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Perform the history data conversion
The itmcmd history script schedules the conversion of historical data to delimited flat files. Both the manual process to perform a one-time conversion and the conversion script that permits you to schedule automatic conversions are described here.
See the IBM Tivoli Monitoring: Command Reference for a complete description of the syntax and options.
After the conversion has taken place, the resulting delimited flat file has the same name as the input history file with an extension that is a single numerical digit. For example, if the input history file table name is KOSTABLE, the converted file is named KOSTABLE.0. The next conversion is named KOSTABLE.1, and so on.
- Perform a one-time conversion
To perform a one-time conversion process, change to the install_dir/bin and enter the following at the command line:
- Scheduling basic automatic history conversions
Use itmcmd history to schedule automatic conversions by the UNIX cron facility. To schedule a basic automatic conversion, enter the following at the command line:
- Customize your history conversion
You can use the itmcmd history script to further customize your history collection by specifying additional options. For example, you can choose to convert files that are above a particular size limit that you have set. You can also choose to perform the history conversion on particular days of the week.
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Convert history files to delimited flat files on UNIX Systems