ArcGIS Monitor database settings
ArcGIS Monitor database settings allow you to change database connection information and configure database retention policies. You can access and configure these settings on the Administration page. Refer to the sections below for more information about each setting.
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Database connection
The following settings allow you to update Monitor database connection information:
Address—The address that ArcGIS Monitor Server uses to connect to the PostgreSQL instance that contains the Monitor database.
The address can be provided using the fully qualified domain name and port number or the IP address and port number of the PostgreSQL instance. The default port number for PostgreSQL is 5432.
Tip:
If the Monitor database is hosted on a different machine than the Monitor Server machine, the database instance must be configured to allow remote connections and the firewall must allow inbound connections to the database port.
Database—The name of the Monitor database that is used to store the ArcGIS Monitor Information Model and collected monitoring data
Username—The username that Monitor Server uses to connect to the Monitor database
Password—The password that Monitor Server uses to connect to the Monitor database
Require encryption—Specifies whether Monitor Server uses an encrypted connection when communicating with the database
Note:
The PostgreSQL instance must be configured to allow encrypted connections when this setting is enabled.
Data retention policy
The following data retention settings allow you to configure how long monitoring data is stored in the Monitor database and when the database maintenance task runs:
Component logs—Specifies the number of days component log data is retained
Metrics data—Specifies the number of days metrics data is retained
Alerts—Specifies the number of days that alert data is retained
Set scheduled daily maintenance time—Specifies the time when database maintenance tasks are run
Tip:
When configuring this setting, it is recommended that you choose a time that's outside of business hours.