Configuring Statistics Collection

Use the Configure Statistics Collection menu to collect file system and Oracle tablespace and datafile space usage statistics.

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Select from the following Configure Statistics Collection operations:

Use this menu option to modify agent settings to collect file system space statistics. Variables relevant to statistics are as follows:.

STATS: Interval between samples. Default is 0 (disabled).

FSSTATSPATH: Path to a file where file system space statistics will be recorded. Default file is /var/log/dbed_mon/dbed_mon.fs_stats.$ORACLE_SID.

Ensure that there is adequate space in the specified locations to hold the statistics. The amount of space required will vary depending on the number of file systems being monitored and the sampling interval for the statistics.

Use this menu option to modify agent settings to collect Oracle space statistics. Variables relevant to statistics are as follows:

ORA_STATS : Interval between samples. Default is 0 (disabled).

ORASTATSPATH : Path to a file where Oracle space statistics will be recorded. Default file is /var/log/dbed_mon/dbed_mon.ora_stats.$ORACLE_SID.

Ensure that there is adequate space in the specified locations to hold the statistics. The amount of space required will vary depending on the number of tablespaces and datafiles being monitored and the sampling interval for the statistics.

See Configuring Monitoring Agent Options for the setting's output.

Use this menu operation to display or print the collected statistics. If you try to print and the PRINTER environment variable is not set, you will have to supply a printer name. If you try to create a graph and the DISPLAY environment variable is not set, you will have to supply a machine display name. Graphing statistics depend on access to an X-windows system.

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