3. Configuring System Insight

After installing System Insight, there are several configuration modifications that you can make depending on how you are using System Insight, i e with or without InfluxDB and or Grafana, and what data you want to produce using System Insight.

Configuring metrics compaction, retention policies and multiple instances of InfluxDB only applies if you are using System Insight with InfluxDB.

Note!

The versions of InfluxDB and Grafana included in System Insight are not highly available. If you want to retain the data produced using System Insight, see 6. System Insight Backup and Maintenance.


This chapter includes the following sections:

3.1 System Insight Metrics Compaction

3.2 Setting Retention Policies

3.3 Configuring System Insight with Multiple InfluxDB Instances

3.4 System Insight Properties