Properties and command line options

You use properties to specify how the probe interacts with the device. You can override the default values by using the properties file or the command line options.

The following table describes the properties and command line options specific to this probe. For information about default properties and command line options, see the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Probe and Gateway Guide, (SC14-7530).

Table 1. Properties and command line options

Property name

Command line option

Description

ChatinString string

-chatinstring string

Use this property to specify the chat in script for connection to the host system.

The default is "".

ChatoutString string

-chatoutstring string

Use this property to specify the chat out script for disconnection from the host system.

The default is "".

HeaderLength integer

-headerlength integer

Use this property to specify the length of the header that begins the data stream. The TSM discards this number of characters from the ensuing data stream.

The default is 0.

HeartbeatInterval integer

-heartbeatinterval integer

Use this property to specify the length of time in seconds that the TSM waits between sending successive heartbeats.

The default is 0.

HeartbeatResponse string

-heartbeatresponse string

Use this property to specify the response the TSM expects to receive from the device. This property is a regular expression, with a maximum of 4096 characters.

The default is "".

HeartbeatString string

-heartbeatstring string

Use this property to specify the command that prompts the switch to give a known response.

The default is "".

HeartbeatTimeout integer

-heartbeattimeout integer

Use this property to specify the length of time in seconds in which the TSM expects to receive a response from the device.

The default is 0.(No time out)

Host string

-host string

Use this property to specify the name of the host to which the TSM connects.

The default is "localhost".

InactivityAlarm integer

-inactivityretry integer

Use this property to specify the number of consecutive inactivity alarms the TSM allows before attempting to reconnect to the host.

The default is 0 (feature is disabled).

InactivityRetry integer

-heartbeatinterval integer

Use this property to specify the length of time in seconds that the TSM waits between sending successive heartbeats.

The default is 0.

PidFile string

-pidfile string

Use this property to specify the name of the file that stores the process ID for the device.

The default is "".

Port integer

-port integer

Use this property to specify the port to which the TSM connects.

The default is 23.

ReadTimeout integer

-readtimeout integer

Use this property to specify the length of time in milliseconds that the TSM allows the socket to be silent. If this time is exceeded, it assumes that the connection is dead and disconnects.

The default is 100.

ReconnectionInterval integer

-reconnectioninterval integer

Use this property to specify the length of time in seconds between successive reconnection attempts.

The default is 0.

ResponseTimeout integer

-responsetimeout integer

Use this property to specify the length of time in seconds that the TSM waits for a response from the device when logging in or out.

The default is 20.

ResynchCommand string

-resynchcommand string

Use this property to specify the command that the TSM sends to initiate resynchronization.

The default is "".

ResynchInterval integer

-resynchinterval integer

Use this property to specify the length of time in seconds between successive resynchronization attempts.

The default is 0.

SelfTest string

-selftest string

Use this property to specify the file the TSM uses to test itself. This can be used to test a rules file against an input stream captured from the switch by specifying the output file from the StreamCaptureFile property.

The default is "".

Note: Omitting this property disables the self test feature.

StreamCaptureFile string

-streamcapturefile string

Use this property to specify the file the TSM uses to store the input stream log.

The default is "".

Note: Omitting this property disables the stream capture feature.

Switch string

-switch string

Use this property to specify the switch type to which the TSM connects.

The default is auto.

UserDefined string

-userdefined string

Use this property to add a comma-separated list of user-defined properties.

The default is "".