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ADVANCED > Settings

The ADVANCED > Settings page is the default page displayed when you click the ADVANCED tab.

You must have Manager or ZenManager privileges to view this page.

Settings

The ADVANCED > Settings > Settings page provides information about Resource Manager and global configuration options.

Commands

The ADVANCED > Settings > Commands page includes tools for managing the commands that can be run from various pages in Resource Manager.

Users

The ADVANCED > Settings > Users page provides tools for managing user accounts. For more information, see Managing users in Resource Manager.

ZenPacks

The ADVANCED > Settings > ZenPacks page displays a list of the installed ZenPacks. For more information, see Extending Resource Manager with ZenPacks.

Versions

The ADVANCED > Settings > Versions page displays the version numbers of key software components.

Events

The ADVANCED > Settings > Events page displays the event aging properties. For more information, see Event configuration settings.

User Interface

The ADVANCED > Settings > User Interface page displays the user interface configuration settings. For more information, see User interface configuration.

LDAP

The ADVANCED > Settings > LDAP page provides tools for configuratio LDAP authentication. For more information, see Integrating LDAP authentication.

Support

The ADVANCED > Settings > Support page provides tools for creating log files bundles to send to Zenoss Support. For more information, see Support bundles.

Discovery Mapping

The ADVANCED > Settings > Discovery Mapping page provides configuration options for the discovery mapping feature. For more information, see Discovery mapping.

Event configuration settings

The properties on the Event Configuration page (ADVANCED > Settings > Events) configure the event aging feature. These properties define the conditions under which Resource Manager changes the status of events to Aged. After the configured event archive interval, all Closed, Aged, and Cleared events are moved to the event archive.

Don't Age This Severity and Above
Options are Age All Events, Critical, Error, Warning, Info, Debug, and Clear. By default, this value is set to Error, meaning that all events with a status of Error or Critical are not aged.
Event Aging Threshold (minutes)
Set the time value, in minutes, that an event must reach before it is aged. By default, this is 240 minutes.
Event Aging Interval (milliseconds)
The interval when events are scanned to perform autoaging. By default, this is 60000 milliseconds (60 sec).
Event Aging Limit
The maximum number of events to age in each interval. The limit should be kept relatively low to prevent large database transactions. By default, this is 1000 events.
Event Archive Threshold (minutes)
Specify the number of minutes since a closed event was last seen before it is moved to the event archive. The minimum value is 1; the maximum value is 43200.
  • Event Archive Interval (milliseconds) - The interval when events are scanned for moving to the archive. By default, this is 60000 milliseconds (60 sec).
  • Event Archive Limit - The maximum number of events to archive in each interval. The limit should be kept relatively low to prevent large database transactions. By default, this is 1000 events.
  • Delete Archived Events Older Than (days) - The number of days that events in the event archive are saved. By default, they are kept in the archive for 90 days. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is determined by the range of event archive partitions. With the default configuration, the maximum value is 1000 days.
  • Default Syslog Priority - Specify the default severity level assigned to an event coming from zensyslog if no priority can be determined from the event.
  • SNMP Trap Filtering Rules - A list of rules for keeping or discarding incoming SNMP traps. Filtering is performed by the zentrap service, before any applicable event transforms. For more information, see SNMP filtering.
  • Syslog Parsers - A list of parsers for dropping or rewriting incoming syslog messages. Parsing, dropping, and rewriting is performed by the zensyslog service, before any applicable event transforms. For more information, see syslog parsing.
  • Mirror Syslog Event's Summary value to Message field - When checked, the value of the event's summary field will be copied to the message field.
  • Default Availability Report (days) - Enter the number of days to include in the automatically generated Availability Report. This report shows a graphical summary of availability and status.
  • Max Event Size in Bytes - The maximum size of an event that will be processed in bytes. Events that are too large will be logged and dropped. Events that will become too big will have their details overwritten with new details. By default, this is 32768 bytes.
  • Summary Index Interval (milliseconds) - The default indexing interval of the event summary in milliseconds. By default, this is 1000 milliseconds (1 sec).
  • Archive Index Interval (milliseconds) - The default indexing interval of the event archive in milliseconds. By default, this is 30000 milliseconds (30 sec).
  • Index Limit - The number of events to index in each index interval. By default, this is 1000 events.
  • Event Time Purge Interval (days) - The number of days that event occurrence time are kept. By default, they are kept for 7 days. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is determined by the range of event time partitions. With the default configuration, the maximum value is 7 days.
  • Enable Event Flapping Detection - Select this check box if you wish to enable event flapping detection. If an event is created and then cleared zFlappingThreshold times in zFlappingIntervalSeconds time then an event of event flapping event class is created.
  • Event Flapping Event Class - The event class under which generated flapping events belong.
  • Clear Event Heartbeats - Click Clear to clear the event heartbeats.

User interface configuration

You can configure options as follows to control how data loads, how much data is loaded, and filter and search options. To access the options, choose ADVANCED > Settings > User Interface. After setting options, click Save.

Option Description
Enable Hyperlinks in Event Fields Click to enable this option to show hyperlinks in event fields. By default, this feature is disabled.
Enable Infinite Grids for Events This enables scrolling through multiple pages of events. Disabling may provide a performance increase in larger environments. By default, this feature is enabled.
Enable Infinite Grids for Components This enables scrolling through multiple pages of components. Disabling may provide a performance increase in larger environments. By default, this feature is enabled.
Enable Live Filters Disable this option to turn off the live filters feature. If you disable this feature, you will need to press enter on all search and filter inputs.
Enable Incremental Tree Loading on the Infrastructure Page Enable this option to load the infrastructure tree one node at a time. If disabled (the default), then the infrastructure tree is loaded all at once. You might enable this option if you have a complex hierarchy of organizers and device classes and want to improve your UI load response time.
Show Tree Event Severity Icons Disabling this option may speed up page loading.
Load Infrastructure Page's Device Tree from Catalog Enable this option to load the device tree directly from the catalog.
Enable Tree Filters If disabled, then tree filters (the text input area that allows you to filter the information displayed) are hidden on all pages. By default, this option is enabled.
Show Page Statistics Enable this option to show debugging information. By default, this option is not enabled.
Default Time Range Specify the default time range for all graphs. The default amount is Last Hour. Other values are Last 24 Hours, Last Week, Last 30 Days, and Last Year.
Number of Graph Columns The number of graph columns to display on graphs in the Device Overview page. The default value is Auto, which means that the number of columns increases as the browser's width increases. You can change the setting to the number of columns (1, 2, or 3).
Device Grid Buffer Size Specify the number of device data rows to fetch from the server for each buffer request. The default buffer size is 100 rows.
Component Grid Buffer Size Specify the number of component data rows to fetch from the server for each buffer request. The default buffer size is 25 rows.
Event Console Buffer Size Specify the number of event rows to fetch from the server for each buffer request. The default buffer size is 200 rows.
Device Move Job Threshold Specify the limit at which devices are moved immediately. If the number of devices to be moved exceeds this threshold, then the move occurs in a job; otherwise, they are moved immediately. The default value is 5 devices.
Job Notification Refresh Interval Specify the refresh interval, in seconds, for the job notification dialog box. The default time is 10 seconds.
Job Grid Buffer Size Specify the number of job data rows to fetch from the server for each buffer request. The default buffer size is 100 rows.