Recommended Periodic Maintenance

The following sections describe periodic maintenance tasks recommended with WebLogic Network Gatekeeper:

About periodic maintenance

Periodic maintenance is divided in to database cleanup and system backup tasks.

A recommended time interval is given for each task. Depending on how the system is used, the recommended time intervals may have to be adjusted.

Task	How to	Recommended interval
Delete load data	See Deleting SLEE load data.	1 month
Delete usage statistics	See Deleting statistics data from the database.	1 month
Delete alarms	See Deleting alarm entries from the database.	2 months
Delete events	See Deleting event entries from the database.	1 month

Task	How to*	Recommended interval
Full system backup	See Performing a full system backup.	1 weeks
System data backup	See Performing a system data backup.	1 day
* It is recommended to use an automatic backup facility. Refer to the indicated section for information about which files and directories to backup.

In addition, it is recommended to perform a full system backup when upgrading the system with new services.