Chapter 3 The Real-Time Monitoring Configuration Utility
The rtmcmd Utility
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The utility compiles the templates and the PQB file into the actual CFG and CGI files required by

MRTG and RRDTool, and stores the results in the specified target directory.

The rtmcmd Utility

The command-line syntax of the SCA BB Real-Time Monitoring Configuration Utility is:

rtmcmd --sce <SCE addresses> {--file <PQB filename> | (--pqb-sce <SCE
address> --username <username> --password <password>)} --source-dir <dir> --
dest-dir <dir> --config-file <file>

The following table lists the rtmcmd options.

Table 3-1 rtmcmd Options
Option Abbreviation
(if applicable) Description
--sce <SCE IP addresses> -S (Required) IP addresses of one or more SCE platforms from
which SNMP data is collected.
Each IP address must be a valid SCE platform IP address or
SCE hostname.
Enclose multiple addresses in quotation marks, separated by
a semicolon.
For example: --sce "10.1.2.3;10.1.2.4;10.1.2.5"
--file <PQB filename> -f (Required if an SCE to retrieve from is not specified) The
PQB file to use.
--pqb-sce <SCE address> -q (Required if a PQB file is not specified) Hostname or IP
addresses of the SCE platform from which the Service
Configuration should be retrieved.
--username <username> -U (Required if an SCE to retrieve from is specified) Username
for connecting to the SCE platform to retrieve the Service
Configuration.
--password <password> -P (Requ ired if username is specified) Password for connecting
to the SCE platform to retrieve the Service Configuration.
--source-dir <dir> -s (Required) Template files location.
--dest-dir <dir> -d (Required) Target directory where the processed templates
should be stored.
--config-file <file> -c (Required) The user configuration file (see The User
Configuration File (on page 3-3)).

Additional operations can be invoked to display information about the Real-Time Monitoring

Configuration Utility using the following syntax:

rtmcmd <operation>