generateMonitoringScript

Use the generateMonitoringScript command to generate a batch script that you can use later to recreate the system's current monitoring state.

The generateMonitoringScript command is part of the backup and recovery process. Using this command to capture the system's current monitoring state, allows you to restore that state later if the system is damaged and needs to be recovered.

Command Syntax

btmcli generateMonitoringScript [-scriptLanguage bat | sh]
                                [-o outputFile]
                                -s sphereUrl -l username:password

Name	Long Name	Description
--	-scriptLanguage	The scripting language to use for the output: bat for Windows batch file or sh for Unix shell script. If not specified, it defaults to bat for Windows and sh for Unix.
-o	-outputFile	The name of the file where the monitoring script is written. If the file already exists, the system will generate a new name by appending a unique number to the given file name. If you omit this flag, output is sent to stdout.
-s	-sphereUrl	Required. The URL of the sphere with which you want to register the container. http://hostname:port/btmcentral/sphere/ This flag is not required if you have set the AP_SPHERE_URL environment variable for your sphere.
-l	-userLogin	The username and password associated with the sphere, in the format: username:password. This set of credentials must belong to a user in the btmadmin role. See Security Options in Accessing CLI Commands for information on furnishing login credentials. You can encrypt passwords using the encryptPassword command.

Example

The following example specifies that the script be written to the file MyMonitoringStateFile.

btmcli generateMonitoringScript -scriptLanguage bat -oMyMonitoringStateFile
                            -s http://myHost:8080/btmcentral/sphere/ 
                            -l admin:abracadabra