Managing the BMC AMI Utility Management exceptions settings
To add an exception
- In the Product Tools perspective, select or add a BMC AMI Utility Management view.
- In the Exceptions tab, click Add exception
.
In the BMC AMI Utility Management Exception dialog box, complete the following fields:
Field
Description
Type
Select one of the following types:
- Applications
- Table spaces
- Indexes
Name pattern
Enter a name pattern for the group of objects or applications for which you want to create an exception. You can use the * or % wildcard, or both.
Partition
Enter a partition number or specify 0 for all partitions.
Comment
Enter a comment describing the exception.
- Select the Exceptions tab.
- (Optional) To set an expiration time, select the Expiration time check box and enter the expiration date and time.
- (Optional) To set an expiration counter, select the Expiration counter check box and enter the number of times to execute this exception.
Select the rule type for this exception for a utility or utilities.You can tell BMC AMI Utility Manager to force or exclude processing by the designated utilities of objects that match the conditions in the WHERE clause.
- Select the appropriate check box to instruct BMC AMI Utility Manager to apply or ignore the exception for that utility.
Enter a valid WHERE clause for the exception.BMC AMI Utility Manager uses the BMC AMI Utilities SQL language for WHERE clauses. For more information, see BMC AMI Utilities SQL language.
- Click OK .
is displayed next to each added exception.
- Click Save Changes
to save all the changes to the BMC AMI Utility Management view.
To edit exceptions
- In the Product Tools perspective, select a BMC AMI Utility Management view.
- In the Exceptions table, select an exception that you want to edit and click Edit exception
.
The exception that you are editing is displayed at the top of the dialog box. - In the Edit BMC AMI Utility Management Exception dialog box, edit the values in the General and Exceptions tabs.
- (Optional) Edit additional exceptions using the Previous exception
and Next exception
arrows to navigate to another exception.
- When you have completed your edits, click OK.
is displayed next to each edited exception.
- To verify the edited exceptions, you can reset the changes, by selecting one or more edited exceptions and clicking
.
- (Optional) You can now edit the Criteria, Schedules, and Durations settings.
Click
to save all the changes to the BMC AMI Utility Management view.
To delete exceptions
- In the Product Tools perspective, select a BMC AMI Utility Management view.
- In the Exceptions table, select one or more exceptions for deletion.
- Click Delete exceptions
.
is displayed next to each exception that you selected to delete.
- Verify the exceptions that you selected to delete, you can undo the deletions, by selecting one or more selected exceptions and clicking
.
- Click
to save the changes to the BMC AMI Utility Management view.
To deactivate exceptions
- In the Product Tools perspective, select a BMC AMI Utility Management view.
- In the Exceptions table, select an exception that you want to deactivate and click Edit exception
.
- In the Edit BMC AMI Utility Management Exception dialog box, select the Exceptions tab.
- Clear the Active check box.
- (Optional) Deactivate additional exceptions using the Previous exception
and Next exception
arrows to navigate to another exception.
- When you have completed your edits, click OK.
is displayed next to each edited exception.
- Verify the deactivated exceptions, you can reset the changes, by selecting one or more deactivated exceptions and clicking
.
- Click Save Changes
to save all the changes to the BMC AMI Utility Management view.
To set expiration criteria
- In the Product Tools perspective, select a BMC AMI Utility Management view.
- In the Exceptions table, select an exception that you want to deactivate and click Edit exception
.
- In the Edit BMC AMI Utility Management Exception dialog box, select the Exceptions tab.
- (Optional) To set an expiration time, select the Expiration time check box and enter the expiration date and time.
- (Optional) To set an expiration counter, select the Expiration counter check box and enter the number of times to execute this exception.
- (Optional) Set additional expiration criteria using the Previous exception
and Next exception
arrows to navigate to another exception.
- When you have completed your edits, click OK.
is displayed next to each edited exception.
- Verify the edited exceptions, you can reset the changes, by selecting one or more edited exceptions and clicking
.
- Click Save Changes
to save all the changes to the BMC AMI Utility Management view.