Status Data Profiles | Paessler PRTG Data Exporter Manual

PRTG Manual: Status Data Profiles

On the Status Data Profiles tab, you can manage or create status data profiles. Status data profiles create a flow from one or more PRTG servers into a target database. This type of data profile specifically exports data about the status of the PRTG tree.

Status data profiles

Status data profiles

In this section:

▪Create a status data profile

▪Manage existing status data profiles

▪Profile dashboard

Create a status data profile

1.Click b_add_profile.

2.Enter the following information:

Create a status data profile

Create a status data profile

Setting

Description

Alias

Enter the alias of the new database. This is a unique identifier specific to PRTG Data Exporter.

Target database

Select the target database that the data profile exports data to.

PRTG servers

Select one or more PRTG servers that the data profile exports data from.

Schedule

Define a schedule for the data collection:

▪Every minute

▪Every 5 minutes

▪Every 10 minutes

▪Every 30 minutes

▪Every hour

▪Every 5 hours

▪Every 10 hours

▪Every 20 hours

i_round_blueYou can create a custom schedule in Schedules.

Active

Disable the toggle if you want to set the data profile to Inactive upon creation.

Manage existing status data profiles

The following actions are available to manage your configured status data profiles:

Setting

Description

b_toggle_view

Toggle between grid view and list view.

Search

Use the search bar to filter for a specific data profile.

b_context_menu_grid | Edit

Edit the selected data profile.

b_context_menu_grid | Delete

Delete the selected data profile.

b_context_menu_grid | Set as inactive/Set as active

Set the selected data profile as inactive or active.

i_round_redInactive data profiles do not run data collections and do not export data.

b_context_menu_grid | Collect data

Manually start a data collection for the selected profile.

Profile dashboard

Click on the name of a data profile to open the profile dashboard.

Status data profile dashboard

Status data profile dashboard

The following actions are available on the status data profile dashboard:

Tab

Actions available

Run & Progress

▪View the current progress of a data collection.

▪Manually start or stop a data collection.

History

View the data collection history. This includes the date and duration of the data collection as well as the status.