eventbucket command-line utility
The eventbucket command displays or changes the event database bucket configuration.
Purpose
Displays or changes the event database bucket configuration.eventbucket [-status]
[-change]
Description
The eventbucket command displays or changes the event database bucket configuration. Buckets are used by the rapid purge utility to purge old event data from the event database. By running this command, you can determine the current bucket configuration, or you can swap the active and inactive buckets.
Security: If WebSphere® security is enabled, your user
ID must be mapped to the eventAdministrator role to view or change
the event database bucket configuration.
Parameters
- -status
- Displays information about the current bucket configuration, including the active bucket setting and the bucket check interval (the frequency with which the data store plug-in checks to determine which bucket is active).
- -change
- Swaps the buckets so the active bucket becomes inactive and the inactive bucket becomes active. The inactive bucket must be empty before you can use this option.
Examples
This example displays the current
bucket configuration:
eventbucket -statusThis
example swaps the active and inactive buckets:
eventbucket -change