Writer instructions

Page title

For most spaces, this page must be titled Space announcements.

For spaces with localized content, this page must be titled Space announcements l10n.

Purpose

Provide an announcement banner on every page of your space.

Location

Move this page outside of your home branch.

Guidelines

Announcement Support for this product will end on November 3, 2025. We recommend that you use PATROL for Linux, PATROL for AIX, or PATROL for Solaris to monitor operating systems.

SARColl


The SAR collector executes the sar command and collects the output. Then, it parses the output and performs the necessary data conversions, such as converting page size to a standard 1-K page. Finally, this collector sets the values of the appropriate PATROL parameters.

Default parameter attributes

Attribute

Default value

Application classes

COLLECTORSDCM

Command type

PSL

Platform

AIX, HP-UX, Reliant, Sequent DYNIX/ptx

Icon style

none

Unit

not applicable

Border range

not applicable

Alarm1 range

not applicable

Alarm2 range

not applicable

Scheduling (poll time)

1 min

Active at installation

yes

Parameter type

collector

Value set by

not applicable

On AIX systems, the account that executes the sar command must belong to the adm group. On HP-UX systems, sar occasionally outputs a null value that can lead to incorrect values for the CPURunQSize parameter.

BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management properties

Property

Default value

Monitor type

COLLECTORS

Key Performance Indicator

No

Monitor for abnormalities

No

Graph by default

No

Availability

No

Response time

No

Normal distribution

No

Statistical

No

 

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