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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2
Manual archiving procedure
To manually convert historical data files on the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server and on the remote managed systems, issue the following MODIFY command:
F stcname,KPDCMD SWITCH GROUP=cccccccc EXTRACT
where:
- stcname identifies the name of the started task that is running either the Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Server or agents.
- cccccccc identifies the group name associated with the persistent data store allocations. The values for cccccccc can vary based on which products are installed. The standard group name is GENHIST.
When this command is run, only the tables associated with the group identifier are extracted. If multiple products are installed, each can be controlled by separate SWITCH commands.
This switching can be automated by using either an installation scheduling facility or an automation product.
You can also use the Tivoli Enterprise Portal's advanced automation features to run the SWITCH command. To do so, define a situation that, when it becomes true, runs the SWITCH command as the action.
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