Table 23 About Performance Collectors

Column Heading

Description

 

 

 

Element

The name of the element from which this collector gathers information.

 

 

Element Type

The type of element from which the collector gathers information.

 

 

Statistics

The statistics that the collector is responsible for providing information.

 

 

Next Scheduled

Displays the date and time when the collector is scheduled to run.

Run

 

 

 

 

 

Interval

The interval in minutes the collector runs.

 

 

 

Running?

Gives the status of the collector. Collectors that are running display a

 

check mark in this column.

 

 

 

 

Edit

To edit the schedule for running a collector, click the Edit (

) button.

 

 

Then set the date and time. See ”Setting the Date and Time for

 

Performance Collectors” on page 195 for more information.

 

 

Important: If you change the date in the field to a date that does not

 

exist in a month, the software automatically calculates the date to the

 

first day of the next month. For example, if you enter 2003-11-31, the

 

software assumes the date is 2003-12-01.

 

 

 

 

Action

Displays one of the following buttons:

 

 

• Stop - Stops the collector. The corresponding reports display

 

information only gathered previously. See ”Stopping Performance

 

Collectors” on page 195.

 

 

• Start - Starts the collector. When you start a collector, it begins

 

gathering information for its corresponding reports. See ”Starting

 

Performance Collectors” on page 194.

 

 

 

 

Starting Performance Collectors

To start a collector:

1.Access the page for performance collectors page (Optimize > Storage Essentials > Performance Data Collection).

2.Click the Start button corresponding to the collector you want to start.

3.Click the calendar icon, .

4.Set the date and time as described in the topic, ”Setting the Date and Time for Performance Collectors” on page 195.

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