Event Storage Settings; Configuring Event Storage - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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Event storage settings

Event storage settings

You can configure the maximum number of historical events save to the repository, how long the
events will be retained, as well as whether to store historical events to a file before purging them
from the repository.

Configuring event storage

To configure event storage, complete the following steps.
1. Select Server > Options.
2. Select Event Storage in the Category list
3. Enter the maximum number of events you want to be retained in the repository in the
4. Enter then number of days (1 through 30) you want to store events in the Maximum Days field.
5. Choose one of the following options:
6. Click OK.
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The Options dialog box displays.
FIGURE 25
Options dialog box (Event Storage pane)
Maximum Events field.
Depending on your installation, the maximum number of events stored are as follows:
•
Professional — 1 through 100,000
•
Professional Plus — 1 through 1,000,000
•
Enterprise — 1 through 10,000,000
Default is 50,000. Older events are purged at midnight on the date the maximum event limit is
reached regardless of the retention days.
The events are purged at midnight on the last day of the retention period regardless of the
number of maximum events.
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Select the Yes option to store all historical events from the repository to a file while purging
occurs.
•
Select the No option to purge historical events from the repository without storing them as
a file.
(Figure 25).
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