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Significant Events Related to Data Collection


PATROL KM for UNIX uses the DCM collector as the default means to gather information for application classes and collector processes.

The following events are generated by conditions that affect a change in data collection. Look for these events to alert you to a change in data collection methods and the fact that the agent might not be collecting the type of data you want.

Switch to Manual PCM Data Collection

The following event is logged when you manually switch to PSL (PATROL Scripting Language) data collection.

Toggle the DCM/PSL Collection Menu Command to DCM

The following event is logged when you select the DCM/PSL toggle command to switch to DCM data collection.

DCM Binary Dies

One of the following events will be logged when the DCM binary dies.

DCM Fails over to PSL

The following event is logged when DCM fails over to PSL data collection.

Deactivate SMP Application on a Single-CPU System

The following event is logged when the SMP application is deactivated on a single-CPU system. (This event only seems to occur when PSL collection is in effect.)

Toggle PSL/DCM Collection and Reinitialize the Patrol Agent

The following event is logged after using the PSL/DCM toggle command and reinitializing the BMC PATROL Agent.

Defined Process Presence Instance Does Not Exist for pconfig Variable

If the pconfig variable, /PUK/PROCPRES/attach_ps_list", exists and is set to TRUE, the following event is generated when the defined process presence instance does not exist. (This condition is based on a recovery action defined for PROCPPCountCheck parameter.) The following event is logged after using the PSL/DCM toggle and re initializing the BMC PATROL agent.

Related topics

Collection-Methods

Changing-the-collection-method

 

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