Configuration Variables

AlertActions

n/a

List of alert actions to be executed by HP EVA KM for PATROL upon a failure.

debugEndTime

None

Specifies when the debug mode will be disabled.

Format required: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS

debugMode

0 = disabled

When set to '1', enables the debug mode of the KM.

defaultReinitializationOptions

None

List of default options to be executed by HP EVA KM for PATROL on reinitialization. The default values are: 0=unchecked; 1=checked

Insert a colon “;” between the variable and its value: “resetThresholds;1”; and if you enter multiple variables, they need to be separated by a carriage return.

Example: “resetThresholds;1” will display the remove thresholds option selected by default in the Reinitialize KM wizard.

disableEvaperfExitStatus

0 = enabled

Set to ‘1’ to disable the check of the exit status returned by the system when executing an evaperf command.

disablePSLExecuteBugWorkarond

0 = activated

When set to ‘1’, deactivates the workaround in the KM for a bug in the PslExecute() PSL function.

If the KM detects that the version of the PATROL Agent is affected by the PslExecute() bug, it uses an alternate technique to create asynchronous threads with the event_trigger() function and the RemPsl standard event. The disablePslExecuteBugWorkaround variable disables this workaround.

disableVirtualDisksMonitoring

0 = Virtual disks monitoring is enabled

Set to "1" to deactivate virtual disks monitoring. When the virtual disks monitoring is disabled, discovery and collect requests and operations are no longer performed.

discreteMaxOCC

1 = disabled

To trigger an alert on discrete parameters after n (value) times.

evaperfOutputFolder

None

Path to the folder where the evaperf utility while write temporary output files.

evaperfTimeout

120

Time after which the execution of the evaperf failed is considered to have failed.

Unit: seconds

forceClassicConfigMode

0 = disabled

When the KM is used with BMC ProactiveNet, all the KM configuration menus are disabled in the PATROL Consoles. To enable them, set the forceClassicConfigMode variable to 1.

numericMacOCC

1 = disabled

To trigger an alert on numeric parameters after n (value) times.

osCommandPassword

None

Password used to execute the evaperf utility in combination with the osCommandUsername variable.

Note: Password is encrypted using the BMC PATROL encryption

osCommandUsername

Empty to use the PATROL Agent default account

Username used to execute the evaperf utility

parametersAutoResetTimeout

0 (never)

Number of seconds after which the parameter value will be reset to ‘0’

Note: This only applies to the following parameters:

pausedObjectList

None

Lists the paused objects.

pemMessages

all

How much internal information should be sent as PATROL events.

pollingInterval

120

Interval in seconds at which the KM polls the managed devices to collect updated data for all the available parameters

portStatusAlarmType

WARN

Specifies the type of alert triggered by the Port Status parameter.

Possible values:

portStatusSetting

default

Specifies when to trigger an alert on a Port Status parameter.

Possible values:

removedObjectList

None

List of instances that have been removed from the monitoring environment through the Remove KM Command.

sowMessages

All

How much internal information should be displayed in the System Output Window in the PATROL Console.

This does not affect the reporting of actual hardware problems.

sssuManagerHostname

None

Hostname of the SSSU manager.

sssuPassword

None

Encrypted password associated with the sssuUsername specified below.

sssuTimeout

60 seconds

Timeout after which the SSSU.EXE command is considered as failed.

sssuUsername

None

Username to authenticate in the SSSU.EXE utility.

temporaryFolder

Not set (assumed PATROL Agent’s own temporary folder)

Path to a folder where temporary files used by the KM to calculate statistics will be stored.

ThresholdManagementMode

Tuning

Specifies how the KM should manage the alert thresholds on parameters.

Possible values:

unexpectedStatusInternalIssueNotification

0 = deactivated

When set to 1, the KM will inform you of any internal problems or of any special operations it may perform.

unexpectedStatusManagement

0 = deactivated

Specifies the action to be performed when the product is unable to interpret a status value.

Format: <alarm type>;<internal issue notification>

Possible alarm type values:

Default: OK

Possible internal issue notification values:

Default: 0