tw_disco_control
The tw_disco_control utility enables you to manually control specific functions of the BMC Discovery process. To use the utility, type the following command at the $TIDEWAY/bin/ directory:
where:
- opt=val ... is a list of options to be set.
- options are any of the options described in the following table and the common command line options described in Using-command-line-utilities.
Command Line Option | Description |
|---|---|
--devices | Specifies to display current devices |
--emergency | Specifies to stop BMC Discovery immediately. All scheduled discovery scans are stopped. |
--passphrase=ARG | Specifies the passphrase of the vault |
--playback | Specifies to set BMC Discovery into playback mode |
--quiet | Specifies that the user does not receive any informational messages |
--record | Specifies to set BMC Discovery into recording mode |
--standard | Specifies to set BMC Discovery into standard operating mode. It cannot be set to playback or record mode. |
--start | Specifies to start BMC Discovery. All scheduled discovery scans are started. |
--stop | Specifies to stop BMC Discovery. All scheduled discovery scans are stopped. |
--test-cancel=ARG | Specifies to cancel a specified test |
--test-remove=ARG | Specifies to remove a specified test |
--tests | Specifies to display current tests |
-u, --username=NAME | Specifies the name of the BMC Discovery user. If no name is specified, BMC Discovery uses the default, system. |
User example
In the following example, you can stop a discovery scan in progress.
Stopping the discovery process
--stop
Any regular scans and snapshot scans currently in progress will stop, and no subsequent scans can be started until you restart the discovery process.