Database maintenance

The settings under the Database Maintenance section of the data processing configuration page control if and how often the system purges the different types of endpoint data it collects. These can be used to automatically purge unused data from the system at regular intervals.

By default, most of the values will be set to 0, which means all endpoint data of that those types will be retained by the system indefinitely.

The following table lists all of the settings under the Database Maintenance section:

Setting

Description

Unit

Default

Endpoint Timeout

Amount of time before an inactive endpoint is flagged as retired and removed from primary endpoint views (endpoint data will be purged, but historical data will be retained for the configured historical limit)

Days

0

Endpoint Removal

Amount of time before a retired endpoint and any retained data associated with it are permanently purged from the database

Days

0

Port TImeout

Amount of time before an endpoint whose location (switch/port) has not been updated has its location data removed

Hours

0

ARP Timeout

Amount of time before an endpoint whose IP-to-MAC has not been refreshed via any of Endpoint Analytics’ collection mechanisms has its IP-to-MAC mapping data cleared from the database

Hours

0

Wireless Timeout

Amount of time before data for an endpoint that was discovered through a wireless access point will be retained without any updates to that data

Hours

0

Historical Limit

Amount of time that the system stores historical endpoint data (MAC history by port/IP/Profile) for MAC-discovered endpoints, regardless of the the endpoint’s current state (active or retired)

Days

30

Event History

Amount of time that the system retains historical event data for an endpoint in the database

Months

12

Custom data auto removal

When toggled on, custom data objects are automatically deleted when the associated endpoint is removed from the system

N/A

Off