To prevent large amounts of collected RMF III metrics from exceeding the maximum event size – and potentially losing the forwarded data on the destination – DCE RMF features a new DataOutput configuration parameter, which allows you to direct how the selected metrics are built into events before forwarding RMF III data.
The DataOutput parameter provides three metric selection options:
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Group – (default) Continues logically grouping metrics together.
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Multi – Each RMF metric will be sent as a single event that includes all values within that metric.
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Single – Each value within a metric will be sent as a separate event.
When using the default Group mode, large RMF metric groupings could potentially exceed the maximum supported event size. Switching to either the Multi or Single mode will effectively reduce the record length and avoid warning messages.
For more information, refer to the “Setting Up the RMF Forwarder” chapter in the Ironstream Configuration and User’s Guide.