# Advanced Settings

You can configure some advanced settings from the **Advanced Settings** window.

<figure><img src="/files/vyBv0IpLBwLolc9AFi4z" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

| Name                                                | Description                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Active Directory Anonymous User Access              | Enables or Disables active directory authentication for domain users.                                                                                       |
| Active Directory Anonymous User Role                | Determines default user role for anonymous domain users.                                                                                                    |
| Active Directory Default User Group                 | Determines default user group name for anonymous domain users.                                                                                              |
| Agent API Url                                       | Agent URL if agents will connect to API directly.                                                                                                           |
| Agent Custom Configuration                          | Sets custom configurations for Agent Config                                                                                                                 |
| Agent Debug Logger                                  | Enables or Disables debug status on Agents                                                                                                                  |
| Agent Disk Queue                                    | Enables or Disables disk queue usage on Agents                                                                                                              |
| Agent Trigger URL                                   | Agent URL if Trigger used as API proxy.                                                                                                                     |
| API Debug Logs                                      | Enables or Disables VirtualMetric API Log debug status.                                                                                                     |
| Audit Log Debug                                     | Enables or Disables Audit Log debug status.                                                                                                                 |
| Audit Log Information                               | Enables or Disables Audit Log information status.                                                                                                           |
| Audit Report Log Retention Interval                 | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Audit Report Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                  |
| Auto Discovery for Managers                         | Enables or Disables auto discovery of new members for Managers.                                                                                             |
| Auto Organization Create                            | Creates AD Groups as Organization in VirtualMetric                                                                                                          |
| Azure Active Directory Anonymous User Access        | Enables or Disables Azure AD authentication for domain users.                                                                                               |
| Azure Active Directory Authentication Address       | Azure Active Directory (v2) authentication address for Azure AD users.                                                                                      |
| Azure Active Directory Client ID                    | Azure Active Directory Client ID to identify VirtualMetric on Azure AD.                                                                                     |
| Azure Active Directory Redirect Uri                 | Determines VirtualMetric API external address where the user will be redirected to after they sign in with Azure AD.                                        |
| Azure Active Directory Tenant ID                    | Determines Azure Active Directory Tenant ID for Azure AD users.                                                                                             |
| Cache Provider                                      | Determines default cache provider for the system.                                                                                                           |
| Change Log Retention Interval                       | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Change Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 3 days</p>                                        |
| Clickatell API Address                              | Clickatell HTTP API Address to connect Clickatell SMS service.                                                                                              |
| Color Map                                           | Customizable color map to set default colors of the charts.                                                                                                 |
| Command Check Retention Interval                    | Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Command Check Result Logs. Default retention policy: 7 days                                                         |
| Custom Hostname Support                             | Enables or Disables overriding hostnames.                                                                                                                   |
| Database Maintenance Support                        | Enables or Disables database maintenance jobs.                                                                                                              |
| Debug Files Support                                 | Enables or Disables keeping debug files for VirtualMetric support.                                                                                          |
| Debug Log Retention Interval                        | Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Debug Logs. Default retention policy: 1 day                                                                         |
| Disable Device Details Support                      | Disables device details on device tree to minimize browser load                                                                                             |
| Disable Network Interface Device Details            | Hides shutdown ports by admin on device tree                                                                                                                |
| Enable AD Organization                              | Enables or Disables AD Organization Usage                                                                                                                   |
| Enable Clickhouse                                   | Enables or Disables status of Clickhouse.                                                                                                                   |
| Enable Ring                                         | Enables or Disables usage of the notification bell                                                                                                          |
| enablesinglestore                                   | Enables or Disables Single Store                                                                                                                            |
| enablesqlquery                                      | Enables or Disables SQL Query                                                                                                                               |
| EStreamer Log Retention Interval                    | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps EStreamer Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                     |
| Event Log Retention Interval                        | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Event Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 1 day</p>                                          |
| Exception Handling                                  | Enables or Disables logging of unexpected errors.                                                                                                           |
| Exchange Mailbox Custom Properties                  | Determines default custom property names of Exchange Mailboxes.                                                                                             |
| FastSMS API Address                                 | FastSMS HTTP API Address to connect FastSMS SMS service.                                                                                                    |
| File Change Retention Interval                      | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps File Changes.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy: 15 days</strong></p>                                      |
| Firewall Log Retention Interval                     | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Firewall Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                      |
| First Day of The Week                               | Determines first day of the week.                                                                                                                           |
| Flow Data Retention Interval                        | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Flow Data.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 30 days</p>                                         |
| Global Dashboard Share Group                        | Organizations that can see global shared dashboards.                                                                                                        |
| Group Notifications                                 | If you enable this option, VirtualMetric sends summary messages to avoid spams.                                                                             |
| Header Notification Status                          | Enables or Disables Header Notification Status                                                                                                              |
| Health Check Debugging                              | Enables or Disables Health Check process debug status.                                                                                                      |
| HTTP Check Retention Interval                       | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps HTTP Check Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                    |
| HTTP Listener Retention Interval                    | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps HTTP Listener Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                 |
| Hyper-V Virtual Machine Custom Properties           | Determines default custom property names of Hyper-V virtual machines.                                                                                       |
| Impersonation Support                               | Enables or Disables impersonation of the users.                                                                                                             |
| IP Address Custom Properties                        | Determines default custom property of IP Addresses.                                                                                                         |
| IstanbulBT API Address                              | IstanbulBT HTTP API Address to connect IstanbulBT SMS service.                                                                                              |
| JetSMS API Address                                  | JetSMS HTTP API Address to connect JetSMS Service                                                                                                           |
| Kafka Consumer Interval Days                        | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Kafka Consumer Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                |
| Kernel Log Retention Interval                       | Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Kernel Logs. **Default retention policy:** 7 days                                                                   |
| Member Sync for Managers                            | Enables or Disables sync of new members for Managers.                                                                                                       |
| MessageBird API Address                             | MessageBird HTTP API Address to connect MessageBird SMS service.                                                                                            |
| MicroFocus API Address                              | MicroFocus HTTP API Address to connect MicroFocus API service.                                                                                              |
| Microfocus Default Action Xml                       | Microfocus Default Action Xml                                                                                                                               |
| Microsoft IIS Web Site Custom Properties            | Determines default custom property names of Microsoft IIS web sites.                                                                                        |
| Microsoft SQL Database Custom Properties            | Determines default custom property names of Microsoft SQL Server databases.                                                                                 |
| Microsoft SQL Database Inventory Log Retention      | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Expensive Queries, Blocking Queries etc.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>            |
| NATS Consumer Interval Days                         | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps NATS Consumer Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                 |
| Network IP Address Custom Properties                | Determines default custom property names of Network IP Addresses.                                                                                           |
| Network Ports Custom Properties                     | Determines default custom property names of Network Ports.                                                                                                  |
| Network Vlans Custom Properties                     | Determines default custom property names of Network Vlans.                                                                                                  |
| networkbackupintervaldays                           | <p>Determines default Network backup interval days.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                            |
| Notification Action Audit Logs                      | Enables or Disables auditing of Notification Actions.                                                                                                       |
| Notification Icon Path                              | Notification Icon Path                                                                                                                                      |
| Object Audit Retention Interval                     | Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Object Audit Logs. **Default retention policy:** 7 days                                                             |
| Observer Clickhouse Query Execution Time            | Sets time timeout value for Clickhouse queries to run for alarms                                                                                            |
| Observer Debug                                      | Enables or Disables Observer debug status                                                                                                                   |
| Observer Log Debug                                  | Enables or Disables Observer Log Query debug status                                                                                                         |
| Observer Process Status                             | Enables or Disabled to write Observer Process result to text log file                                                                                       |
| Performance Log Retention Interval                  | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Performance Counters.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 3 Months</p>                             |
| processanalyzerintervaldays                         | <p>Determines the interval of process analyzer<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 3 days</p>                                                 |
| RabbitMQ Consumer Interval Days                     | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps RabbitMQ Consumer Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                             |
| Redhat Virtual Machine Custom Properties            | Determines default custom property names of Redhat Virtual Machines.                                                                                        |
| Redis Consumer Interval Days                        | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Redis Consumer Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                |
| Remove Banner from Alarms                           | Removes \[VirtualMetric] banner from the subject of alarm notifications.                                                                                    |
| Secure API Documentation                            | Enables or Disables secure API documentation access for authenticated users.                                                                                |
| Security Threat Retention Interval                  | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Security Threats.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                   |
| Send Notifications                                  | Enables or Disables sending notification messages.                                                                                                          |
| Server Custom Properties                            | Determines default custom property names of servers.                                                                                                        |
| Server Duplicate IP Address Support                 | Enables or Disables duplicated IP address support for servers.                                                                                              |
| Server Health Check Interval                        | <p>If VirtualMetric does not get any data in this interval, then health check throws error.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 1 minutes</p> |
| SMTP Listener Retention Interval                    | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps SMTP Listener Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                 |
| SNMP Custom OID Retention Interval                  | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps SNMP Custom OIDs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                   |
| SNMP Trap Action Values                             | Used for SNMP Trap Action Default Values                                                                                                                    |
| SNMP Trap IP Address                                | Used for Default SNMP Trap IP address                                                                                                                       |
| SNMP Trap Port                                      | Used for Default SNMP Trap Port                                                                                                                             |
| SNMP Trap Retention Interval                        | Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps SNMP Trap Logs. **Default retention policy:** 7 days                                                                |
| Syslog Retention Interval                           | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps Syslogs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 24 Months</p>                                         |
| System Date Format                                  | Determines default system date format.                                                                                                                      |
| System Time Long Format                             | Determines default system time format in seconds.                                                                                                           |
| System Time Short Format                            | Determines default system time format in minutes.                                                                                                           |
| TCP Connection Retention Interval                   | Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps TCP Connections. **Default retention policy:** 7 days                                                               |
| TCP Listener Retention Interval                     | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps TCP Listener Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                  |
| Telegram API Address                                | Telegram HTTP API address to connect Telegram                                                                                                               |
| truesight                                           | TrueSight Data Format                                                                                                                                       |
| truesightapiurl                                     | TrueSight API URL                                                                                                                                           |
| Turatel API Address                                 | Turatel HTTP API Address to connect MessageBird SMS service.                                                                                                |
| UDP Listener Retention Interval                     | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps UDP Listener Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                  |
| Use Host FQDN Instead of IP Address for SCVMM Hosts | Enables or Disables usage of Host FQDN as Host IP Address for SCVMM Hosts.                                                                                  |
| Use Host Management Address for vCenter Sync        | Enables or Disables usage of host management address in vCenter sync process.                                                                               |
| User Session Retention Interval                     | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps User Sessions.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                      |
| User Tracking Log Retention Interval                | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps User Tracking Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                 |
| Verimor API Address                                 | Verimor HTTP API Address to connect Verimor SMS Service                                                                                                     |
| VirtualMetric Database Jobs Debugging               | Enables or Disables VirtualMetric Database Jobs process debug status.                                                                                       |
| VirtualMetric Log Retention Path (Experimental)     | Determines which location VirtualMetric exports the old logs.                                                                                               |
| VirtualMetric Logo Image Address                    | Determines VirtualMetric logo image address of the dashboard.                                                                                               |
| VirtualMetric Trigger Debugging                     | Enables or Disables VirtualMetric Trigger process debug status.                                                                                             |
| Visibility of Azure Active Directory Elements       | Enables or Disables visibility of Azure AD elements.                                                                                                        |
| Visibility of Organization Elements                 | Enables or Disables visibility of Organization elements.                                                                                                    |
| VMware Event Log Retention Interval                 | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps VMware Event Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 3 days</p>                                  |
| VMware Task Log Retention Interval                  | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps VMware Task Logs.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 3 days</p>                                   |
| VMware Vim Path                                     | Determines VMware Vim SDK path.                                                                                                                             |
| VMware Virtual Machine Custom Properties            | Determines default custom property names of VMware virtual machines.                                                                                        |
| WebSite Log Interval                                | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps WebSite Log Results.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                                |
| WebSite Trace Interval                              | <p>Determines how long VirtualMetric keeps WebSite Trace Results.<br><br><strong>Default retention policy:</strong> 7 days</p>                              |


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.virtualmetric.com/settings/systems/advanced-settings.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.