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Set Alert Collector Properties

Configuring the alert collector involves configuring both the web module and the alert collector process.

Web Module Configuration:

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Control Panel, Configuration, Configuration Policy, DSM, Web Services, and Health Monitoring.
2. Specify suitable values for the following options:

   Alert Upload Folder

   Specifies a folder on the alert collector machine where the alert info xml files are uploaded.

   Default: HMAlertUploads. This folder is relative to the CA ITCM installation folder.

   When you use non-default value, the user account, under which the web module runs, must have write permissions for the folder.

   Note: A network path for the folder location is not supported.

   Copy Files to Alert Collector

   Specify value 1 to copy the uploaded files to the input folder of the alert collector.

   Default: 1

   Delete Files after Copy to Alert Collector

   Specify value 1 to delete the alert info xml files after copying to the alert collector input folder.

   Default: 0

Web module is now configured.

Alert Collector Process Configuration:

Follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Control Panel, Configuration, Configuration Policy, Policy Name, DSM, Health Monitoring, and Alert Collector.
2. Specify suitable values for the following options:

   Alert Collector Role (Locally Managed)

   Specifies the role in which the alert collector must run. This value is initially set during the installation. Post-installation, change to a different role in one of the following ways:

   • Change the role parameter to centrally managed, set the role value, and apply to the alert collector machine.
   • Use ccnfcmda CLI locally on the alert collector machine to set this value and restart the alert collector process.

   Alert Info Folder

   Specifies a folder on the alert collector machine where the alert info xml files are uploaded.

   Default: AlertCollectorInput. This folder is relative to the CA ITCM installation folder.

   When you use non-default value, the user account, under which the web module runs, must have write permissions for the folder.

   Note: A network path for the folder location is not supported.

   Manager (Locally Managed)

   Configures the manager to which the alert collector must connect. This value is initially set during the installation. Follow the Alert Collector Role (Locally Managed) procedure to change the manager post-installation.

   Output Folder

   Configures the folder where alert info xml files are placed after processing by alert collector.

   Default: AlertCollectorOutput. This folder is relative to the CA ITCM installation folder.

   Alert Purge Maximum Age

   Specifies the number of days after which the alerts are purged.

   Default: 60 days

   Alerts Purge Interval

   Specifies the interval at which the alerts that are older than the alert purge maximum age value are deleted.

   Default: 10 days

Alert Collector process is now set.