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Upon selecting Debug, the Debug Mode Selection window displays. You can choose to debug
in Standalone or Live mode. You can choose Standalone or Connected modes.
Standalone mode
Standalone debug mode allows you to debug a Collector even if the associated Collector
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Manager is not running.
 For standalone mode, input to the script comes from an input file rather than a live event
source. Specify the path to a raw data file that will be used as input. For Collectors that use a
DB Connector, the input file should be a text file with log data in "nvp" format and for
Collector that uses File Connector, input text file with log data in "csv" format.
 For standalone mode, Output from the script is to an output file rather than live Events. You
must specify the path to the output file that the script will use for output. If you specify an
output file that does not exist, the system creates the file for you
1. Select Standalone mode.
To debug in Standalone mode:
2. Specify the path for the input and output files. If you specify the output file that does not
exist, system creates the file for you. Click OK. Debug Collector window displays.
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Stop the Collector
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The Collector Manager needs not be up and running.
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The Events will not display in the Active Views.
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