ProbeWatch messages

During normal operations, the probe generates ProbeWatch messages and sends them to the ObjectServer. These messages tell the ObjectServer how the probe is running.

The following table describes the raw ProbeWatch error messages that the probe generates. For information about generic ProbeWatch messages, see the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Probe and Gateway Guide, (SC14-7530).

Table 1. ProbeWatch messages
ProbeWatch message	Description	Triggers/causes
`Agent on host Hostname has exceeded the InactivityTimeout period of seconds seconds`	The agent on the specified host has exceeded the specified inactivity timeout period.	The connection between the agent on the specified host and the probe has been inactive.
`All agent connections are dead - abortintg`	This is an information only message.	There are no live connections.
`Closed connection to PatrolAgent on host host, port port due to username/password problems. This agent will NOT be contacted again.`	The user name and password supplied were not valid for the host.	Check the user name and password details and ensure that they are valid for the host.
`Closed Connection to PatrolAgent on Host Hostname, Port Portnumber due to username/password problems. This agent will NOT be contacted again.`	There was a user name/password mismatch, or the username used is not permitted to log in to the specified host.	Check that the user name and password have been entered correctly. Also, ensure that the permissions on the specified host permit the user to log in.
`Closed connection to PatrolAgent on host Hostname, port Portnumber. Failed to connect Number times. This agent will NOT be contacted again.`	The probe could not contact the specified host.	Check that the specified host is running and can be reached.
`Connection report: Number pending, Number open, Number closed, Number dead`	This is an information message that gives a report on the number of connections.	No action required.
`Connection request to Agent on host Hostname has exceeded the AgentTimeout period of TimeoutPeriod milliseconds!`	The probe exceeded the set waiting period for connection to the agent.	The host is not running or is unreachable.
`Connection to the PatrolAgent on host host, port host closed, no longer required.`	The probe was connected to the specified host, but when it read the patrol.def file, the agent was not found and the connection was closed.	Check the reference to the agent in the `patrol.def` file.
`Connection to the PatrolAgent on Host Hostname, port Portnumber closed, no longer required.`	This is an information message. The probe has disconnected from an agent.	This message can be used to correlate the connection state of all BMC Patrol agents monitored by one or more probes.
`Connection to the PatrolAgent on host Hostname, port Portnumber failed. Will retry in Number timer ticks. (Number tries left).`	There is a problem connecting to the specified host.	Check that the specified host is running and can be reached.
`Host: Hostname Port: Portnumber Responded With: String.`	This message is sent when the probe tests a connection. The final string originates from BMC Patrol. It may be one of the following: `OK`, `WARN`, `ALARM`, `OFFLINE`, `VOID`, or `timeout`. Consult your BMC Patrol documentation for further information.	This message can be used to correlate the connection state of all BMC Patrol agents monitored by one or more probes.
`Unable to read recovery file. CANNOT RECOVER!Unable to write recovery file. This may cause data loss between two restarts of the probe.`	The probe could not read the recovery file.	The recovery file is corrupt or it has wrong permission settings or an incorrect value is set in the properties file.