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Creating a Resource Collection Task

The MgC Agent (formerly Edge) provides collectors for you to collect process and network information of Linux and Windows servers. This section describes how to create such a collection task.

Prerequisites

Constraints

  • A maximum of 50 resources can be included in a single task.
  • A collector can collect a maximum of 50 resources across tasks at the same time.

Procedure

  1. Sign in to the MgC Agent console.
  2. In the navigation pane, choose Tasks.
  3. Click the Resource Collection Tasks tab and click Create Collection Task.

  4. In the Basic Information area, select a collector from the drop-down list. The default task name format is <collector-type>-<current-time>. You can also specify a task name.
  5. In the Resources area, select resources that have credentials configured. A maximum of 50 resources can be included in a single task.
  6. In the Configuration Parameters area, set collector parameters based on Configuring Collector Parameters.
  7. After the configuration is complete, click OK. You can view the data sources included in the task and their collection statuses.

    • After a data source is successfully collected, obtain the collected details in any of the following ways:
      • Click the task name. In the dialog box that is displayed on the right, select resources and click Export to export the collected resource details as required.

      • Choose More > Download CSV (.zip) in the Operation column to save the collected details of all data sources as a.csv file to the local PC.

      • Choose More > View Storage Path in the Operation column to view the path for saving the collected details.
      • Click the drop-down arrow and click View Command in the Operation column to view the data source information.

      • Click the drop-down arrow and click Download CSV in the Operation column to save the collected details of a single data source as a CSV file to the local PC.
    • If a data source fails to be collected, click the drop-down arrow and move the cursor to Failed in the Status column to view the error information.

Parent Topic: Collector-based Discovery