EMS Manual

EMS Programs
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EMSACOLL—Alternate Collector Program
EMSACOLL—Alternate Collector Program
EMSACOLL is the object program for the alternate collector. The alternate collector
provides an alternative to the primary collection point made available by the primary
collector ($0).
You can start an alternate collector by using the TACL RUN command. You can pass
attribute information to the collector as startup text to define the operational
characteristics of the collector.
Use the EMSACOLL RUN command line for starting an alternate collector to:

Assign values to the various burst detection and suppression (BDS) configuration
parameters

Specify one or more filters for pre-log filtration (PLF)

Specify a different prefix pattern for log files and the alternate collector’s
ZZEVCONF configuration file
For a complete description of alternate collector attributes, see Alternate Collector Log
Files on page 12-4.
The format for the alternate collector RUN command is:
run-options
specifies the valid options for the TACL RUN command, separated by commas, as
described in the TACL Reference Manual. These options are of importance:
NAME [ process-name ]
specifies the name of the alternate collector process. If process-name is
omitted, the system assigns a name beginning with X, Y, or Z.
NOWAIT
if specified, returns control to the TACL.
CPU pri-cpu
is the CPU number of the primary process.
PRI priority
assigns the run-time priority of the alternate collector process. This value must
be in the range 1 through 199.
altcol-options
are any of these alternate collector options, separated by commas:
EMSACOLL [ / run-options / ] [ altcol-options ]