Set a schedule for automatic purging

The Alarm DB Purge-Archive utility can automatically purge or archive records from the alarm database at scheduled intervals. You can perform a test purge to verify your connection to the database and target locations and to start and stop purging.

Set a schedule for automatic purging

1. Open the Alarm DB Purge-Archive utility. Do the following:

   1. In the Tools view, expand Applications.

   2. Double-click Alarm DB Purge-Archive.

2. Select the Purge/Archive tab.

   

3. In the Time Interval area, select a purge interval, either daily, weekly, or monthly.

   If you select Weekly or Monthly, a Day box appears in the Activation Time area for you to specify the day of the week or day of the month.

   If you select Daily, in the Time box, configure the time of day that you want the purge/archive operation to start.

4. In the Run As area, select Normal application to run the purge-archive utility as an application or select Windows Service to run it as a service.

   For Windows Service, either select Virtual account or specify the username and password for another account under the This account: area.

   Note: For more information on Virtual account, see Use virtual accounts.

5. Select Apply to save your purge and archive settings.

6. Select Activate to place the Alarm DB Purge-Archive utility on an automatic purge schedule.

7. Select Close.

   To stop the automatic purge schedule and remove the Window Service, select Deactivate. After a brief delay the service will be removed from Window Services.