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Managing product parameters

A parameter is a command that periodically obtains data on a monitored system resource. Parameter data values are collected, summarized, and stored on the computer where the PATROL Agent resides. The collected parameter information is available for review by a PATROL console. The BMC PATROL for Cisco Nexus organizes parameters into application classes by function or by the objects that they monitor. Several types of parameters are used and parameter history data is stored in a file.

You can use the attributes of a parameter to monitor and manage the parameter. An attribute is a characteristic that is assigned to a parameter. Parameters can have attributes such as scheduling, command type, and thresholds. An attribute can be defined globally for all instances of a class or locally for a particular computer or application instance. An instance inherits attributes from a class. However, an attribute defined at the instance level overrides inherited attributes.

You can use either the PATROL console or PATROL Configuration Manager to manage parameters.

BMC PATROL for Cisco Nexus installs with only the Basic group of Interface parameters, all the parameters of the other components are monitored. You can add additional groups of Interface parameters or remove components from being monitored. For more information, see .

The thresholds of these parameters can be customized, or in some cases the switch threshold values can be imported. For more information, see .

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