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  3. Section VI. Data Collector Installation and Troubleshooting
  4. Data Collector Troubleshooting
  5. Host resources: Check host connectivity using Host Resource Configuration file

Host resources: Check host connectivity using Host Resource Configuration file

This utility provides information on the connection status of a list of Host Addresses that are provided in the Host Resource Configuration file.

chkHostConnection.{sh|bat} file <HostResourceFile> [wmiserver <wmiserver>] 
[cto <connectTimeout>] [sto <socketTimeout>]

Table: Hosts resources and their values.

HostResourceFile

The file should be located under the home directory: /mbs/conf/hostresourceconf

wmiserver

Name of the WMI Proxy Server

cto

Connection time-out in milliseconds

sto

Socket time-out in milliseconds

Result: For each host, the status of the connection is listed.

Connectivity Check Server List: [172.16.1.10, 172.16.1.12, aptareaix1]
172.16.1.10 ............. SUCCESS
172.16.1.12 ............. SUCCESS
Usage
chkHostConnection.{sh|bat} file <HostResourceFile> [wmiserver <wmiserver>] [cto <connectTimeout>] [sto <socketTimeout>]

HostResourceFile

The file should be located under the home directory: /mbs/conf/hostresourceconf

wmiserver

Name of the WMI Proxy Server

cto

Connection time-out in milliseconds

sto

Socket time-out in milliseconds

Result

For each host, the status of the connection is listed.

Connectivity Check Server List: [172.16.1.10, 172.16.1.12, aptareaix1]
172.16.1.10 ............. SUCCESS
172.16.1.12 ............. SUCCESS

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