Configuring the collation.properties file entries

This topic lists the collation.properties file entries that the Anchor sensor uses.

The sensor uses the following entries in the collation.properties file:

com.collation.discover.anchor.zone.fromContextIP

Specifies whether the anchor zones can be set from the context IP, which is the IP that is used for the discovery. Valid values are true and false. The default is false.

When an IP address is not included in the anchor scope, the anchor zone is not set. As a result, the address space is not set for a particular IP address or IP network. If you set this property to true, the anchor zones are set from the context IP.

com.collation.discover.agent.AnchorSensor.timeout=3600000

Specifies the time allowed to start a new anchor server.

com.collation.discover.anchor.forceDeployment=true

The default value is true.

This property specifies whether the anchors for the discovered scope are to be deployed during discovery startup.

If you set the value to false, the anchors are deployed only if either of the following conditions are met:

If any IP address from the scope cannot be pinged
If port 22 cannot be reached on any of the discovered IP addresses

If chained anchors exist, this condition applies to all anchors in the chain. If an anchor in the chain is restricted with a condition, the prior anchors must meet the condition before all the anchors can be deployed.

com.collation.discover.anchor.lazyDeployment=false

Specifies if files must be copied during anchor deployment, or when the sensor requiring the files is going to be launched. In both cases only different files are copied. Valid values are true and false. The default is false.

The following example provides some insight to how this property affects Agile Service Manager functionality:

The WebSphere® Application Server sensor has dependencies in the dist/lib/websphere directory which are 130 MB in size. If the flag is set to false, this data is copied to the target host when the anchor is deployed. If the flag is set to true, the data is copied when the WebSphere Application Server sensor is about to be run on the anchor. If no WebSphere Application Server sensor is run through the anchor, 130 MB is not sent to the remote host.

com.collation.discover.anchor.connectType=ssh

Specifies whether to connect to the anchor using an ssh tunnel or a direct socket. Valid values are ssh and direct. The default is ssh. To specify the connection type for a particular address, use com.collation.discover.anchor.connectType.1.2.3.4=ssh, where 1.2.3.4 is the address for which you want to specify the connection type.

com.collation.platform.session.GatewayForceSsh: Specifies whether to force the gateway to act independently of the anchor. Valid values are true and false. Set the value to true to resolve Cygwin issues when both the gateway and anchor are on the same system. When the value is set to true, an SSH session is used to transfer traffic between the gateway and anchor rather than a local session.