This page last changed on Aug 21, 2007 by mbartelt.
Edit HQ Server Settings
Available in HQ Open Source unless marked by * for HQ Enterprise only
This screen contains the general configuration settings for the HQ Server. Any changes made on this screen will take effect after the HQ Server is restarted. Also consult the overview of server configuration for more explanation.
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Sections on This Screen
HQ Email Configuration Properties
This section displays the email configurations used for alert emails:
- Base URL: Used as the prefix to the URL links to the alert details in the email notification. This should be the base URL to the HQ Server.
- From Email Address: The email address listed as the sender of the alert emails.
HQ Announcement Properties
This section allows Administrators to select whether they will receive all HQ security and version announcements from Hyperic, just the major ones, or none.
Administrators can also select here whether users will access embedded context-sensitive help pages ("Internal"), which are static, or will access the help pages in the remote Hyperic wiki ("Remote"), which will be continually improved.
 | Overwriting the Customization of Embedded Help Pages
The embedded help pages can be customized, but be aware that getting a new version of the help system will wipe out the customization. |
Data Manager Configuration Properties
This section lists the parameters that dictate how data is condensed and purged from the database. These values therefore greatly affect HQ performance. Whereas metric data is maintained for up to two years, modifying how quickly detailed data and alerts get purged can improve performance dramatically.
- Run Database Maintenance Every: The frequency with which HQ performs the compressing and archiving explained in Delete Detailed Data Older Than. By default, every hour.
- Delete Detailed Metric Data Older Than: The number of days HQ keeps detailed metric data before compressing it into hourly averages with highs and lows and archiving those values. By default, 2 days. HQ does not support a value greater than 7 days.
- Reindex Metric Data Tables Nightly: Dictates whether or not HQ will nightly rebuild the indexes for the metric data tables. The reindexing occurs around midnight.
- Delete Alerts Older Than: The number of days HQ keeps alerts data. By default, 31 days.
- Delete Events and Logs Older Than:
- Delete Response Time Data Older Than:* The number of days HQ keeps response time data. By default, 31 days.
Automatic Baseline Configuration Properties *
This section contains the parameters that control the HQ baselining process and the accuracy of the baseline.
- Baseline Frequency: The frequency with which HQ calculates a baseline for each metric. By default, every 3 days.
- Baseline Dataset: The time range of metric data used in calculating the baseline. By default, 3 days' worth of data.
- Baseline Minimum Data Points: The minimum number of datapoints used in calculating a baseline. By default, 40.
- Track Out-of-Bounds Metrics: Dictates whether or not HQ tracks OOB metrics
LDAP Configuration Properties *
This section allows users to enable and configure the use of an external LDAP directory — in addition to HQ's own database — for authenticating users.
- URL: The LDAP URL the HQ Server will use to access the LDAP directory
- SSL: Indicates whether or not the LDAP directory requires SSL connections
- Username and Password: Used if the LDAP directory does not allow anonymous searching, which is common in a secure environment. The username must be an LDAP user with sufficient privileges to view at least the sections of the directory containing the information for the users to be logging in to HQ.
- Search Base: Also known as the suffix. Required for an LDAP connection. If unsure of this setting, check with the LDAP administrator.
- Search Filter: Limits the users in LDAP to a subset of the entire directory
- Login Property: The LDAP property that HQ will use as the username. Very important. Examples of common login properties are "cn" and "uid".
Kerberos Configuration Properties *
SNMP Server Configuration Properties *
This section lists the parameters for using an SNMP server, which can be used for alert notification once SNMP traps are enabled. The display of configuration properties depends on the selected SNMP Protocol Version (if any).
For version 3:
- Trap OID
- Auth Protocol
- Auth Passphrase
- Privacy Protocol
- Privacy Passphrase
- Target Context Name
- Security Name
- Engine Id
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For version 2c:
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For version 1:
- +Trap OID
- Community
- Generic ID
- Specific ID
- Enterprise ID
- Agent Address
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