Troubleshooting
This topic provides troubleshooting information, including information about error messages and frequently asked questions related to BMC PATROL for AIX.
Case 1:
Problem: Sar Command failure and data is not getting collected for UserTime, SystemTime, IdleTime, IdleTime, Utilization, RunQueueSize, and ContextSwitches parameters.
Reason: the patrol default user or remote user for remotely monitored host do not have sufficient privileges.
Remedy:
- Local monitoring : Add the patrol default account user to the OS adm group
- Remote monitoring : Add the remote host’s username to its adm OS group.
Case 2:
Problem: Application Class instances are not getting discovered. Getting Command execution failure for application class instance discovery.
Probable Reason: The discovery command is missing for application class or donot have execution permissions. Refer below table for commands for discovery.
Probable Remedy: If the command is missing please get the same installed. If the problem still persists please contact BMC Support.
Case 3:
Problem: Application Class instances are discovered but no data is getting collected and Command execution failure is reported in _CollectionStatus.
Probable Reason: The collection command might be missing for application class or donot have execution permissions. Refer below table for commands for data collection.
Probable Remedy: If the command is missing please get the same installed. If the problem still persists please contact BMC Support.
Application Class | Discovery Command | Collection Command |
---|---|---|
CPU |
| sar -A 5 |
|
| uptime |
|
| lparstat 5 1 |
|
| lparstat -i |
|
| vmstat 5 1 |
|
| mpstat -a 5 1 |
SMP | mpstat | mpstat 5 1 |
Disk | iostat -d | iostat -lD 5 1 |
Filesystem | mount | df -vm |
Kernel |
| ipcs -qms |
|
| sar -A 5 |
Memory |
| getconf PAGE_SIZE |
|
| sar -A 5 |
|
| vmstat 5 1 |
|
| vmstat -v |
Network | netstat -ni | netstat -ni |
|
| entstat -d <network Device name> |
Swap | lsps -a | lsps -a |
Users |
| who |
Virtualization |
| lparstat -i |
WPAR |
| lparstat -i |