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Can I install Sematext Apps if my server is behind a firewall
Yes. If your system is behind a firewall and cannot connect to the Internet to download anything, please contact Sematext to get the packages that have all dependencies included in them.
Can I configure Sematext Apps if my server has multiple IP addresses or it is behind a firewall
The config script has an option to provide the IP address from the config script:
./config.py init --ip ADDRWhat happens if one of the nodes dies or needs to be replaced or removed
A: The config script has an option to remove a node from the cluster, but not for the primary node:
./config-sematext-apps.py remove --id <node_id>The ID of the node can be found by running the status command:
./config-sematext-apps.py status
What happens if the primary node dies or needs to be replaced
The cluster will not work without a primary node. To get the cluster up and running some manual steps will have to be executed. We plan to automate this in the very near future to to make things easy in these rare cases.
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persistent: add elevator=noop to the "kernel" like of /etc/grub.conf
How do I change the retention time for metrics and logs
The default retention time is 1 year, but can be adjusted. Please ssh to the primary master and run the following command (adjust the number of hours as required):
mysql -u root sematext_users_db -e "UPDATE Plan SET dataRetentionHours=<HOURS>"Logsene data retention can be adjusted on an app-by-app basis from the UI.
SPM data retention can be adjusted by updating data in the DB.
How many VMs or disk space do I need
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