From 5f2e902a4dc8482a91adde7e2dffd7703051e968 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Fenn Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:13:45 -0400 Subject: doc: Document new reporting database separation feature --- doc/reports/dynamic.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/reports') diff --git a/doc/reports/dynamic.txt b/doc/reports/dynamic.txt index 6b8a1f467..53bdef24e 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 `, 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 `_. +Refer to :ref:`server-database` for a full listing of +available options. statistics ^^^^^^^^^^ -- cgit v1.2.3-1-g7c22