Knowledge Scripts have default threshold values or other parameters that control what they check and how they behave. The parameters associated with Knowledge Scripts vary, but typically include:
What the Knowledge Script does (for example, notifies you of event conditions, collects data for graphs and reports, or attempts to automatically restart services).
The threshold values to monitor (for example, less than 10% free disk space or CPU utilization greater than 90%).
The files, messages, and executables to monitor (for example, a list of processes that should be running, specific error messages in a log file, specific applications for which to monitor memory usage).
You can modify the parameter values as needed.
You can also add comments to ad hoc jobs. Job comments enable you to organize and group ad hoc jobs and provide useful information about the ad hoc job to other console users. This option is not applicable for policy-based jobs or Knowledge Script Group-based jobs.
If you are creating an ad hoc job to monitor computers across QDBs, you can configure different parameter values for each QDB. However, you must create policy-based jobs with the same parameter values. To resolve this issue, you can configure override values or configure different management groups for each repository.
To create an ad hoc job that runs on agent computers in different repositories, the primary QDB and each of the QDBs must be running. You can create a policy-based job on agent computers in different QDBs when one of the non-primary QDBs is not running. AppManager will create the policy-based jobs when the QDB is back online.
For more information, see Section 7.0, Monitoring by Policy.
To modify the parameter values of a job:
In the Enterprise Layout view of the Navigation pane, select a Jobs view.
In the view pane, select the job you want to modify (or on the Jobs tab of the Server Information pane, select the job you want to modify).
In the Tasks pane, click Job Properties.
NOTE:You cannot modify the parameter values of a job that is part of a monitoring policy. To modify the parameter values of a monitoring policy job, modify the associated Knowledge Script Group member.
Click the Values tab.
(Optional) To specify a comment for the job, enter a comment in the Comment field. This option is not applicable for policy-based jobs or Knowledge Script Group-based jobs. For more information, see Section 5.11.6, Viewing Job Comments.
(Optional) If you are monitoring more than one QDB with Control Center, you can configure different parameter values for each QDB by selecting the Adjust parameters separately for each repository option.
If you select this option, you can choose the QDB you want and configure the parameter values for all resources that QDB manages. This option is not applicable for policy-based jobs or Knowledge Script Group-based jobs.
Click in the Value column to change threshold or monitoring parameter values. Some fields have a browse (...) button you can use to make selections.
For specific information about the current Knowledge Script parameters, click Help.
Click another tab to change its properties or click OK to start the job.