4.3 Configuring Metrics Collection

The following topics describe how to configure and tune metrics collection for the plug-in.

4.3.1 Changing Metrics Collection Intervals

All metrics collection intervals are configurable. To set a different collection schedule for a target, do the following:

Display the Metric and Collection Settings page for the target.
In the target menu, select Monitoring, then select Metric and Collection Settings.
Change the collection interval for one or more metrics.
In the Collection Schedule column, click a collection interval to change the setting.

4.3.2 Changing Event Thresholds

Many metrics collected by the plug-in have predefined thresholds and incident messages. When a threshold is crossed, an incident is reported by means of an alert message in the Incidents and Problems table for the target.

To change an event threshold for a target, do the following:

Display the Metric and Collection Settings page for the target.
In the target menu, select Monitoring, then select Metric and Collection Settings.
Change the thresholds for an event.
Edit the settings in the Warning Threshold or Critical Threshold columns.

4.3.3 Viewing Real-Time Metrics Data

The data displayed on the monitoring page for a target is retrieved from the Management Repository. This is not real-time information.

To see the real-time metrics data, as it is collected by the Monitoring Agent, view the All Metrics page for the target.