Configure Parameters tab
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The Parms page is a standard BMC Defender Server dialog.
To edit a parameter value
- Click Edit , modify the parameter, and then click Commit.
- If you click Edit and make changes that you decide not to keep, click Reset to return them to your last saved settings.
Data is stored in the installationDirectory/config/slparms.cnf file of the system. Replace installationDirectory with the directory in which you installed the product. The default directory is C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BMC Defender.
The following parameters are supported:
Parameter | Description |
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Default Message Encoding | Message type of incoming messages, such as GB2312 (for Chinese systems) or other supported languages The parameter is adjustable only on international versions of the. On English versions of the program, this value is always Western. |
De-Duplicate Msg Seconds | Number of seconds in which if a duplicate message is received it is rejected The parameter prevents duplicate messages from flooding the BMC Defender Server system. Before the message can be received again, there must be the specified number of seconds wait time. Accepts integer values from 0 to 36,000. The default value is 3. |
Max Non-Indexed Search | Maximum number of messages to scan if you search for a keyword or phrase that does not contain a keyword An example of a phrase that does not contain a keyword is the number search described in the Messages > Search page (for more information, see Search Messages screen), When you search in catalog pages, this is the maximum number of records that are searched. Setting this value too high can substantially slow down the search process. Accepts integer values from 1,000 to 1,000,000. The default value is 100,000 records. |
Msg Keyword Links | Behavior of the system when you click a keyword in a message display Select one of the following values:
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Self-Limit Span Times | Behavior of the self-limit span time in relevant dashboard gadgets, such as the Parse-Thread gadget Setting the value to Disabled can degrade dashboard rendering times. The default value is Enabled. |
Last Message Repeated | Behavior after receipt of Unix-style Last Message Repeated events When set to Auto and a Unix system generates this event, BMC Defender Server automatically repeats the last message received from the Unix system. This assists in correlation functions. The default value is Auto. |
Keep Online Indexed Days | Number of days to keep data active on the system, as an indexed part of the search engine For data that is older than the set number of days, the CO-maint.exe program zips and moves it the ./archive directory of the system. (Archived data is kept as long as the Keep Online Archived Days setting.) The CO-maint.exe program performs the task at midnight every night. The setting provides a way to limit the number of files and disk space required to support the program. Accepts integer values from 1 to 500. The default value is 30 days. |
Keep Online Archived Days | Number of days to keep archived files Archived files are kept in Gzip format in the ./archive directory of the system. For archived data that is older than the set number of days, the CO-maint.exe program deletes the data at midnight every night. Accepts integer values from 0 to 5,000. The default value is 180 days. |
Archive Filtered Data | Whether filtered data is automatically archived each night with nonfiltered data Filtered data is kept in Gzip format in the ./archive/filt directory. For more information about the Messages > Aux page, see Messages > AUX. The default value is No. |
Catalog Directory Path | Path to the directory that contains catalog files The value is useful if there is an expanse of catalog data that fits more conveniently on a different disk and folder, such as the F:/Catalog disk. Specify an absolute path or a pathname relative to the s-cgi directory. The default value is ../catalogs under the BMC Defender Server installation directory. (SPE2207) You can add any path on your computer as the value for this parameter. (Earlier than SPE2207) |
Syslog Directory Path | Path to the directory that contains syslog files The value is useful if there is an expanse of syslog data that fits more conveniently on a different disk and folder, such as the F:/Syslog disk. Specify an absolute path or a pathname relative to the s-cgi directory. The default value is ../logs under the BMC Defender Server installation directory. |
Archive Data Path | Path to the directory that contains compressed archive files and message digests The value is useful if there is an expanse of archive data that fits more conveniently on a different disk and folder, such as the F:/Archive disk. Specify an absolute path or a pathname relative to the s-cgi directory. The default value is ../archive under the BMC Defender Server installation directory. |
External Data Path | Path to the directory that is used by the Reports > Query tool when searching external files The value can be any Windows path name. For more information, see the Query > Reports page. The default value is ../external which permits you to search for files in the BMC Defender\external directory as a standard query function. |
SNMP Utility Path | Works with the Device Information page, the path to the snmpget.bat file If the net-snmp or equivalent software resides on the disk, then SNMP requests are made using that software to acquire the device system description, uptime, and other values. This assists you in identifying the device that sent a message. If the path is invalid, or does not contain an snmpget.bat file, then no SNMP capability is enabled. For more information, see the Device Information page. The default value is ../net-snmp under the BMC Defender Server installation directory. |
SNMP Read Community | Works with the Device Information page, the SNMP read community to work with the SNMP Utility Path This is useful to identify the type of device on the system that sent a message. If SNMP is not enabled, you leave this field blank. The default value is public. |
Require Standard IP Addresses | Whether to bypass the display and check of IP addresses to accommodate textual names and IPv6 values This switch must be set to Yes to use the advanced features of the Address Overrides page. (This menu option is also available on the Messages > Overrides > Address > Advanced page.) When this value is set, the system can display host names or other values in place of the normal IP address for the device. The default value is Yes. |
Auto-Override Agent Addresses | Whether to override addresses with the Location: keyword value generated by the BMC Defender Server agent programs This is useful to operate in a DHCP environment. By default, the Location value of the agent is set in the agent message prefix and is the value of the %COMPUTERNAME% environmental variable on the host platform. When this value is set to Yes, IP addresses are automatically replaced by this value for BMC Defender Server agent programs, making the message independent of the IP address. For more information, see the Messages > Overrides > Address > Advanced page. This value has no effect unless the Require Standard IP Addresses switch is set to No. The default value is No. |
Auto-Override Addresses Externally | Whether to override addresses with an external DLL supplied by the vendor This value is generally set only with the advice of vendor support and professional services. See the Messages > Address > Advanced page for additional notes on this feature. The default value is No. |
Auto-Mask User Names | Whether to mask user names anywhere in the system, reports, and notifications This is useful for implementing user privacy and removing operator bias from the system. The value affects only the display and does not affect message reception or logged content. For more information, see the Messages > Overrides > Text > Advanced page. The default value is No. |
Auto-Lookup SID Values | Whether to automatically lookup SID values encountered in Windows messages and replace the values with the user name Set to Yes if a Windows agent program other than BMC Defender Agent for Windows is being used. The agent programs that come with BMC Defender Server automatically lookup the SID values so the value is set to No when using these agents. For convenience, this setting is also found on the Messages > Config > Overrides > Text > Advanced page. The default value is No. |
Default Dashboard Setting | The default value is Z_Overview. |
Configure Parameters screen, special notes
The Require Standard IP Address, Auto-Override Agent Addresses and Auto-Mask User Names settings are all available on other screens. The parameter screen herein provides an alternate method of setting and auditing these values from a central location. Refer to the Messages > Overrides > Address and Messages > Overrides > Text screens for more information on the functions controlled by these three parameters.
As with the other Configure screens, the changes are applied to the central operating agents of the system. Hence, caution should be exercised when making these changes so as not to affect other users that might depend upon this data.
This might cause some confusion to users, causing them to initially look in the wrong location for a parameter setting. As a general rule, any parameter that affects message delivery or any of the Messages or Correlation screens is available here.