System / Configuration List
Introduction
The Administrator System / Configuration data includes the following:
- built-in properties that configure the system
- configuration properties and command options for system processes
- system-specific properties
- properties unique to this node if a system has multiple nodes
Configuration User Interface
Configuration List
The System / Configuration List menu item displays the system configuration list.
Configuration List (see full-size image)
The configurations page conforms to a layout similar to many data types which includes a list of data items. See List Features and Application Functionality for more information detailing page navigation; adding, copying and deleting configurations; and modifying existing configurations.
Identification
The following properties are used to identify the configuration.
Configuration Identification (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Configuration name. Max: 100 characters. |
| Description | Enter additional information describing configuration. Max: 1000 characters. |
Value
The value, while always stored as a string in the database, is represented using appropriate components. For example, if the value is true or false such as for system_up, Value is displayed as a dropdown containing options true or false. repeat_report_interval, for example, is a string containing a number and time interval. Therefore, Administrator represent this as a text string for the number and a dropdown of intervals (seconds, minutes, hours, etc.).
The example below is for an alert_port so the port name is displayed in a text box and the port number is also a text box but can be adjusted using the increase/decrease arrows also. There is also a dropdown which lists port options including network (what is shown), custom, plus all ports listed in the Serial Port page.
Configuration Value (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Value | Configuration value. Max: 255 characters. |
Options
Configuration entries that require more than a single value to define use options for everything else. Administrator parses and represents the option string using appropriate interface components.
As seen in the image below, the alert_port debug level is a dropdown with available options, source is a text box but with arrow to increase or decrease the value, do not file data is a dropdown with boolean options, etc. The last line of Options is a representation of the options string based on all selections within Options. This is displayed only to provide more information to the user and cannot be edited.
Configuration Options (see full-size image)
| Data Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Options | Configuration option. Max: 255 characters. |
Execute
Some configuration entries have associated commands, such as alert_port. In those cases, an Execute section displays.
Configuration Execute (see full-size image)
Hovering over each button displays an information popup describing the purpose of the button and the actual command that will be run when pressed.
Configuration Execute (see full-size image)
Configuration List Properties
The following table lists NovaStar configuration properties. A property may include options if the property is associated with a system process.
| Descriptive Name | Property Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
50386_data_collection |
50386 data collection | ||
50386_port |
50386 port | ||
alarms_enable |
Alarms enable | ||
alert_data_collection |
ALERT data collection | ||
| Data Collection Source | alert_port# |
Configuration for nsrecdata program running on a port, which listens for ALERT, ALERT2, simple comma-separated-value data, and custom NovaStar specification. To enable running a program, define a property with a name starting with alert_port and ending with a unique integer, typically 1, 2, etc. for systems with less than 10 data collection sources (line numbers) or 01, 02, etc for systems with > 10 data collection sources. This property includes options for the nsrecdata program. The value should be of the form:
|
If not defined, nsrecdata data collection programs do not run. |
alerttalk3 |
ALERTTalk3 driver | ||
alerttalk3_node |
ALERTTalk3 node | ||
last_report_interval |
Data last report search interval | ||
check_interval_factor |
Data no report interval multiplier | ||
repeat_report_interval |
Data report repeat interval | ||
database_node |
Database node | ||
database_state_node |
Database node state | ||
| Database Replication Enabled | database_replication |
Whether database replication is enabled, true or false. |
false |
database_replication_check |
Database replication check | ||
database_replication_year_start |
Database replication year start | ||
database_update_wait |
Database update wait | ||
forecast |
Forecast | ||
license_key |
License key | ||
java_heap_size |
Java heap size | ||
local_hostname |
Local hostname | ||
map_display |
Map display driver | ||
map_display_node |
Map display node | ||
netcat |
Network pipe driver | ||
netcat_port |
Network pipe port | ||
automatic_interrogation |
Station polling | ||
plot_point_limit |
Plot point limit | ||
poll_port |
Station polling port | ||
siren |
Siren driver | ||
siren_node |
Siren port | ||
system_command |
System command driver | ||
| System Identifier | system_id |
System identifier, used by TriLynx to uniquely define systems, for example CO-County-Larimer. |
|
| System Name | system_name |
System name, used in output products. | |
system_up |
System start state | ||
| System Time Format | time_format |
Time format for output, using syntax ....? | |
time_list_increment |
Time increment in time selection lists | ||
time_list_24_hour_clock |
Time increment in time selection lists | ||
wateryear_startmonth |
Water year start month | ||
year_end_data |
Year end expansion for data partitions | ||
| System Year Start | year_start |
Year for start of data tables, used by software to confirm that data tables have been created. | 1980 |
alert_port Property
alert_port Value
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
/dev/... |
Path to serial port, when decoding data from a serial port connection. |
0.0.0.0:port# |
The alert_port# property can be defined multiple times as long as the port counter is unique.
The following options can be configured for the
nsrecdata
program that runs to collect data.
alert_port Options
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
0.0.0.0:port# |
How To
Add configuration
To add a configuration, click the Add button at the top right corner of the page. This displays an empty configuration page but includes a dropdown in the Identification section, allowing the user to specify the type of configuration. Once selected, Value and Options will update appropriately.
Configuration Add (see full-size image)
Troubleshooting
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