Loading Blackout KM for PATROL

Before loading Blackout KM for PATROL, please make sure that all requirements have been met and that the product has been properly installed on all PATROL Agents and Consoles using the procedure described in the Installation Guide.

Prior to using Blackout KM for PATROL you must load the Knowledge Modules (KMs) on the PATROL Console. Follow the steps below to load Blackout KM for PATROL:

Loading Blackout for PATROL from the PATROL Console for Windows or the PATROL Console for UNIX

Step 1

Select "File -> Load KM" in the PATROL Console for Windows menu

Step 2

In the dialog box, select "SEN_BO_BLACKOUT.kml" and click Open

Loading Blackout for PATROL from PATROL Central Operator

Step 1

Select "Action -> Load Knowledge Modules…"

Step 2

In the dialog box, check the box next to the managed systems for which you wish to load Blackout KM for PATROL and click Next

Step 3

Click the "Knowledge Module lists" tab, check the box near "SEN_BO_BLACKOUT.kml" and click Next

Step 4

Click the Finish button

Loading Blackout for PATROL from PATROL Central Web Edition

Step 1

In the "General Tasks" panel, click "Load Knowledge Modules"

Step 2

In the dialog box, click on the managed systems for which you wish to load Blackout KM for PATROL and click Next

Step 3

Select "SEN_BO_BLACKOUT.kml" from the list and click Next

Step 4

Click the Finish button.

The following classes should be loaded on the Monitored System and Console:

Class name	Description
SEN_BO_BLACKOUT_MANAGER	Main Blackout instance used to manage Blackout KM for PATROL
SEN_BO_BLACKOUT	Blackout instances

If a class of Blackout KM for PATROL has not been loaded, an alert is triggered and the following message is displayed in the System Output Window (SOW) of the PATROL Console:

"The <class name> class for Blackout KM is not loaded!
All the classes of Blackout KM have to be preloaded to work properly.
PLEASE LOAD THE <class name> CLASS."

Preloading Blackout KM for PATROL

To make sure Blackout KM for PATROL is loaded as soon as the PATROL Agent starts up and is executed as long as the PATROL Agent is running, Blackout KM for PATROL needs to be preloaded.

In order to preload Blackout KM for PATROL, add the KM file list above to the "/AgentSetup/preloadedKMs" configuration variable. Please, check the "PATROL Agent Reference Manual" for more information on how to modify configuration variables.

If Blackout KM for PATROL is not preloaded, an alert is triggered and the following message is displayed in the System Output Window (SOW) of the PATROL Console:

"The <class name> class for Blackout KM is not preloaded!
All the classes of Blackout KM have to be preloaded to work properly."