Statistics Retention

Orchestrator > Software & Setup > Setup > Statistics Retention

This tab displays all the statistics Orchestrator collects from appliances. Orchestrator saves the statistics data in a database with the retention policies defined on this tab.

To begin, complete the following steps:

Click the Edit icon in the table next to the statistic you want Orchestrator to collect.
To enable or disable statistics collection, select the Collect this statistic in Orchestrator check box.
Enter how long you want Orchestrator to retain the statics for Minute Granularity, Hourly Granularity, and Daily Granularity before it collects data and stores in the partition.

TIP: If you click More Options, you can enter values for the Database Duration.
Click Apply.

For more detail, refer to the following table:

Field	Description
Statistic	The selected statistic of which you want Orchestrator to collect data.
Enabled	If you have enabled or disabled statistics retention.
Minute Granularity (hours)	Amount of times in one minute Orchestrator stores data.
Hourly Granularity (days)	Amount of times in one hour Orchestrator stores data.
Daily Granularity (months)	Amount of time in one day Orchestrator stores data.
Estimated Disk Space	Estimated amount of disk space the selected statistic uses. At the bottom of the screen, you can get an estimated disk space required for a number of appliances, overlays, and tunnels.

Stats Configuration

The Stats Configuration dialog box displays the parameters for the Statistics Retention.

WARNING: Changing the default values of these settings is not recommended without consulting Support.

Click Advanced Properties to display the Stats Configuration dialog box. For more detail, refer to the following table.

Field	Description
minuteRetention	The number of minutes of stats the EdgeConnect will retain. 1440 equals 1 day (EdgeConnect generates a zip file of CSVs every minute.)
verticalRetention	The number of days EdgeConnect will retain data in a format that allows EdgeConnect’s UI to display historical charts. Note: If you are using Orchestrator to see historical stats, set verticalRetention to zero to reduce disk space use.
app max_items	EdgeConnect calculates the “Top Applications.” These stats are displayed hourly but computed every minute. Increasing this value beyond 100 will impact EdgeConnect performance because EdgeConnect computes a larger number of Top Applications every minute by traversing every flow in the system.
port max_items	EdgeConnect calculates “Top Ports.” These stats are displayed hourly but computed every minute. Increasing this value beyond 100 will impact EdgeConnect performance because EdgeConnect computes a larger number of Top Ports every minute by traversing every flow in the system.
dns max_items	EdgeConnect calculates “Top Domains.” These stats are displayed hourly but computed every minute. Increasing this value beyond 100 will impact EdgeConnect performance because EdgeConnect computes a larger number of Top Domains every minute by traversing every flow in the system.
ip max_items	EdgeConnect calculates “Top Talkers.” These stats are displayed hourly but computed every minute. Increasing this value beyond 100 will impact EdgeConnect performance because EdgeConnect computes a larger number of Top Talkers every minute by traversing every flow in the system.
behavioral max_items	EdgeConnect calculates “Top Traffic Behaviors.” These stats are displayed hourly but computed every minute. Increasing this value beyond 100 will impact EdgeConnect performance because EdgeConnect computes a larger number of Top Traffic Behaviors every minute by traversing every flow in the system.
flows_csv_enable	Do not enable this field. Enabling this field will disable EdgeConnect appliances in most networks, which might require you to RMA the EdgeConnect. If you need a NetFlow log to view historical data, enable Netflow/IPFIX and use an external NetFlow/IPFIX collector.