Naming Convention

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Recorded files will be stored in specified files as shown in the following:

  • Given a file name that contains the directory and a file name prefix, the output file for a single file recording is:
    Style Files
    Local Nmon Style: <filename>_YYMMDD_HHMM.nmon
    Local Nmon Style: <filename>_YYMMDD_HHMM.topas
    Topas Style CEC: <filename>_YYMMDD_HHMM.topas
  • Given a file name that contains the directory and a file name prefix, the output file for multiple file recordings (cut and retention) is:
    Style Files
    Local Nmon Style: <filename>_YYMMDD.nmon
    Local Nmon Style: <filename>_YYMMDD.topas
    Topas Style CEC: <filename>_CEC_YYMMDD.topas
  • Given a file name that contains the directory and no file name prefix, the output file for a single file recording is:
    Style Files
    Local Nmon Style: <filename/hostname>_YYMMDD_HHMM.nmon
    Local Nmon Style: <filename/hostname>_YYMMDD_HHMM.topas
    Topas Style CEC: <filename/hostname>_CEC_YYMMDD_HHMM.topas
  • Given a file name that contains the directory and no file name prefix, the output files for multiple file recordings (cut and retention) is:
    Style Files
    Local Nmon Style: <filename/hostname>_YYMMDD.nmon
    Local Nmon Style: <filename/hostname>_YYMMDD.topas
    Topas Style CEC: <filename/hostname>_CEC_YYMMDD.topas

    Two recordings of the same recording format and with the same filename parameter values (default or user-specified filename) cannot be started simultaneously as these two recording processes tend to write to the same recording file.

Examples:
  1. The user is trying to start a local binary day recording with output path specified as /home/test/sample_bin. If the recording file is created at the time 12:05 hours, Mar 10,2008 and the host name is ses15 then the output file name will be /home/test/sample_bin/ses15_080310_1205.topas.
  2. Assume that user is trying to start a persistent CEC recording with cut option as 2 and with output path specified as /home/test/sample. Assuming the recording file is created at the time 12:05 hours, Mar 10, 2008 and the host name is ses15 then the output file name will be /home/test/sample_bin/ses15_cec_080310.topas . After storing 2 days (as cut =2 ) of recording in this file, the recording file named /home/test/sample_bin/ses15_cec_080312.topas will be created on Mar 12 to store recorded data for Mar 12 and Mar 13.