A.34 PlateSpin Recon

Table A-29 PlateSpin Recon Adapter Properties

Property

Specify…

Alarm Columns

A comma-separated list that determines which alarm columns display and the order in which the alarm items display in the Alarms view. Available columns are ID, Element, Severity, Date/Time.

Database

The name of the PlateSpin Application database. Default database name is platespin_powerrecon_36_application.

Database Type

The type of repository. Only valid value is mssql. Only MS SQL 2000 and 2005 are supported databases for the PlateSprin Recon adapter.

Hostname

The name of the server on which the PlateSpin Recon repository resides.

Monitoring Database

The name of the PlateSpin Monitoring database. Default database name is platespin_powerrecon_36_monitoring.

Password

The user name to log in to the PlateSpin Recon repository.

Port

The port for the PlateSpin Recon repository. The default port for MSSQL is 1433.

Query Schedule –Applications

Sets the schedule to query for data regarding any applications. Disabled by default. Specify a query schedule using Macro Expressions for Query Schedules.

Query Schedule – Logs

Sets the schedule to query for log data. Disabled by default. Specify a query schedule using Macro Expressions for Query Schedules.

WARNING:Because a large amount of data is often retrieved when scheduling for logs is active, memory errors can occur in the console Layout view. If this happens, increase memory settings in the Configuration Manager.

For more information on the Configuration Manager, see the Operations Center 5.6 Server Configuration Guide.

Query Schedule – Processes

Sets the schedule to query for data regarding any processes. Disabled by default. Specify a query schedule using Macro Expressions for Query Schedules.

Query Schedule – Services

Sets the schedule to query for data regarding any services. Disabled by default. Specify a query schedule using Macro Expressions for Query Schedules.

User Name

The password to log in to the PlateSpin Recon repository.

A.34.1 Macro Expressions for Query Schedules

Because the PlateSpin Recon Adapter is built on the Data Integrator platform, query schedule definitions use the same macro expressions as Data Integrator.

For additional information, see “Scheduling Queries” in the Operations Center 5.6 Data Integrator Guide.

Macro expression schedules can use either of the following formats:

  • [setting1]; [setting2]; [setting3]; ...

  • [setting1] & [setting2] & [setting3] & ...

Settings are not case-sensitive. Table A-30 lists acceptable values for query schedules:

Table A-30 Acceptable Values for Query Schedules

Setting

Description

disable (aliases are 'disabled', 'off', 'none', 'false')

If present, the schedule does not fire regardless of the other settings.

utc

If present, then dates are interpreted as being in UTC format.

atstart (aliases are 'at start', 'onstart', 'on start')

If present, the schedule fires upon adapter startup.

atevent (aliases are 'at event', 'onevent', 'on event')

If present, then the schedule can be triggered by a scriptable event as described previously.

every n seconds|minutes|hours [between HH:MM and HH:MM] [on MON,TUE,WED,THU,FRI,SAT,SUN]

Where n is a number representing the interval, which can be seconds, minutes or hours (abbreviate using the first letter).

The between times and the on days clauses are optional. HH hours are always in 24‑hour notation as AM and PM are not allowed. Examples:

  • every 5m

  • every 1h between 20:00 and 23:00

  • every 1h on Mon,Wed,Fri

  • every 1 hour

  • every 5 hours between 10:00 and 16:00 on Sat,Sun

at HH:MM, HH:MM, HH:MM [on MON,TUE,WED,THU,FRI,SAT,SUN]

Where the on days clause is optional. HH hours are always in 24‑hour notation as AM and PM are not allowed. Examples:

  • at 10:00

  • at 10:45, 22:45

  • at 13:30, 16:30 on Mon,Wed,Fri