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DaysToKeepMonitorAgentBackups - System Parameter
DaysToKeepMonitorAgentBackups sets how many days Nodinite keeps the configuration backups of your Monitoring Agents. The Monitoring Service reads it when it removes old backups from the Configuration Backups tab.
At a Glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Key | DaysToKeepMonitorAgentBackups |
| Data type | integer (days) |
| Default | 90 |
| Read by | Monitoring Service |
| Takes effect | Within about 15 seconds; applied at the next daily cleanup. No restart needed. |
| Status | ✅ Active |
| Since | Nodinite 6.0.0.22 |
How It Works
Nodinite saves a backup of each Monitoring Agent's configuration on a schedule; see the Configuration Backups tab for how backups are created, downloaded, and restored.
The Monitoring Service cleans up old configuration backups once a day, and once right after it starts. During the cleanup, it deletes backups older than DaysToKeepMonitorAgentBackups days, with two exceptions that are always kept:
- The 10 newest backups of each Monitoring Agent, however old they are.
- Every pinned backup. A pinned backup is never removed by the cleanup.
Use Edit Pin & Comment on the Configuration Backups tab to pin a backup you want to keep, and add a comment so others know why you kept it.
Choosing a Value
- Keep the default backup retention of
90days unless your audit or change-management routines need a longer history of agent configurations. - A lower value saves storage but shortens how far back you can restore. Because the 10 newest backups per agent are always kept, even a low value leaves you something to restore.
- Pin the backups you must keep beyond the retention period (for example, the configuration before a major change) instead of raising the value for every agent.