3PAR System Reporter User’s Guide

System Reporter 2.8

NOTE: If SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux) is implemented at your site, you may need to either disable SELinux entirely or temporarily grant permissive access to the system to install the System Reporter tools. Please consult your Linux documentation for details on how to grant permissive access.

NOTE: It is recommended that you increase the default Timeout parameter to at least 360 seconds (or more for installations with very large databases) in the appropriate apache configuration file (typically httpd.conf) and then restart apache to let this change take effect. This is to ensure that CGI calls that take a long time to generate a report do not timeout.

On Windows, by default the Timeout parameter is specified in the following file:

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\conf\httpd- default.conf

On Linux, by default the Timeout parameter is specified in the following file:

/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

3.8 Installing the Database Server

3PAR System Reporter supports three database servers: SQLite, MySQL and Oracle. Before beginning the installation, select the database based on the considerations described below and summarized in Table 3-4.

3.8.1 Choosing the Appropriate Database

Before beginning, you want to choose the right database for your particular installation.

3.8.1.1 SQLite

SQLite is an embedded database that is included with System Reporter. It does not run as a separate application but rather as a module within the sampling tool and web server. Since it requires no installation or configuration, it is very simple to use but it has several limitations that make it only suitable for small database sizes and limited concurrency.

3.14

Installing the Database Server