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filter

BMC Remedy AR System

A workflow component that tests every server transaction for certain conditions and responds to the conditions by taking specific actions. Filters are generally used to check and enforce business rules and processes. They run only on the AR System server.

BMC Performance Manager

See application filter, view filter, or persistent filter.

global channel

In BMC PATROL, a single, dedicated connection through which BMC PATROL monitors and manages a specific program or operating system. The PATROL Agent maintains this connection to minimize the consumption of program resources or OS resources.

global level

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heartbeat

In BMC Performance Manager, a periodic message sent between communicating objects to inform each object that the other is still active and accessible.

history repository

In BMC PATROL, a binary file in which parameter values (except those that are displayed as text) are stored by the PATROL Agent and accessed by the PATROL Console for a specified number of days (the default is one day). When the number of storage days is reached, the parameter values are removed in a cyclical fashion.

history retention period

In BMC PATROL, the number of days that parameter values are stored in the history database before they are automatically purged by BMC PATROL. The history retention period can be specified at the class (global) level or the instance (local) level. History retention can be set for all parameters of a computer class, a computer instance, an application class, or an application instance. History for an individual parameter on an application instance can be manually cleared at any time by using a PATROL Console. See also history level.

InfoBox

In BMC PATROL, a dialog box that contains a static list of fields and displays current information about an object. This information could include the version number of a relational database management system (RDBMS) and whether the object is online or offline. Commands are run when the InfoBox is opened. Information can be manually updated if the InfoBox remains open for a period of time. BMC PATROL provides a number of commands for obtaining and displaying object information in an InfoBox. Only a PATROL Console in the developer mode can be used to add or change commands.

information event

In BMC PATROL, any event that is not a state change or an error. Typical information events occur when a parameter is activated or deactivated, a parameter is suspended or resumed, or application discovery is run. The default setting for BMC PATROL is to prevent this type of event from being stored in the event repository. To store and display this type of event, you must modify the persistent filter setting in the PATROL Agent configuration file.

instance

In BMC Performance Manager, an incarnation of a particular class. An instance has all the attributes of the class to which it belongs. For example, configuration items (CIs) and relationships are instances of their respective classes. See also application discovery, application instance, and computer instance.

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