Using line commands to modify monitor sets


All administrative tasks that you want to perform on a monitor set can be executed from the MSLIST view by using three-letter commands, as shown in the following table:

Line command

Description

ADD

Defines a monitor set by using a previous definition as a template

The ADD primary command can be used to define a monitor set with the MVScope default values.

CHAnge

Makes changes to a monitor set definition whose status is Ready

DELete

Deletes the monitor set

MONitor

Starts a monitor set whose status is Ready

STOp

Terminates sampling or analyzing for a monitor set whose status is Waiting, Sampling, or Analyzing

The administrative tasks that can be performed on a particular monitor set are determined by the monitor set’s status. The status of a monitor set, the description, and the actions that you can perform on that monitor set by way of line commands are shown in the following table:

Monitor Set Status

Description

Valid Line Commands

Ready

Newly created monitor set is ready to begin sampling.

ADD

CHAnge

MONitor

DELete

Waiting

Sampling has been requested, but MVScope has not yet located the active job, or the job is not active.

ADD

STOp

DELete

Sampling

MVScope is sampling an active job or device.

ADD

STOp

DELete

Analyzing

MVScope is analyzing the completed samples.

ADD

STOp

DELete

Analyzed

Samples have been fully analyzed. The monitor set records are still in working storage in the PAS.

ADD

DELete

Retained

Completed records are not in any historical file, but they will be kept in the PAS’s working storage for five data collector intervals.

ADD

DELete

Filed

Records remain in the historical file where they can be viewed in historical mode.

ADD

DELete

Dropped

Historical records have been discarded or are not online. They are not retained in the PAS’s working storage.

ADD

DELete

Error

Sampling failed. Look at the diagnostic text in the MSMONSET or MSDIAG view before taking any action.

ADD

DELete

Now, use the MSLIST view and line commands to create, change, and delete MVScope monitor sets.



 

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