Loading and unloading KM components

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  • BMC PATROL Agent version 3.9.00 and later and
     BMC PATROL for BMC Server Automation 8.2.00 are installed on one or more servers.
  • BMC PATROL for BMC Server Automation is installed on any PATROL Console version 3.x host computers where you plan to use it.
  • If you are using PATROL Central Operator – Microsoft Windows Edition, BMC PATROL for BMC Server Automation is installed on the PATROL Console Server host computer.
  • If you are using PATROL Central Operator – Web Edition, BMC PATROL for BMC Server Automation is installed on the Web server and PATROL Console Server host computers (if they are installed on separate computers).
  • The XML Agent is activated on the monitored switch
  • The user role is set to at minimum read only

To load or unload KMs

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Note

If you want your KMs to continue collecting data even when there is no console running, preload your KMs. A preloaded KM is loaded by the PATROL Agent at startup and runs as long as the PATROL Agent runs. To preload, add the .kml file (or individual .km files) to the agent’s preload list in the preloadedKMs variable in the pconfig utility. To access the pconfig utility, see Accessing-the-pconfig-utility.

The task of loading and unloading KMs differs according to the type of BMC PATROL console:

 

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