Job Management Partner 1/Performance Management - Agent Option for Platform Description, User's Guide and Reference

3.2.1 Starting and stopping the collection data addition utility

The collection data addition utility is used to set the following types of information as user-defined records: performance console counter information, event log information, and workgroup information.

Organization of this subsection

(1) Starting the collection data addition utility

(2) Stopping the collection data addition utility

(3) Notes on specifying user-defined records

(1) Starting the collection data addition utility

To start the collection data addition utility:

Log on to a Windows host on which PFM - Agent for Platform 08-00 or a later version is installed.
Before you log on, make sure that you are a member of the Administrators group.

From the Windows Start menu, choose Programs, Performance Management, Agent Option for Platform, and then Collection Data Addition Utility.

Figure 3-2 Collection data addition utility window

Note

You can start only one instance of the collection data addition utility.

To view the latest Agent status, choose View and then Refresh.

You cannot concurrently open two or more windows for setting records (for example, the windows for setting the PD_ELOG and the PI_WGRP records).

Starting the collection data addition utility on a Windows Server 2008 environment
If the operating system's user account control functionality (UAC) is enabled, the user account control dialog box might be displayed when the collection data addition utility is started. If this dialog box is displayed, click the OK button to continue processing for the collection data addition utility. The Cancel button can also be clicked to stop the collection data addition utility.

(2) Stopping the collection data addition utility

To stop the collection data addition utility:

In the collection data addition utility window, choose File and then Exit.

(3) Notes on specifying user-defined records

Start the collection data addition utility from an account that has the Administrators permission.

Only the user-defined records that can be collected on a local host can be specified as user-defined records by the collection data addition utility. If multiple hosts on which PFM - Agent for Platform is installed are present within the system, start the collection data addition utility on each host and specify user-defined records.

If an error message with a file name or directory name is displayed during a window operation, check whether the file exists or whether you have the proper access permission.

If an error message is displayed during a window operation and the cause cannot be determined, collect maintenance data and contact the system administrator.

If an error message is displayed during a window operation and the cause cannot be determined, collect maintenance data and contact the system administrator. For details about how to collect maintenance data, see the chapter explaining troubleshooting in the manual Job Management Partner 1/Performance Management User's Guide.

To collect log data, specify Log=Yes for the property of each record in PFM - Web Console.

You cannot start the collection data addition utility from PFM - Web Console.

To start the collection data addition utility on a client machine, use Remote Desktop Connection, which is an existing OS function.

Do not forcibly terminate the collection data addition utility from Windows Task Manager. Doing so might corrupt the settings.

If PFM - Agent for Platform 08-00 or a later version is installed on a host on which PFM - View 07-00 is installed, you can start the collection data addition utility either from the Windows Start menu or from PFM - View 07-00. However, do not use both ways to start two instances of the utility.

To uninstall PFM - Agent for Platform, first close the collection data addition utility window, and then execute uninstallation.

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