Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
3 After selecting the appropriate update, enter a brief Update comment that explains
what was done to take care of the problem.
Note: It is not required that you enter an explanatory comment, though we suggest that you
do so for record keeping purposes.
4 Click OK to save changes.
Note: Items that have been acknowledged display a green check mark next to their name
on Alert Center Home threshold dashboard reports.
Netflow database record types
This graph displays the Netflow database tables by number of records, gathered over the
sample time period.
The top database tables are displayed, along with the number of records existing for each.
Tip: Mouse over a table bar to view the number of records for that table.
Click Return to go back to the WhatsUp Health Threshold dialog.
Reducing the WhatsUp database size
The first step to troubleshooting a large WhatsUp database is to identify which table or tables
are consuming the bulk of the used database step. To do this, open the WhatsUp Database
tables by size home dashboard report (accessible from the WhatsUp Gold Home tab, click
Add Content > General > Database Table Usage) and note the tables that are consuming
the most space. A list of common large database tables is listed below. Click on a table name
for more information on how to reduce that table.
PassiveMonitorActivityLog (on page 827)
StatisticalInterface (on page 819)
ActiveMonitorStateChangeLog (on page 818)
Tip: You can use the Alert Center to set database threshold alerts for WhatsUp Gold and Flow
Monitor. For more information, see Configuring a WhatsUp Health threshold (on page 795).
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