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Configuration
Setting a unique Location Identifier
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The default location name is set to local. It is recommended to change it as it helps identifying one SONARPLEX in a setup of multiple ones and the exported archives include the location identifier. |
> Configuration > My Properties and scroll down to the bottomInsert excerpt _OpenAdminWeb _OpenAdminWeb nopanel true - Open the resource LOCATION
- Set Ressource Value to the desired location name, e,g, Cologne
- Click to save the configuration
Configuring the Data Export Settings
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Version previous to 1.0.437 used Host Properties for the basic configuration. Versions starting from 1.0.437 and higher offer all Settings as part of the
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FTP server address | Loaded automatically from the host object DATA_EXPORT_SERVER | ||
Data Export Interval in minutes | 1-9999 (upload interval in minutes) | ||
Data Export Format | XML / CSV (default CSV) | ||
Data Export ItemType Blacklist | perfdata/events (excludes configured itemtype from export) | ||
FTP Username | Username | ||
FTP Password | Password | ||
FTP Port | UDP Port, defaults to 21 | ||
FTP Directory | Upload directory on the server
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FTP Timeout in seconds | 5-30 (defaults to 30) | ||
Suppress Soft Events | Yes / No, activate to only log HARD events and suppress SOFT ones. | ||
FTP Debug level | Debug level |
Troubleshooting
Enable the Logging
All problems are logged in the data_exporter.log, that can be found in
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Always make sure to disable the logging when you're done with troubleshooting as writing logfiles has significant impact on the overall I/O performance, especially for less powerful hardware. |
Self-Monitoring
The data exporter features so called self-monitoring. During installation the configured hosts are checked if one is considered to be a data export server (_data_export_server property is set). If not a new host object is created with two new service checks, which are explained below. Of course the service checks are attched to an existing host if found.
Data Export Server Ping
This service check pings the ip address of the configured Data Export server.
Data Export Server Problems
The service check shows all processing and upload problems as soon as those occurr, such as ftp login problems, non existing ftp upload directories or wrong ftp ports.
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