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Details on configuring Dell infrastructure, Connectrix, and VMware for CloudIQ can be found in Appendix A: Enabling CloudIQ at the system. After the Dell systems or Connectrix switches have established connection to CloudIQ, data will be collected and available to the user in the CloudIQ user interface. Dell systems are connected through Secure Connect Gateway or SupportAssist. CloudIQ receives Connectrix, VMware, and PowerSwitch data through a local CloudIQ collector that sends the data through Secure Connect Gateway to CloudIQ.
The frequency with which data is updated in CloudIQ varies based on the type of information and the type of system. The following table shows the types of data and the frequency with which CloudIQ updates this information for Unity XT family systems; collection for other systems is comparable:
Type of data | Sample update frequency |
Alerts | 5 minutes |
Performance | 5 minutes |
Capacity[10] | 1 hour |
Configuration2 | 1 hour |
Data Collection[11] | Daily |
CloudIQ maintains up to 2 years of historical data for systems that are being monitored. The details of the data retention are as follows:
Alerts: 2 years
Configuration: 2 years at hourly intervals
| 5 min interval | Hourly interval | Daily interval |
System level | 100 days | 2 years | 2 years |
Object level | 22 days | 90 days | 2 years |