Group Logging

When you want to log the same data properties on a group of agent machines, you can use the Group Operation features of the Premier Management Applications add-on to Sun Management Center 3.0. Instead of adding the same set of data properties to be logged on each machine individually, you can save time with the group logging feature. For more information about all the Group Operation features, see Sun Management Center 3.0 User's Guide.

To Add Data Properties to a Group Task

1. From the Sun Management Center 3.0 Main Console File menu, choose Tools, then select Group Operation.

   The Group Operation dialog box appears.

2. From the File menu, choose New, and then choose Task.

   The Create/Edit Tasks dialog box appears.

3. Create a new group task by typing the task name in the text field, and then pressing Return.

   If needed, for more information see Sun Management Center 3.0 User's Guide.

4. From the Type drop-down list, select Data Logging.

5. Click Add Properties.

   The Property Chooser dialog box appears.

6. From the hierarchy view in the left panel, select the data properties one at a time, and click Add after each one.

   The data properties are contained in the third-level in the hierarchy. Each data property added moves to the right pane.

7. Click OK when done.

   The data properties are added to the group task.

8. From the Create/Edit Task dialog box, select the data property.

   If you added more than one data property to the group task, you must do this one at a time.

9. Click Logging Setting.

   The Property Logging Setting dialog box launches.

10. If the box next to Logging does not have a check mark, add one.

    Logging for the data property is now enabled.

11. Type the desired time interval, in seconds, in the Interval text field.

    The default is 300 seconds. The data property is logged at the interval specified.

12. Click OK to save the task and close the dialog box.

To Run a Group Task

1. From the Sun Management Center 3.0 Main Console File menu, choose Tools, then select Group Operation.

   The Group Operation dialog box appears.

2. Launch the Create/Edit Groups dialog box.

3. From the dialog box, select objects from the domain.

4. From the Sun Management Center 3.0 Main Console, select the names of the servers, and then click Update.

   You can select the server names either by using Shift+Click, or by drawing a lasso around each individually, or as a consecutive group.

5. Click OK to save the server names.

6. From the Group Operations window, type the Name, then select the group name from the drop-down list.

   The group name is the one you provided when you created the group task.

7. Select the group task name from the drop-down list.

   The group task name is the one you provided when you created the group task.

8. Click the Save/Run icon from the menu.

   This is the last icon on the menu. Logging of the data properties chosen earlier starts.