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2 Configure how much data the Repository Adapter retrieves from the database.
Option Action
Retrieve data incrementally
Set the incremental property to true. Each time the Repository Adapter
runs, it retrieves only values collected by vCenter Operations Manager since
the last time it ran.
Retrieve data collected during a
specific number of days
n
Set the incremental property to false.
n
Specify the number of days to retrieve data for in the maxDays property.
The Repository Adapter uses the maxDays setting only if incremental
is set to true.
For example, if maxDays=365, the adapter retrieves data for the past year.
3 Set the retryConnectCount property to the number of times the Repository Adapter retries the database
connection.
4 Set the delayBetweenRetries property to the interval, in milliseconds, between retry attempts.
5 Save your changes and close the config.properties file.
Configure Data Export Values for the Repository Adapter
You must define the resources and metrics for which the Repository Adapter exports values. Each statement
in the conditions.properties file specifies the name of one of the output columns in the destination database
and one or more values.
You can define either the values to include or the values to exclude. If a column does not appear in
condition.properties, the Repository Adapter does not consider it when it determines the values to export.
Each value must match all of the conditions that apply to it. If you define conditions for both resources and
metrics to export, the Repository Adapter exports only those metrics for those resources. It does not export
metrics for the defined resources or values for the defined metrics for other resources.
Follow these rules when you add or edit values in conditions.properties.
n
Enclose string values in single quotes.
n
Do not quote numeric values, such as resource or attribute IDs.
n
Use an asterisk (*) if you need to specify a wildcard character. A wildcard matches any number of
characters, including zero. You can use a wildcard at the beginning or the end of a string. You cannot use
wildcards in numeric values.
Prerequisites
Define the output columns in the destination database. See “Configure the Source and Destination Columns
for the Repository Adapter,” on page 141.
Procedure
1 Open the conditions.properties file in the vcenter-ops \tools\RepositoryAdapter directory.
2 To define the values to include in an output column, use an equals sign.
When a line includes the equals sign, the Repository Adapter exports the value only if the value for the
corresponding field in the vCenter Operations Manager database matches one of the listed values.
For example:
Column=value1;value2
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