# Dumping the Alarms

When the number of past alarms stored in the ATIC Management center database exceeds the threshold, the ATIC Management center performance will be affected or the ATIC Management center will break down even. Dumping the alarms dumps the events and the past alarms in a file to the specified folder, reducing the burden of the ATIC Management center and improving the ATIC Management center performance. The alarm dump function enables the ATIC Management center to dump the events and historical alarm data in the database as files to the specified folder, which improves the ATIC Management center operating performance.

#### Context

The ATIC Management center dumps the alarms stored in the database to the File dump path displayed on the interface according to the specified dumping period. For example, if the log dumping period is set to 30 days, the alarms in the recent 90 days are set to reserve, and the dumping is set to start at 02:00:00, the ATIC management center dumps the alarms generated 90 days ago, the database deletes the dumped alarms and reserves only alarms in the recent 90 days, and the ATIC management center performs the next dumping 30 days after the last dumping.

#### Procedure

1. Choose System > Data Maintenance > Alarm Dump.
2. Click in the Dump Settings area.

3. Set the alarm dump parameters, as described in Table 1.

   Table 1 Setting the alarm dump parameters
   Parameter | Description | Recommended Value
   --- | --- | ---
   Dumped schedule | Time when the ATIC Management center starts to dump alarms automatically. The dumping time is usually specified to a point in time the ATIC Management center is idle. | Default value: 02:00:00. The dumping time is in the format of HH:MM:SS.
   Dump period (days) | Period after which the ATIC Management center starts to dump alarms. | Default value: 30 days. If the dumping period is specified to 30 days, the ATIC Management center dumps alarms once every 30 days.
   Reserve recent data records (days) | Alarms that were generated in the recent X days are reserved. | Default value: 30 days. The alarm records generated 30 days ago are dumped and are also deleted from the database.
   File format | Format of the dumping file. | Default value: Excel.
   Language | Language of the dumping file. | Default value: English.

4. Click OK.

#### Result

The dumped alarms will not be displayed in Past Alarms but stored in the specified directory. To view the dumped alarms, you can download the dumped alarms in a file on the client and open the file path.

#### Follow-up Procedure

1. You can view the dumping records in the Historical Dumps area.
2. (Optional) You can click the compression package of the dumped alarms to save the alarms to the specified path on the client.
3. (Optional) You can select the dumped alarms that do not need to reserve and click to delete the dumped alarms from the ATIC Management center server.

Parent topic: System Maintenance

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