Dell PowerConnect W AirWave 7.1 | User Guide Configuring AWMS | 435. On the AMP Setup > General page, locate the External Logging section and adjust settings as required. Usethis section to configure AWMS to send audit and system events to an external syslog server. Table 11describes these settings and default values.6. On the AMP Setup > General page, locate the Historical Data Retention section and specify the number ofdays you wish to keep client session records and rogue discovery events. Table 12 describes the settings anddefault values of this section. Many settings can be set to have no expiration date, such that the informationwill remain in the AWMS indefinitely, as noted.Allow WMS offloadconfiguration in monitor-only modeNo When Yes is selected, you can enable the Dell PowerConnect W WMSoffload feature on the Groups > Basic page for WLAN switches in MonitorOnly mode. Enabling WMS offload does not cause a controller to reboot.This option is supported only for Aruba Networks and Dell PowerConnect Wdevices.Desire all global ArubaConfigurationNo Allows AWMS to retain unused Dell PowerConnect W OS configurationprofiles. You can define profiles on a WLAN switch but it is not necessary toreference them from a virtual AP configuration or other component of DellPowerConnect W Configuration. Normally AWMS deletes unreferencedprofiles, but this setting retains them when enabled with Yes.NOTE: If this setting is enabled with Yes, then all profiles are pushed to allcontrollers. In this case, you cannot have different configurations fordifferent controllers.Table 11 AMP Setup > General > External Syslog Section Fields and Default ValuesSetting Default DescriptionSyslog Server N/A Enter the IP address of the Syslog server.Syslog Port N/A Enter the port of the Syslog server.Include event log messages No Select Yes to send event log messages to an external syslog server.Event log facility local1 Select the facility for the event log from the drop-down menu.Include audit log messages No Select Yes to send audit log messages to an external syslog server.Audit log facility local1 Select the facility for the audit log from the drop-down menu.Table 12 AMP Setup > General > Historical Data Retention Fields and Default ValuesSetting Default DescriptionInactive User Data(2-1500 days)60 Defines the number of days AWMS stores basic information about inactive users.Aruba recommends a shorter setting of 60 days for customers with high user turnoversuch as hotels or convention centers. The longer you store inactive user data, themore hard disk space you require.User Association History(2-550 days)14 Defines the number of days AWMS stores client session records. The longer youstore client session records, the more hard disk space you require.Tag History(2-550 days)14 Sets the number of days AWMS retains location history for Wi-Fi tags.Table 10 AMP Setup > General > Configuration Options Section Fields and Default ValuesSetting Default Description
