ARGSOFT_INTERNAL_SETTINGS.XML

ARGSOFT_INTERNAL_SETTINGS.XML stores system-wide configuration values for Argent Commander.

Each section, or tag, in the XML defines a value.

LOG_LEVEL

Specifies the Log Debug Level:

1 – No logging

2 – Low Logging

3 – Medium Logging

4 – Detailed Logging (Default)

5 – Highly Detailed Logging

DEBUG_MODE

Reserved for debugging purposes

SQL_COMMAND_TIMEOUT

Specifies the timeout in seconds for a SQL command to execute.

Default = 15

ALL_DOMAIN_USERS

Specifies whether all users in an Active Directory are considered as Domain Users.

This is used to combat a Microsoft limitation that does not list a user as a member of Domain Users even if they are part of it.

Default = 1 (True)

ROWS_TO_LOAD

Specifies the number of rows to load in a single batch for the Licensed Servers and Archived Logs modules.

For customers with a large number of servers or logs, loading is done in batches.

When the scrollbar hits the bottom, the next batch is requested and added to the list.

Default = 300

EVENTS_TO_LOAD

Specifies the number of rows to load in a single batch for the Argent Commander Console.

For customers with a large number of events, loading is done in batches.

When the scrollbar hits the bottom, the next batch is requested and added to the list.

Default = 100

ARCHIVED_LOGS_MAX

Even though batch loading occurs, some modules must retrieve all records into memory first, before separating out into batches.

This entry controls the maximum number of Archived Logs to load in total.

Default = 2000

EVENTS_MAX

Even though batch loading occurs, some modules must retrieve all records into memory first, before separating out into batches.

This entry controls the maximum number of events in the Argent Commander Console to load in total.

Default = 2000

TOP_DAYS_BACK

This entry controls the maximum number of days in the past that counts as valid data for the Top X reports.

For instance, a counter for a server could have been last polled five years ago, but has not been discarded from the databasse.

Default = 60 days

FORCE_COMPRESSION

Reserved for the Argent Predictor Compression Service.

Default = 0.

USE_EVENT_SEVERITY_FOR_EAPPVIEW

This value should be changed to match the registry value of the same name set in Argent XT.

This registry controls whether the criticality of an event plays a role in the Global Health calculation or not.

Default = 1 (True)

PAST_X_FROM_DATE

Some modules use a time range of “Past X Days” or “Past X Hours”.

This entry controls the date that it is relative from (not date-time).

The format for the date is YYYY-MM-DD — e.g. 2011-03-17 for 17 March 2011.

Default = {Blank} which means use the current date and time