What is the maximum length of process arguments that SysEDGE can monitor?

Products

• CA Server Automation
• CA Virtual Assurance for IM

Issue/Introduction

What is the maximum length of process arguments that SysEDGE can monitor per platform?

Environment

Release: SYSEDG99000-12.9-Stand Alone SystemEDGE Agent
Component:

Resolution

SystemEDGE 5.6.12262 and later (patched via T5I8056/RO51363) extended the maximum supported length of process arguments. Now mostly aligned with the maximum supported length of the operating system as per this table:

Platform	Limit (in bytes)	Notes
Windows 2000	2096	OS limit
Windows 2003	8096	OS limit
Windows 2008	32768	OS limit
Linux	4096	API Limit
Solaris	Unlimited	Maximum 2048 bytes per argument
AIX	Unlimited
HP-UX	1020	API Limit

 

Limits in this table apply to internal SystemEDGE structures and thus to the ability to find a process defined by your process monitoring entry.

Additionally, the processArgs and hrSWRunParameters OIDs are limited to 6144 characters to maintain compatibility with SNMP clients. Thus, the maximum process arguments length visible via SNMP is 6k.