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Chapter 5 Maintaining an Efficient Network
How Do I Manage the Database?
5.1.4 Pruning the Database
Cisco MGM provides features to prune the database. Pruning is the removal of information that is
deemed old or less significant, and can include the following data:
• Fault Management data
• Performance data
• Audit Trail data
• Audit Log data
• System Log Error Log
• Self Monitor data
• Job Monitor data
You can change the pruning settings using the Control Panel. You can select when exactly the pruning
has to occur daily (at non-peak hours like 00:00 hrs), and can also select the pruning period (like prune
all data except data for the last 7 days).
Note Pruned data is entirely lost from the database.
5.1.4.1 Setting the Time and Date for Automatic Pruning
Choosing to prune the database automatically prunes daily all PM data, FM data, audit log data, audit
trail data, and Error Log data older than the specified retention period. To configure automatic database
pruning:
Step 1 In the Domain Explorer window, choose Administration > Control Panel.
Step 2 In the Control Panel window, click Database Properties to open the Database Properties pane. See
Figure 5-1.
Step 3 In the Database Properties pane, click the Pruning tab. Table 5-2 describes the fields in the Database
Properties Pruning tab. The following information is displayed:
• PM data
• FM data
• Audit Log data
• Error Log data
• Audit Trail data
• Self Monitor data
• Job Monitor data
Step 4 Click Enable for each field as desired, and set the number of days and time of pruning.
Step 5 After making the selections, click Save. Changes take effect immediately.