OSM Migration Guide (G06.27+)
OSM Server-Based Components
OSM Migration Guide—527273-013
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Configuring Automatic Data Collection
Configuring Automatic Data Collection
For T0682G06 AAC and later, OSM has enhanced automatic data collection 
capabilities. If enabled, OSM automatically collects diagnostic data whenever a 
hardware failure causes a Problem Incident Report (IR) to be created. 
Automatic data collection is enabled by an OSM Service Connection system-level 
action (Enable/Disable Automation of Data Collection), and is configured through a 
combination of OSMCONF file settings and Service Connection actions. You can copy 
the following settings from the OSMINI file included with T0682 AAC (or later) into your 
existing OSMCONF file. (To create an OSMCONF file from the OSMINI, or to put OSM 
configuration file changes into effect when OSM processes are already running, see 
Creating and Using an OSMCONF File.)
The following data collection configuration is now done through OSM Service 
Connection actions (under the System object) rather than OSMCONF file settings:
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Set Data Collection Volume – specifies a volume in which to collect diagnostic 
data. The default volume is $SYSTEM.
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Set Days to persist for Diagnostic Data – specifies how long the data files remain in 
the collection volume before they are automatically deleted (default is 28 days).
The current automatic data collection settings are displayed as System object 
attributes, under the “Data Collection Services” heading (on the Attributes tab):
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Automatic Data Collection State (Enabled or Disabled)
•
Diagnostic Data Collection Volume
•
Days to Persist Collected Diagnostic Data
ADC-related 
OSMCONF Parameters Purpose/Effect
Possible 
Values Default
AdcDelayTimeInMin
Delay time (in minutes) between the time 
that the initial Problem IR is received and 
data collection begins. The purpose is to 
conduct a single data collection for all 
related Problem IRs.
5 to 60 15
AdcEventTimeinHrs 
Time (in hours), prior to when the Problem 
IR is generated, that the data collection will 
collect EMS events from $ZLOG and $0.
1 to 60 12
EnableNDData
Enables ability to send a Diagnostic Data IR 
to the OSM Notification Director. (Not visible 
in OSM ND version T0632 AAK; however, 
Problem IRs also provide the location of 
collected data files in ZZAA alarm details.)
ON/OFF ON
AdcFilColTimeinMin
Specifies the time period (in minutes), after 
the initial Problem IR is created, that ZZAA 
and ZZPS files will be collected.
5 to 120 5
Note. Previous OSMCONF settings to ENABLE_ADC, specify ADC_PAKVOL, or 
ADC_PAK_RETAINDAYS have no effect and should be removed from your OSMCONF. 










