Chapter 2: Control Data Collection › Customize Collection Definitions › Change Weekly Collection Schedule

Change Weekly Collection Schedule

With the ADVISE COLLECT ADD or MODIFY command, use the /SCHEDULE qualifier to specify by the time of day when the data collection process is to collect data. This schedule applies to all nodes in a collection definition. At the end of the week, the schedule repeats.

You can change the schedule using the ADVISE COLLECT MODIFY command and /SCHEDULE qualifier with the new day and range of hours. See the /SCHEDULE qualifier of the ADVISE COLLECT MODIFY command in the chapter “Performance Agent Commands.”

For example, you might enter the following command:

$ ADVISE COLLECT MODIFY DB_DISKS -
_$ /SCHEDULE=(WEEKDAYS=(10-11,14-15),NOMONDAY,NOFRIDAY,NOWEEKENDS)

For the collection definition specified, this command would have the following effect:

• No data collection on Monday.
• Midweek data collection occurs from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. and from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
• No data collection on Friday.
• The data collection process does not collect data on Saturday or Sunday.

Keep in mind that this schedule will be used by all the nodes in this collection definition.