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 commands for MSLIST
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.
MSLIST administrative commands for monitor sets
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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