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diff --git a/doc/reports/dynamic.txt b/doc/reports/dynamic.txt index 6b8a1f467..38d4c7e3a 100644 --- a/doc/reports/dynamic.txt +++ b/doc/reports/dynamic.txt @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ configuration. Specific features in the new system include: users to drill down to find out about a :ref:`specific host <reports-client-detail>`, rather than only having one huge page with too much information. +* Ability to store reporting data separately from other server data. Installation ============ @@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ database ^^^^^^^^ If you choose to use a different database, you'll need to edit -``/etc/bcfg2.conf``. These fields should be updated in the [database] -section: +``/etc/bcfg2.conf``. These fields should be updated in the +``[database]`` section: * engine @@ -228,11 +229,27 @@ section: * host * port (optional) +To store reporting data separately from the main server data, use +the following options: + +* reporting_engine + + * ex: reporting_engine = mysql + * ex: reporting_engine = postgresql_psycopg2 + +* reporting_name +* reporting_user +* reporting_password +* reporting_host +* reporting_port (optional) + .. warning:: If mysql is used as a backend, it is recommended to use InnoDB for the `storage engine <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/storage-engine-setting.html>`_. +Refer to :ref:`server-database` for a full listing of +available options. statistics ^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -253,6 +270,9 @@ reporting * web_prefix: Prefix to be added to Django's MEDIA_URL * file_limit: The maximum size of a diff or binary data to store in the database. +* max_children: Maximum number of children for the reporting + collector. Use 0 to disable the limit and spawn a thread + as soon as a working file is available. .. _dynamic_transports: |