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Optimizing Monitoring Performance

When you configure monitoring in the domain, you configure the monitoring Model repository to store monitoring statistics. You also configure how often the monitoring Model Repository Service purges statistics. You can configure the repository database and purge settings to minimize resource consumption and maximize monitoring performance.
To optimize monitoring performance, enable the Purge Statistics option in the Monitoring Configuration. When you enable statistics purging, you configure how often the monitoring Model Repository Service purges data. Use the Preserve options in the Monitoring Configuration to configure how long Detailed and Summary data are saved in the monitoring Model repository before they are purged.
For optimum monitoring performance, consider the following guidelines when you configure the domain for monitoring: