Specifications

Basic System Administration
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3Ifnecessary,selectthecollectionintervalcheckboxtoenableordisableit.
4 Selecttherowcontainingthecollectioninterval.
5ClickEdit.TheEditCollectionIntervaldialogboxopens.
6 Changethefollowingattributevalueswhereappropriate:
 CollectionFrequency
 Keepsamplesfor
 CollectionLevel
Foralistofcollectionintervalattributesthatareconfigurable,SeeTable 18‐2,
“StatisticCollectionLevels,”onpage 283.
Foradescriptionofcollectionfrequencyandduration,see“A b o u t Collection
IntervalsandCollectionLevels”onpage 282.
7ClickOK.
8RepeatStep 3‐Step 7foreachcollectioninterv altochange.
9 Validatethenewconfigurationby
usingthedatabaseestimationcalculator.
 EnterthenumberofPhysicalHostsinyourinventory.
 EnterthenumberofVirtualMachinesinyourinventory.
To enable or disable a collection interval
1IntheVirtualCenterManagementServerConfigurationdialogbox,select
Statistics.
2Dooneofthefollowing:
 Toenableacollectioninterval,selectitscheckboxunderIntervalDuration.
 Todisableacollectioninterval,deselectitscheckboxunderInterval
Duration.
N
OTETokeepdatasamplesformorethan3years,archiveitoutsideofthe
VirtualCenterdatabase.
N
OTEWhenyoudisableacollectioninterval,allsubsequentintervalsare
automaticallydisabled.