Enabling a historical data collector, Adding or editing a historical data collector – Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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Collectibles Type - At what level the data will be collected and the types of MIB objects used:

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Product Level - SNMP data is collected at the product (device) level.

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Port Level - SNMP data is collected at the port level.

Source Defined - Whether or not the information source (product or port) is defined (Yes) or not
configured (No).

System Collectors - Whether or not this is a system data collector. Refer to the following
sections for more information:

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“Editing system collectors”

on page 1663

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“Duplicating system data collectors”

on page 1673

When you select a listed data collector, The following information is displayed in the Collector
Details field:

MIB Variables - The MIB variables used (if any).

Expression - The expression used (if any).

Source - The defined products used as information sources by this collector.

Enabling a historical data collector

Use the following steps to enable a data collector to collect historical data or disable a data
collector from collecting data.

1. Select an historical data collector on the Historical Data Collectors dialog box.

If the collector is disabled, the Enable button is active.

If the collector is enabled, the Disable button is active.

2. Click Enable to enable the collector.

3. Click Disable to disable the collector.

Adding or editing a historical data collector

Use the following procedure to add or edit a historical data collector using the Data Collector
wizard.

NOTE

There are specific options that you can edit for system collectors. Refer to

“Editing system collectors”

on page 1663 for details.

1. Select Monitor > Performance > Historical data collectors.

The Historical Data Collectors dialog box displays.

2. Perform either of the following steps:

Select a collector and click the Edit button.

The Data Collector wizard Collector Basics dialog box displays where you can edit values
for the existing collector.

Click the Add button

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