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Setting Console Manager Characteristics

The following table shows the Console Manager characteristics and their default values in your configuration database when Console Manager is installed.

Characteristic

Description

Default Value

Timeout

The period in seconds that ENS, if enabled, waits for an action before declaring it inoperative.

60

Failover

The secondary host's polling frequency of the primary host and the number of seconds after which poll requests time out if they do not receive a response.

There are two parameters:

 

 

 

Failover Keepalive Timer (seconds)

120

 

Failover Polling Timer (seconds)

60

File space

The disk space thresholds at which a warning message is issued and an automatic archive is initiated, and the frequency at which the space checks are made. The thresholds indicate the amount of disk space used.

There are three parameters:

 

 

Filespace Warning Threshold (%)

75.0

 

Filespace Critical Threshold (%)

90.0

 

Filespace Check Timer (seconds)

600

 

Archiving

The period to archive, and the location of the archive files.

The two parameters are:

 

 

Number of hours to archive

12

 

Archive directory:

CONSOLE$
ARCHIVE

These defaults should be correct for your environment when you set up Console Manager for the first time. You may change them at any time to suit your requirements.

  1. To change any of the characteristics:
  2. Pull down the Edit menu and choose the Characteristics Show/Modify submenu. This displays the Characteristics dialog box as shown in the following figure.
  3. Make the necessary changes using the information in the next three sections to help you.

To change a characteristic, click the appropriate box or drag the slider bar. Sometimes you may need to type in the appropriate information in the space provided. To do this, click the space provided and then enter your information. When you have finished, confirm your choices by clicking on OK.

Note: The default values for Console Manager characteristics will be correct for most environments.

The following sections explain the Characteristics dialog box in more detail.