Running multiple probes to monitor more than one log file

You can run multiple instances of the Generic Log File Java Probe on a single machine allowing you to monitor more than one log file.

To do so, you must ensure that each instance specifies a unique value for the following properties so that they are able to access a different set of log files:

  • Name
  • PropsFile
  • RulesFile
  • PidFile

The following example shows the settings from the properties file of the first probe:

Name :       "glf_java1" 
PropsFile :  "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/probes/<arch>/glf_java1.props"		
RulesFile :  "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/probes/<arch>/glf_java1.rules"
MessageLog : "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/log/glf_java1.log"
PidFile :    "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/var/Stream1"

The following example shows the settings from the properties file of the second probe:

Name :       "glf_java2" 
PropsFile :  "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/probes/<arch>/glf_java2.props"		
RulesFile :  "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/probes/<arch>/glf_java2.rules"
MessageLog : "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/log/glf_java2.log"
PidFile :    "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/var/Stream2"

The following example shows the settings from the properties file of the third probe:

Name :       "glf_java3" 
PropsFile :  "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/probes/<arch>/glf_java3.props"		
RulesFile :  "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/probes/<arch>/glf_java3.rules"
MessageLog : "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/log/glf_java3.log"
PidFile :    "/opt/tivoli/netcool/omnibus/var/Stream3"