Customizing data

You can make adjustments to many of the elements of System Monitor, fine-tuning the level of system data you can monitor. These adjustments are described in the following sections:

Steps for setting a default view

Steps for setting display properties

Steps for setting the refresh rate for run-time values

Steps for setting the frequency for historical data capture

Steps for resetting run-time statistic values

Steps for capturing state changes

Steps for deleting the state change log

Steps for deleting historical statistics

Steps for deleting the business object probe data file

Steps for setting a default view

The default view is the view you first see when you log on to System Monitor.

Perform the following steps to change the default view:

  1. Click Create and Configure Views from the left frame of System Monitor. The Create and Configure Views dialog box appears (see Figure 12).
  2. Select the view that you want to be the default view from the View list.
  3. Select the Default View check box.
  4. Click Save View. A "View was saved successfully" message appears. The next time you log on to System Monitor, the view you selected as the default view is displayed.

Steps for setting display properties

The display options of monitors can be customized by changing the preferences of the display options. To change the appearance of a monitor, do the following:

  1. When viewing a monitor, click the chart icon in the upper right corner. The Preferences dialog box appears for that particular display option in that monitor. Figure 13 is an example of the Table Preferences dialog box.

    Figure 13. System Monitor, Table Preferences dialog box


  2. In the Preferences dialog box, select the appearance options that you want to change. For a list of appearance options are available with each display option, see Steps for using monitor display optionsand Table 3..
  3. Click Preview to see a preview of the changes you made.
  4. Click OK. The changes appear in the monitor. Changes to the preferences of a display option appear in all monitors that use that particular display option.
    Note:
    If you want to return the monitor to its original appearance, open the Preferences dialog box, select Default, then click OK.

Steps for setting the refresh rate for run-time values

Some monitors display run-time values of a component. For these monitors, you can specify how often you want statistics to be refreshed. The refresh rate you set is for the system as a whole, not for individual components.

Perform the following steps to set the refresh rate for monitored run-time values:

  1. Click Set Options from the left frame of System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).

    Figure 14. System Monitor, Set Options dialog box


  2. Type a number in the Refresh Rate field to specify the number of seconds you want to set for the refresh rate, then click the Refresh Rate Submit button.

Steps for setting the frequency for historical data capture

Perform the following steps to set the rate at which historical data is captured:

  1. Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. In the How frequently should historical data be captured? section, click the Review all interval settings link. The Historical Statistics Interval Rates dialog box appears (see Figure 15).

    Figure 15. System Monitor, Historical Statistics Interval Rates dialog box


  3. Set the interval rates for the server, for each collaboration object, and for each connector by selecting one of the following:
  4. Click Submit Changes to submit all of the interval rates for all of the components.
Note:
Alternatively, you can set the interval rate for a single component in the Set Options dialog box by selecting the component from the Component Type list and the interval rate from the Frequency list, then click the Submit button.

Steps for resetting run-time statistic values

The run-time statistics are kept in memory from the time the server is started. If the server is running for several days or weeks, these values can become very large.

Perform the following steps to reset the value of a component's run-time statistics to "0":

  1. Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. In the Do you want to reset component statistics? section, select the component from the Component Type list.
  3. Click Submit.

Steps for capturing state changes

Perform the following steps to configure how state changes for each component are captured and sent to a log file:

  1. Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. Under the Do you want to capture state changes of a particular component? section, select the component from the Component Type list.
    Note:
    If you selected Collaboration or Connector as the component type, you are prompted to select a particular collaboration object or connector.
  3. Select the Capture State Changes check box, then click the Submit button.

Steps for deleting the state change log

As the state change log grows, you may need to delete old data.

Perform the following steps to delete the log for a particular time:

  1. Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. Under the Do you want to delete the state change log for all components? section, do the following:

Steps for deleting historical statistics

As the historical data grows, you may need to delete old data.

Perform the following steps to delete historical data for a particular time period:

  1. Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. Under the Do you want to delete the historical statistics for all components? section, do the following:

Steps for deleting the business object probe data file

As the business object probe data grows in size, you may need to delete old data.

Perform the following steps to delete the data for a particular time period:

  1. Click Set Options in the left frame of System Monitor. The Set Options dialog box appears (see Figure 14).
  2. Under the Do you want to delete the data for a business object probe? section, do the following:

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