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FortiDB Version 3.2 Privilege Monitor User Guide
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Setting Schedules Configuring PM
Configuring PM
There are three general parts of Privilege Monitor to configure:
• Schedules
• Receivers for Alert Email
• Guarded Items
Setting Schedules
Scheduling is configured based upon two criteria:
• The type of time source to use for scheduling: timer- or calendar-based. For a
timer-based schedule, you set a time interval for the monitoring. For a
calendar-based schedule, you choose to have the monitoring run at a specific
day and/or time. You can also combine the two.
• The scope of the schedule:
• Module level: The entire PM module; a schedule that applies to all the
databases, System Views, and UDRs
• Database level: A particular database and its System Views, and UDRs
within the module
• Guarded Item
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level: System Views, or UDRs within the database
If no other schedule is specified, the default-monitoring 2 schedule is every ten
minutes. This applies to all databases and their contained System Views, and
UDRs. If a Module level schedule is the only one set, it applies to all databases
within that module. If a database level schedule is set, it will override any module
level schedule for that particular database. If a Guarded Item-level schedule is set,
it will override any module- or database-level schedule.
1. Guarded Items are database objects (here System Views that you monitor directly) policies,
or rules that you employ to monitor those objects. While sometimes used interchangeably, a policy is a
best-business practice and a rule is the FortiDB-MA implementation of a policy.
2.
A default schedule is one used for monitoring in the absence of any other overriding
schedule.