Configuring Log Database options
The Log Database stores the records of email traffic activity and the associated email analysis on that traffic. These data records are used to generate presentation reports of email activity, including size and volume of email messages and identification of senders and recipients. They are also used to generate the status charts on the dashboard.
Administering the Log Database involves controlling many aspects of database operations, including the timing of maintenance tasks, the conditions for creating new database partitions, and which partitions are available for reporting. Manage Log Database operations on the page .
Making changes to Log Database settings on one appliance applies those changes to all the appliances in your network.
The Log Database page is divided into six sections, as detailed in the following table. After making changes in any of these sections of the Log Database page, click the OK button within the section to save and implement the changes in that section.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Log Database Location | Provides options to configure the IP address/instance or hostname/instance of your Log Database server. By default, the Log Database created at installation is entered. See Configuring the Log Database location. |
| Database Rollover Options | Provides options to specify when you want the Log Database to create a new database partition, a process called a rollover. |
| Maintenance Configuration | Provides options to configure aspects of database processing, such as the time for running the database maintenance job, some of the maintenance tasks performed, and deletion of database partitions and error logs. See Configuring maintenance options. |
| Database Partition Creation | Provides options to define characteristics for new database partitions, such as location and size options. This area also lets you create a new partition right away, rather than waiting for a planned rollover. See Creating database partitions. |
| Available Partitions |
Lists all database partitions available for reporting. The list shows the dates covered by the partition, as well as the size and name of each partition. Use this list to control what database partitions are included in reports, and to select individual partitions to be deleted. |
| Log Activity | Displays log activity to review database maintenance status and event and error messages recorded during the jobs run on the Log Database. See Viewing log activity. |