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Specifying the offload interval

In this step, specify the offload interval (in minutes) for the Automation Reporter to offload the data it has collected to the data set.

Example

For example, if you specify 120, then every 2 hours the Automation Reporter will write the data it has collected to the sequential data set you specified in Accessing-the-Automation-Reporter-parms-panel-in-the-DPM-application.

Valid offload interval values

Valid offloading intervals are 60 minutes to 1440 minutes. The default is 1440 (or once a day).

To specify the offload interval, in the Off int field of the Automation Reporter Parms panel, enter the offload interval as shown in the following figure.

BMC Software ------------- Automation Reporter Parms ------------ BMC AMI OpsA
COMMAND ===>                                                 TGT  --- MS@1
                                                             DATE --- YY/MM/DD
                                                             TIME --- 13:39:59
              Member             Current

    New DSN  ===> AAOAO.SAVE.ARSTATS
                  Current  ===

    Disp     ===>      MOD                   Dataset disposition (SHR, MOD)

    Interval ===>       60                   Interval minutes (10 - 1440, or 0)

    Off int  ===>      120                   Offload interval minutes (60 - 1440)

Alert Queue ===> MAIN                       Alert Queue

Press END to save changes,  CANCEL to cancel changes

In this example, the offload interval is specified as 120. Therefore, after this DPM member is activated, the Automation Reporter records the collected data once every two hours, for the life of the BBI-SS PAS, to the sequential data set.

Tip

The offload interval should always be larger than the collection interval.

If you plan to collect data every 12 hours (or 720 minutes), BMC Software recommends specifying once a day offloading (or 1440 minutes).

See Specifying-a-BMC-AMI-Ops-Automation-ALERT-queue-name.

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Starting-the-Automation-Reporter

 

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