HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

Configuring the Management Server204
7. To start more than one collector at once, select more than one collector and then click the Start
Collectors button.
Stopping Collectors
When you stop a collector, the management server stops gathering information for which the
collector is responsible. For example, if a collector is not running, its corresponding reports are no
longer receiving information to display. One of the following occurs:
• If there was originally no information gathered for the report, no data appears in the report.
• If information was previously gathered for the report, old data appears in the report.
To stop a collector.
1. Click Reports > Storage Essentials > Report Configuration in HP Systems Insight
Manager. Then, click the Data Collection tab.
2. Click the Stop button corresponding to the collector you want to stop.
The collector stops gathering information for its corresponding reports.
To stop more than one collector at once, select more than one collector and then click the Stop
Collectors button.
Setting the Date and Time for Report Collectors
IMPORTANT: After you click OK, the collector starts immediately if the date and time you set has
not passed. If the set time has passed, the collector starts two minutes after you click OK.
To set the date and time, do the following:
1. Click Reports > Storage Essentials > Report Configuration in HP Systems Insight
Manager. Then, click the Data Collection tab.
2. Click the Stop button corresponding to the collector you want to stop.
3. Click the Edit button, .
4. Click the calendar icon, .
5. Enter the time in the time field. Make sure the time resembles a 24-hour clock, for example
22:00 for 10 p.m.
6. Click the date.
The date is highlighted in pink.
You can navigate the calendar as follows:
- Displays the same month in the previous year
- Displays the previous month
- Displays the next month