This task describes how to resume monitoring a single disk or all disks.
Before you begin
To perform this task, you must be in developer mode. If you attempt to resume monitoring a disk when in operator mode, BMC PATROL displays the following error message in the system output window.
DISK: Only Development Console can filter an instance
To Resume Monitoring a Disk
On any disk, perform the following steps.
- Access the DISK application menu as described in Accessing KM Commands and InfoBoxes.
- Select Edit DISK Exclusion List.
BMC PATROL opens the DISK Exclusion List dialog box (DISK Exclusion List dialog box), which contains two list boxes: Monitored Disks and Excluded Disks. - In the Excluded Disks list box, select the disk that you want to resume monitoring.
- Click Apply.
BMC PATROL places the disk in the Monitored Disks list box, discovers the disk instance during the next discovery cycle, and resumes monitoring it.
To Resume Monitoring All Disks
- Access the DISK application menu as described in Accessing KM Commands and InfoBoxes.
- Select Clear DISK Exclusion List.
The Confirmation dialog box appears, which asks whether you want to clear the DISK exclusion list. - Click Yes.
BMC PATROL discovers all the disk instances during the next discovery cycle and resumes monitoring them.
Disks (DISK)
Stopping the monitoring of a disk
Resuming the monitoring of all disks
Resuming the monitoring of an excluded disk
Using Exclusion and Inclusion Lists