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Reporting AdministrationConfiguring Log Database maintenance optionsTRITON - Web Security Help | Web Security Solutions | Version 7.7.xRelated topics: Log Database administration settings, page 420 Configuring database partition options, page 421 Configuring Internet browse time options, page 426 Configuring how URLs are logged, page 425 Configuring trend data retention, page 428Use the Database Maintenance section of the Settings > Reporting > Log Databasepage to control when the database maintenance job runs, whether and how oftendatabase partitions are automatically deleted, and how often tasks like reindexingpartitions and deleting error log messages occur.1. For Maintenance start time, select the time of day for running the databasemaintenance job (01:00 hours, by default).The time and system resources required by this job vary depending on the tasksyou select in this area. To minimize any impact on other activities and systems, itis best to run this job during a slow time on the network, different from the timeset for the IBT job (see Configuring Internet browse time options, page 426).2. To permanently delete partitions based on age, select Automatically deletepartitions when data is older than, and then specify the number of days (from 1to 1825) after which to delete the partitions.WarningAfter a partition has been deleted, the data cannot berecovered. See Configuring database partition options,page 421, for an alternative way to delete partitions.3. Select Enable automatic reindexing of partitions, and then select a day of theweek to have this processing performed automatically each week (Saturday, bydefault).Reindexing the database is important to maintain database integrity and tooptimize reporting speed.ImportantIt is best to perform this processing during a quiet time onthe network. Reindexing database partitions is resourceintensive and time-consuming. Reports should not be runduring the process.424 Websense Web Security Solutions