services.collectorArgs table

The services.collectorArgs table is used by the ncp_ctrl process to store arguments for starting and stopping collectors.

The table below describes the database table.

Table 1. services.collectorArgs database table schema
Column name	Constraints	Data type	Description
argDescription	not null	Text	A description of what the argument is for.
argLabel		Text	Optional argument label, for example, `-emshost`.
argName	Not null, primary key	Text	A display name for the argument.
argPosition		Integer	The position of the argument in the command line. Either all arguments must have a position, or none must have a position.
argType		Text	Optional type for the argument value, if defined.
argValue		Atom	Optional value for the given argument. For example, `/opt/collector/config.properties`. Allows use of the eval statement, for example, `eval(text,’$PRECISION_DOMAIN’)`.
serviceName	Not null, primary key	Text	Service name from the `services.collectors` database table.