next start
    <priority>
    Valid values include the following:
    • Realtime
    • High
    • Normal
    The priority chosen here is linked to the corresponding Scheduler priority queue. See Viewing scheduler information for details.
    <state>
    Valid values include the following:
    • ASLEEP - indicates that the task is set for the next execution and does not use any resources.
    • ACTIVE - indicates that the task is currently running. This state appears and disappears as the task processes SNMP queries.
    • ZOMBIE - indicates that the task is about to disappear from view.
    • READY - indicates that the task has reached the time of the next start but is waiting for an available thread to be executed. The task has been place in a waiting queue according to its current priority value. As soon as the task is handled by a thread, the state changes to ACTIVE.
    <type>
    Name of the service for this task:
    • ServiceSTAT - displays a list of the tasks currently running.
    • ServiceCRON - executes commands at different preset times.
    • ServiceFORM and ServiceGet - execute SNMP queries
    • Trgt indicates that the target host that is being queried. A target can be one of the following types:
    element (Elmt)
    sub-element (SubElmt)
    group of elements (ElmtGrp)
    group of sub-elements (SubElmtGrp)
    • Form indicates the formula used for the query.
    • Inst lists the instances impacted during the query process.
    Note: Formulas (PVL-Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager-Statistics) are available that monitor collector statistics.