Program Options - Report Data

This dialog controls how the storage of data is handled in the WhatsUp Gold database. This data is used to populate the various performance reports available in the application.

Performance Monitor

• Rollup raw data after. Raw data is data that is gathered during each reporting interval configured through Device Properties - Performance Monitors. Until raw data is rolled up, it takes up one row per poll in the database, and cannot be deleted from the database. When raw data is rolled up, it is consolidated into one row per hour. It is recommended to set this value as low as possible (as low as 1 hour), to avoid database overgrowth. Select the number of days and/or hours in the time boxes. By default, WhatsUp Gold rolls up raw data after 1 day. This means that between the 24th and 25th hour, WhatsUp Gold rolls up raw data into hourly data.
• Rollup hourly data after. After hourly data is rolled up to daily data, hourly entries are flagged as "deleted," and are overwritten with new performance monitor data. The number in the hourly data box must be greater than the number of raw data days. By default, WhatsUp Gold rolls up hourly data after 30 days. This means that between the 24th hour on the 30th day and the 1st hour on the 31st day, WhatsUp Gold rolls up hourly data into daily data.
• Expire daily data after. After daily data is expired, it is flagged as "deleted" and is overwritten with new performance monitor data. The number in the daily box must be greater than the number of hourly data days. By default, WhatsUp Gold expires daily data after 365 days, or 1 year. This means that in between the 24th hour on the 365th day and the 1st hour on the 366th day, WhatsUp Gold expires daily data.

  Note: After a database entry is flagged as "deleted," although it still exists in the database, it is no longer included in report data. As new performance monitor data is gathered, database entries flagged as "deleted" are overwritten with new data.

• Active Monitor

  Select the number of days you want to keep active monitor state change data in your database. This is historical data that shows when devices changed state during the monitoring of your network. By default, WhatsUp Gold keeps state change data in your database for 365 days, or 1 year.

• Passive Monitor

  Select the number of days you want to keep passive monitor data in your database. This is data gathered by the passive monitors assigned to your devices. By default, WhatsUp Gold keeps passive monitor data in your database for 365 days, or 1 year.

• WhatsConfigured

  Select the number of days you want to keep WhatsConfigured data in your database. This is data gathered by WhatsConfigured about devices it is monitoring. By default, WhatsUp Gold keeps WhatsConfigured data in your database for 365 days, or 1 year.

• WhatsVirtual

  Select the number of days you want to keep WhatsVirtual data in your database. This is data gathered by WhatsVirtual about virtual devices monitored by a vCenter server. By default, WhatsUp Gold keeps WhatsConfigured data in your database for 365 days, or 1 year.

Related Topics Changing how long report data is stored