Setting Up Statistics Collection

Use the Properties view of your managed resource to create a data collection job and add a schedule to the job.
For best performance, Sybase recommends these guidelines for scheduling data collection jobs:
  • Schedule only one collection job for each collection.
  • Set the collection interval to 60 seconds/one minute or more. (The default is 5 minutes.)

Data collections for a managed resource do not run until the resource is authenticated.

  1. In the Perspective Resources view, select a resource and select Resource > Properties.
  2. Select Collection Jobs.
  3. Click Create Job.
  4. If this resource has not yet been authenticated, you see the Authentication page. Enter a user name and password that Sybase Control Center can use to log in to the resource. Click Authenticate to allow Sybase Control Center to verify your credentials. Because data collections can run only on an authenticated resource, you cannot proceed without authenticating.
  5. On the Collection Information page, select the data collection that this job will run and click Next.
  6. (Optional) If you do not want to create a schedule yet, unselect Create a schedule for this job.
  7. Specify details for the new schedule:
    New schedule details
    Field Description
    Name A name for this schedule
    Description A description of this schedule
    Start date The day when the schedule will take effect
    Time The time when the schedule will take effect
    Note: Enter dates and times using your local time. Sybase Control Center converts your times for remote time zones if necessary.
  8. Specify the duration of this schedule:
    • Run once
    • Repeat until

      For Repeat until, specify these details:

      Field Description
      Repeat interval Time period (in seconds, minutes, hours, or days) between job executions
      Repeat until Date the job should stop running
      Time Time the job should stop running
    • Repeat indefinitely

      For Repeat indefinitely, specify these details:

      Field Description
      Repeat interval Time period (in seconds, minutes, hours, or days) between job executions
  9. Click Finish.
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