Starting collectors, 18 about collectors for reports – HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition Software User Manual
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Starting Collectors
IMPORTANT:
After you click OK, if the date and time you set has not passed, the collector starts
immediately. If the set time has passed, the collector starts two minutes after you click OK.
To start a collector:
1.
Select Reports > Storage Essentials > Report Configuration in HP Systems Insight Manager.
Then, click the Data Collection tab.
2.
Click the Start button corresponding to the collector you want to start.
To start more than one collector at once, select more than one collector and then click Start
Collectors.
Table 18
About Collectors for Reports
Column Heading
Description
Element
Displays the name of the element from which this collector gathers
information.
Element Type
Displays the type of element from which the collector gathers
information.
Reports
Lists the reports for which the collector is responsible for providing
information.
Enabled
Displays the status of the collector. Collectors that are running display a
check mark in this column.
Interval (Minutes)
Displays the interval in minutes between collector runs.
Next Scheduled
Run
Displays the date and time when the collector is scheduled to run.
Edit
To edit the schedule for running a collector, click the Edit (
) button.
For more information, see ”
Action
Displays one of the following buttons:
•
Stop - Stops the collector. The corresponding reports display only
information gathered previously. See ”
•
Start - Starts the collector. When you start a collector, it begins
gathering information for its corresponding reports. See ”