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Configuring Availability Blackouts

You can set an availability blackout period, during which availability monitoring is not performed. You may want to create an availability monitoring blackout period to prevent managed systems from being monitored when they are undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance.

To Configure Availability Monitoring Blackouts

  1. From the PATROL console, access the host KM menu commands as described in Accessing KM Commands and InfoBoxes.
  2. Choose the KM menu command Event Management > Availability > Blackout Periods. The Set Event Management Blackout Variables/Rules dialog box opens as shown in the following figure.

    Set Event Management Blackout Variables/Rules Dialog Box
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  3. Select one or more targets and then click Accept.
     The Set Event Management Blackout Variables/Rules dialog box opens as shown in the following figure.

    Availability Monitor Add Target Dialog Box

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    Use the Set Event Management Blackout Variables/Rules dialog box to specify the blackout properties for the selected application class. The blackout properties are described in Blackout Properties.

    Warning

    Note

    The availability blackout options do not include the option to merge the blackout periods.

  4. Define the blackout period properties, and click Accept.

 

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BMC PATROL for Event Management 2.9.00