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 more information about generic Netcool/OMNIbus properties and command line options, see the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Probe and Gateway Guide.

Table 1. Properties and command line options
Property name	Command line option	Description
Conn_Down `string`	-conndown `string`	Use this property to specify the ProbeWatch message that the probe sends to the ObjectServer when the connection to the Tandem SCP device is lost. The default is Connection down.
Conn_Up `string`	-connup `string`	Use this property to specify the ProbeWatch message that the probe sends to the ObjectServer to indicate a successful connection to the Tandem SCP device. The default is Connection established.
DateStreamCapture `integer`	-datestreamcapture `integer`	Use this property to specify whether the probe appends the current date and time to the name of the data stream capture file. This property takes the following values: 0: The probe does not append the date and time to the file name. 1: The probe appends the date and time to the file name. The default is 0. Note: Setting the DateStreamCapture property to 1 prevents the data stream capture file from being overwritten.
FlushTime `integer`	-flushtime `integer`	Use this property to specify the time (in seconds) that the probe waits before flushing an 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 location of the hosts file. The default is "".
Inactivity `integer`	-inactivity `integer`	Use this property to specify the time (in seconds) that the probe allows a port to be inactive before disconnecting. The default is 0.
InactivityRetry `integer`	-inactivityretry `integer`	Use this property to specify the number of consecutive periods of inactivity that the probe allows before attempting to reconnect to the host. The default is 0 (which disables this feature).
InvalidAlarmLogFile `string`	-invalidlog `string`	Use this property to specify the file to which the probe logs invalid alarms. The current date and time is appended to the file name. The default is $OMNIHOME/var/ tandem_scp.invalid.
InvalidAlarmLogging `integer`	-invalidlogging `integer`	Use this property to specify whether the probe logs invalid alarms. This property takes the following values: 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 that the probe attempts to read simultaneously from a device. The default is 1. Note: When a large number of events is being generated by the device, you can increase this number to increase event throughput.
MaxInvalidAlarmLog FileSize `integer`	-maxinvalidlog `integer`	Use this property to specify the maximum size (in bytes) of the invalid alarm log file. When this limit is reached, the probe creates a new file and appends the current date and time to the file name. The default is 1048576.
MaxStreamCapFileSize `integer`	-maxstreamcapfilesize `integer`	Use this property to specify the maximum size (in bytes) of the data stream capture file. When this limit is reached, the probe creates a new file. The default is 0. Note: If the probe reads a stream whose size exceeds the remaining space in the file, it creates a new file in which to store the data.
Port `integer`	-port `integer`	Use this property to specify the port to which the probe connects. The default is 23.
ReadTimeout `integer`	-readtimeout `integer`	Use this property to specify the time (in seconds) for which the probe tries to read an alarm before timing out. 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 device. The default is 0 (the probe continuously attempts to reconnect).
ReconnectionInterval `integer`	-reconnectioninterval `integer`	Use this property to specify the time interval (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. The default is "".