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 in script for disconnection from the host system. The default is "".
FlushTime `integer`	-flushtime `integer`	Use this property to specify the time (in seconds) the probe waits before flushing the event to the ObjectServer. The default is 5.
Host `string`	-host `string`	Use this property to specify the name of the host to which the probe connects. The default is localhost.
HostsFile `string`	-hostsfile `string`	Use this property to specify the file that the probe uses to connect to multiple hosts. The default is "".
Inactivity `integer`	-inactivity `integer`	Use this property to specify the time (in seconds) the probe allows a port to be inactive before disconnecting. The default is 0.
InvalidAlarmLogFile `string`	-invalidlog `string`	Use this property to specify the file to which the probe logs invalid alarms. The current date and time will be appended to this file name. The default is $OMNIHOME/var/pointmaster.invalid.
InvalidAlarmLogging `integer`	-invalidlogging `integer`	Use this property to specify whether the probe logs invalid alarms: 0: The probe does not log invalid alarms. 1: The probe logs invalid alarms. The default is 0.
MaxEvents `integer`	-maxevents `integer`	Use this property to specify the maximum number of events the probe attempts to read before moving on to the next socket. The default is 1.
MaxInvalidAlarmLogFileSize `integer`	-maxinvalidlog `integer`	Use this property to specify the maximum size for the invalid alarm file. When this limit is reached, the probe creates a new file with a new date and time. The default is 1048576.
Port `integer`	-port `integer`	Use this property to specify the port to which the probe connects. The default is 1.
ReadTimeout `integer`	-readtimeout `integer`	Use this property to specify the time (in milliseconds) that the probe allows the socket to be silent. If this time is exceeded, it assumes that there is no more data to be read at this time and checks for data on another connection in the hosts file. The default is 100.
ReconnectionAttempts `integer`	-reconnectionattempts `integer`	Use this property to specify the maximum number of times that the probe attempts to reconnect to the socket. The default is 0.
ReconnectionInterval `integer`	-reconnectioninterval `integer`	Use this property to specify the time (in seconds) between successive reconnection attempts. The default is 0.
StreamCaptureFile `string`	-streamcapturefile `string`	Use this property to specify the file the probes uses to store the input stream log. Omitting this property disables the stream capture feature. The default is "".