Controlling SAPOSCOL from the Operating System 

Use

You can also control SAPOSCOL directly from the operating system input prompt.

SAPOSCOL must be running for you to be able to use the following commands. Start the operating system collector with the command saposcol –l.

Features

Control SAPOSCOL from the operating system input prompt using the command:

saposcol <Option> [pf=<complete SAPOSCOL profile path>] [-t[Level] [-z]

●     You usually call SAPOSCOL without a profile path. Specify a profile if you want to use a different working directory for SAPOSCOL (see SAPOSCOL: Working Directory and Profile Parameters).

●     You can use –t[Level] to set a trace level for each option. The possible values are 1, 2, or 3. With –z, you can force SAPOSCOL to write a cyclical trace to avoid large trace files (see SAPOSCOL Log Files).

You can use the following options:

Option	Description
-l	Starts SAPOSCOL
-d	Starts the dialog mode of the operating system collector SAPOSCOL
-k	Stops the current collector
-r	Stops the current collector and displays the results
-h	Displays the possible SAPOSCOL options
-s	Displays the status of the collector
-i<number>	Sets a new interval for the collection of data in the normal mode (every <number> seconds; the default value is 10 seconds)
-v	Displays the version of the collector
-c	Deletes the data in shared memory
-t<level>	Sets the trace level for debugging
-z	Activates cyclical trace
-o	Displays all collected data from the shared memory
-m	Displays all current data from the shared memory

See also:

 Operating System Monitor and Operating System Collector SAPOSCOL start pages