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State Management Configuration Options

You can configure the following aspects of monitor aggregation:

• You can configure the agent to aggregate identical entries in the Aggregate table into super aggregate objects. This can be done independently at the class level, instance level, and attribute level.

  For example, if you configure the agent to aggregate (super) at the attribute level, the agent creates additional entries in the Aggregate table for all aggregates with the same object class and instance but different attributes. The attribute value of the super aggregates is an asterisk (*). Using this example, you can aggregate all monitored attributes of a single process to calculate one aggregate state for the process. You can use a parameter in the sysedge.cf file to configure any of these aggregation combinations.

  Note: For more information about and examples of configuring aggregation levels, see Agent Configuration chapter.

• By default, the agent sends aggregate state change traps only. You can use a parameter in the sysedge.cf file to configure the agent to send legacy traps for threshold breaches of all connected monitors.
• By default, the agent performs actions only for the connected monitor with the worst state. You can use a parameter in the sysedge.cf file to configure the agent to perform actions for all connected monitors.

  Note: For more information about configuring aggregate traps and actions, see Agent Configuration chapter.

• The aggRowStatus attribute is the only read-write attribute in the Aggregate table. The table aggregates the row status of connected monitors similar to how it aggregates object status. Manipulating the row status attribute lets you change the aggregate row status of all connected monitors. You can set the row status to active (1), notInService (2), or destroy (6), and all connected monitors inherit the same status. Setting the row status to destroy deletes an entry from the Aggregate table.

  Note: For more information about row status aggregation and deleting entries from the Aggregate table, see Self Monitoring and Process and Service Monitoring chapters.