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3 To define the values to exclude from an output column, use a not equals operator (=<>).
When a line includes a not equals operator, the Repository Adapter exports the value only if the value for
the corresponding field in the vCenter Operations Manager database does not match any of the listed
values.
For example:
Column=<>value;value2
4 Save your changes and close the conditions.properties file.
Example: conditions.properties File
In the following conditions.properties file, the resource name field is mapped to the RNAME1 output column
and the metric name field is mapped to the MKNAME output column.
RKNAME1='Collector';'Web';'Analytics';'Business*'
MKNAME=<>'health';'avail*'
In this example, the Repository Adapter exports data for the Collector, Web, and Analytics resources and for
any resources that have a name that begins with Business. It does not export data for the health metric or for
any metric that has a name that begins with avail.
Start the Repository Adapter
On a Windows host, you start the Repository Adapter by running a batch (.bat) file. On a Linux host, you start
the Repository Adapter by running a shell script.
Prerequisites
Configure the Repository Adapter. See “Configuring and Running the Repository Adapter,” on page 126.
Procedure
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On a Windows host, open a command prompt and type the following command.
vcenter-ops \tools\RepositoryAdapter\run.bat
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On a Linux host, open a terminal window and type the following command.
vcenter-ops \tools\RepositoryAdapter\run.sh
After you start the Repository Adapter, it runs according to the schedule that you configured in the
conf.properties file. See “Set the Repository Adapter Schedule,” on page 129.
conf.properties File
The conf.properties file contains most of the configuration information for the Repository Adapter. It is
located in the vcenter-ops \tools\RepositoryAdapter directory.
Sample conf.properties File
The following example is a sample conf.properties file.
insertCommand=INSERT INTO TestTable (RID1; RNAME1; MID1; MNAME1; RKNAME1; MKNAME1; AKNAME1;
timestamp1; min_threshold1; value1; max_threshold1) values(alive.RID; alive.RNAME;
alive.MID; alive.MNAME; alive.RKNAME; alive.MKNAME; alive.AKNAME; fsdb.timestamp;
fsdb.min_threshold; fsdb.value; fsdb.max_threshold)
# time to run.
scheduleTime=24
#source DB
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