Event Capture Option

Event Capture Option

The CA SYSVIEW Event Capture option enables you to capture the critical data to analyze historical events to assist you maintain your system.

With the Event Capture option, you can:

• Set collection methods by schedules, intervals, threshold, or exception events
• Use SMF collection data
• Gather data on multiple systems simultaneously
• Redisplay any data that can be viewed using a CA SYSVIEW Display command
• Set retention periods for storing data

The Event Capture option uses two methods to capture and redisplay historical data:

• The Event Capture function
• The SMF Capture function

This section contains the following topics:

How Event Capture Option Works with Your System

Event Capture Function Collection Methods

Data Source for Event Capture

Event Capture Data Organization

Display Event Capture Data Using the CAPLIST Command

Event Capture Data Maintenance

Index Maintenance Utility Functions

SMF Event Capture Function