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
TCPPort `integer`	-tcpport `integer`	Use this property to specify the TCP port on which the probe listens for requests from the NerveCenter PA server. The default is 32510.
StreamCaptureFile `string`	-streamcapturefile `string`	Use this property to specify the file the probe uses to store the input data stream. The default is "". With this setting, the stream capture function is disabled.
Inactivity `integer`	-inactivity `integer`	Use this property to specify the length of time in seconds the probe allows the port to be inactive before sending an inactivity alarm. The probe generates a ProbeWatch message for every interval of inactivity that occurs. The default is 0. With this setting the inactivity feature is disabled.