Lotus Domino Administrator 7 Help - Creating a database event generator

MONITORING

Creating a database event generator
Create a database event generator to monitor database use and ACL changes.

1. From the Domino Administrator, click the Configuration tab, and then open the Monitoring Configuration view.

2. Open the Event Generators - Database view, and then click New Database Event Generator.

3. On the Basics tab in the "Databases to monitor" section, complete these fields:

Field Action

File name Enter the name of the database.

Servers Choose one:

All in the domain
Only the following. Then select one or more servers to monitor.

4. In the "What to monitor" section, choose one or more of the following:

Monitor ACL Changes -- To monitor all ACL changes, including those made by replication.

Monitor replication -- To monitor the frequency and success of database replication. Then complete these fields on the Replication tab:

Field	Action
Server(s) with which the database must replicate	Choose one: All in the domain. Only the following. Then select one or more servers from the list.
Replication timeout	Enter a time-out value. The default is 24 hours.

Monitor unused space -- To monitor the amount of white space (free space) in one or more selected databases on a server. Then complete these fields on the Unused Space tab:

Field	Action
Trigger the event when unused space exceeds	Enter a percent. The default is 30%.
Automatically compact the database when the above condition is met	(Optional) Select this option (the default) to compact the database.

Monitor for user inactivity -- To monitor database activity and to determine which databases are not being used. Then complete these fields on the user Inactivity tab:

Field	Action
Time periods to monitor	Choose one: Daily Weekly Monthly
Minimum sessions	Enter a minimum number of sessions that will trigger an event. The defaults are: Daily -- 10 sessions Weekly -- 50 sessions Monthly -- 300 sessions

5. On the Other tab, complete these fields, and then save the document:

Field	Action
Generate a database event of severity	Select a severity level.
Create a new event handler for this event	Click this button to launch the Event Notification Wizard and create an event handler.

See also

Event generators

Disabling an event generator

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Field	Action
File name	Enter the name of the database.
Servers	Choose one: All in the domain Only the following. Then select one or more servers to monitor.