Modifying the Data-Gathering Interval
You can modify the Survey Utility data-gathering interval using command line parameters. The data-gathering interval set by a SmartStart installation is Wednesday at noon with the Survey Utility taking samples once every seven days and at every boot.

The command line parameter for the data-gathering interval is:

SURVEY -c[[dow.hour],nd]

where:

 

-c  Continuous collection. A -c by itself will set the data-gathering interval to once a day at midnight.
 
dow  Day of the week (default is Sunday). The day of the week is entered as one of the following keywords: Today, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, or Saturday

The keywords may be entered as any mixture of upper or lower case letters. The number of characters required to recognize the keyword is based on whether the letters are unique to the keyword. For example, -cs would not be valid because of a conflict between Saturday and Sunday, but -csu would be valid as a reference to Sunday.
 
hour Hour of the day (default is 0). The hour of the day is entered as a number from 0 to 23, where 0 is midnight.
 
nd  Number of days (default is 1). The number of days is used to specify the interval between samples. Enter "7" to specify a weekly interval.
 


Note: The Survey Utility runs on a 24-hour clock.
To modify the data-gathering interval, follow these steps at the Windows command prompt:

Navigate to the C:\COMPAQ\SURVEY directory.

Enter Survey, followed by the preferred -c command line options.

EXAMPLES:

To set the data-gathering interval to every Friday at 6:00 PM, taking samples every seven days (once a week), enter:

SURVEY -cFriday.18,7

To set the data-gathering interval to Friday at 6:00 PM, taking samples once every 28 days (approximately once a month), enter:

SURVEY -cFriday.18,28

The new data-gathering interval remains in effect until you change it. Set the sample interval in multiples of seven so that the utility will run at the same time each week. This makes the sample time more predictable.