Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual v12.1.0 - Manual (Page 200)

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Event storage settings
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3. Enter the maximum number of events you want to be retained in the repository in the
Maximum Events field.
Depending on your installation, the maximum number of events stored are as follows:
• Professional — 1 through 100,000
• 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.
4. Enter then number of days (1 through 365) you want to store events in the Maximum Days
field.
The events are purged at midnight on the last day of the retention period regardless of the
number of maximum events.
5. Choose one of the following options:
• 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.
6. Click OK.
Storing historical events purged from repository
To store historical events purged from the repository, complete the following steps.
1. Select Server > Options.
The Options dialog box displays.
2. Select Event Storage in the Category list.
3. Select the Yes option.
4. Click OK.
Purged events from the master log table are stored in the Install_Home\data\archive\events
directory using the format event_MMDDYYY.zip (for example, event_04052011.zip. These files
are retained for a maximum of 30 days. The zip file contains multiple archive text files that use
the format event_MMDDYYY_N.txt (for example, event_04052011_1.txt).