Operations

A way to view an agents behavior is to check its Operation attribute. This static, type-level resource determines the basic functions for an agent. If the agent has no Operation attribute defined in its types definition file, it defaults to an OnOff operation.

Table 1-3 Operations matrix

Agent functions (entry points)


Online 

Offline 

Clean 

Monitor 

OnOff
Operations 





OnOnly Operations 


 



None
Operations 

 

 



Note   An Operation attribute set to None, is also called a persistent resource.