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Enabling data collection for all attributes

The BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management installation process, or the BMC ProactiveNet Data Collection Host standalone installation process, adds the following components to the data collection host:

  • BMC PATROL Agents version 3.8.50.01
  • BMC Performance Manager for Virtual Servers Knowledge Modules version 2.9.60.03

By default, the knowledge module used with BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management enables a limited number of attributes for cloud monitoring. To enable data collection for all attributes, first add the agent host names to the PATROL Configuration Manager, and then enable the attributes in the knowledge module.

Use the following procedures to enable data collection for all attributes in a full BMC ProactiveNet Enterprise environment.

Before you begin

See Applying-a-Full-Use-BMC-ProactiveNet-license.

To distribute VMs over BMC PATROL Agents

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To reinitialize a BMC PATROL Agent

  1. On the left pane of the PATROL Configuration Manager, right-click a BMC PATROL Agent name and select Configuration > Get.
  2. After successful completion of the GET action in the Job Status Information window, click OK.

  3. On the right pane, expand the folder RuleSets > PCM > backup > hostName and locate the following rules. The parameters on your system might vary, depending on your virtual machine monitors and/or Xen environment. 

    (/AgentSetup/VSM_CPU.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_CPU.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_CPU_VM.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_CPU_VM.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_DATASTORE.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_DATASTORE.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_DISK.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_DISK.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_DISK_CNTR.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_DISK_CNTR.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_DISK_PERF.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_DISK_PERF.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_EVENTS.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_EVENTS.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_EVENTS_CNTR.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_EVENTS_CNTR.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_GUEST_DISKS.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_GUEST_DISKS.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_HBA.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_HBA.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_SCSI_LUN.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_SCSI_LUN.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_VMOTION_CLUSTER.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_VMOTION_CLUSTER.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_VMOTION_HOST.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_VMOTION_HOST.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_VMOTION_VM.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_VMOTION_VM.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_VNET_PERF.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_VNET_PERF.filterType) (REPLACE) (exclude)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_CLUSTER/ALL_INSTANCES/Cluster_EffectiveCPU)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_CLUSTER/ALL_INSTANCES/Cluster_EffectiveMemory)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_CLUSTER/ALL_INSTANCES/Status)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_CPU_CNTR/ALL_INSTANCES/CPU_Usage)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Active)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Balloon)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Granted)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Memory_Overhead)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Memory_Shared)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Memory_SwapInRate)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Memory_SwapOutRate)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Memory_Swapped)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Memory_SystemUsage)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/Memory_Zero)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/OverCommit)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/SwapIn)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/SwapOut)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/SwapUsed)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_MEMORY_V2/ALL_INSTANCES/SwapUtilization)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_RESOURCE_POOL/ALL_INSTANCES/CPU_Reservation_Used)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_RESOURCE_POOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Memory_OverCommit)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_RESOURCE_POOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Memory_Reservation_Used)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_RESOURCE_POOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Pool_CPUUsage)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_RESOURCE_POOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Pool_MemoryUsage)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_RESOURCE_POOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Status)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_VM/ALL_INSTANCES/VM_ToolsStatus)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XEN_PNET.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XEN_PNET_CNTR.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XEN_VNET.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XEN_VNET_CNTR.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XEN_VDISK.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XEN_VDISK_CNTR.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XENMOTION_HOST.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XENMOTION_VM.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XEN_STORAGE.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/AgentSetup/VSM_XEN_STORAGE_CNTR.filterList) (REPLACE) (.*)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_XEN_RESOURCEPOOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Pool_ActiveVMCount) (REPLACE)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_XEN_RESOURCEPOOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Pool_ActiveHostCount)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_XEN_RESOURCEPOOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Pool_HAOverCommitted)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_XEN_RESOURCEPOOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Pool_CollectionStatus)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_XEN_RESOURCEPOOL/ALL_INSTANCES/Pool_HAEnabled)
    (/___tuning___/VSM_XEN_HOST/ALL_INSTANCES/Host_CollectionStatus) 
  4. Select the rules, right-click, and select Delete.
     To select several rules at once, hold Shift or Ctrl keys while selecting.
  5. Drag the rule set from the right pane to the host name on the left pane and click Apply Configuration applyConfig_ico.png.
  6. In the Apply RuleSets window, confirm the following settings and click OK:
    • Select Purge Agents Before Apply
    • Select Backup Agents Before Apply
  7. After successful completion of the APPLY action in the Job Status Information window, click OK.
  8. To restart the agent, select Tools > ReInitialize Agent.
     All the attributes are available in the BMC PATROL Agent.

To verify that all attributes are available on the BMC PATROL Agent

  1. Ensure that the PATROL Developer Console is installed.
  2. Add the monitored BMC PATROL Agent to the PATROL Developer Console.
     All the monitored attributes, including CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network, appear.

Where to go from here

See Verifying-data-collection-in-the-BMC-ProactiveNet-Server.

Related topics

Enabling-a-Full-Use-BMC-ProactiveNet-environment

 

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