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  3. Section XVI. System Administration
  4. Working with Log Files
  5. Find the event / meta collector ID

Find the event / meta collector ID

This ID is displayed in the Data Collection Schedule Summary, but you can also use the following script to list the IDs.

  • List the Data Collectors to get the Event/Metadata Collector ID.

    Windows:

    C:\Program Files\APTARE\mbs\bin\listcollectors.bat

    Linux:

    /opt/aptare/mbs/bin/listcollectors.sh

    In the output, look for the Event Collectors section associated with the Software Home--the path that was specified when the Data Collector Policy was created.

    ==== Event Collectors ===
    Event Collector Id: EF14CEE486DF781F312E5D40411C11E5
    Active: true
    Active: true
      Software Home: C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\bin
      Server Address: networker3
    Domain: 100000
    Sub-system/Server Instance/Device Manager Id: 110050
        Schedule: 10

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