This topic provides information about the types of parameters available and the naming conventions of a parameter.
A parameter is the monitoring component of PATROL that is run by the PATROL Agent. Parameters use data collection commands to obtain data on a monitored system resource and then parse and process that data. Parameter data values are collected, summarized, and stored on the computer where the PATROL Agent resides. For clarification of the default value attributes, see Attribute or parameter properties.
You can change the parameter properties and default values by using a PATROL Developer Console and in the PATROL Configuration Manager.
Warning
Before deactivating a consumer or collector parameter, you must read the full descriptions provided for the parameter that you want to deactivate to see what other parameters, menu commands, and application classes the parameter effects. For more information, see Monitor types and attributes.
Navigation to the parameters differs depending on which platform you are using. For navigation instructions, see Accessing a parameter.
BMC PATROL for Microsoft WIndows Servers uses the following types of parameters:
Adding two prefixes to the root parameter name forms a KM for Windows parameter name. The first prefix identifies the application monitored by the parameter. The second prefix indicates which collector parameter gathers the data for the selected parameter.
A KM application parameter has the following form:
application_prefix collector_prefix parameter_name
For example, the parameter FilesSent in the FTP application is named FTPftpFilesSent. The capital "FTP" represents the NT_FTP application. The lowercase "ftp" represents the collector parameter, and "FTPFtpColl" associated with the FilesSent parameter.