Creating a Collection Services custom profile

Create a custom Collection Services profile by doing the following.

When you create a custom Collection Services profile, you can select from a list of available data categories, such as system, job, disk storage, or memory. You can specify how often the data is collected for each category of data that you collect in your custom profile.

To create a custom Collection Services profile, follow these steps:
  1. Select Performance > Collection Services Configuration from your IBM Navigator for i window.
  2. Click the Data to Collect tab.
  3. Under Collection Profile, select Custom.
  4. You can start with a predefined profile and add or subtract from that list. Select a predefined profile or None.
  5. Select the categories that you want to add to your custom profile from Available categories. To add the categories, click >(Add). The categories are then listed under Categories to collect.
  6. Configure a category's data collection frequency by selecting Configure next to the category name in the Categories to collect list. This action opens the Configure Category page.
    1. On the Configure Category window, specify the frequency to collect the category data or Use default collection interval. The default collection interval is set on the General tab.
    2. Set Parameter string under Advanced options.
    3. Click OK.
  7. Click OK to complete creating the Collection Services custom profile and save the configuration changes.

The collection services custom profile that is created is not used by Collection Services immediately. It will take affect the next time Collection Services cycles. If you want to use the custom profile immediately, force Collection Services to cycle by following these steps:

  1. Select the General tab on Collection Services Configuration.
  2. Select the Cycle button.
  3. Confirm cycle request by selecting Yes.