> ### Configuring Fathom

> When you first install Fathom Management, you select some initial configuration settings, such as the password you want to use for the management console and whether you want Fathom to start automatically when the AdminServer starts. You decide where you want the FathomTrendDatabase to be and what Web server port number to use. You also specify an e-mail server and a default operator who receives e-mail if Fathom generates an alert and you have set the Default_Action as the alert action. The alert action is the action that should occur, by default, when an alert triggers. Other initial configuration choices you make affect SNMP adapter settings (if you have installed the adapter), and whether you want Fathom to monitor and trend file systems and disks.

> Once you make these initial configuration decisions, you can configure Fathom to monitor remote resources. You also add Fathom users in one of two roles: administrator, with access to all Fathom functionality, and operators, with access to more limited functionality.

> You work with Fathom through the browser-based Fathom Management console. If your user role in Fathom is that of an operator, you might find that some management console links or options are gray and unavailable to you. Note that all descriptions and graphics provided in this guide are presented with the assumption that you have full access to Fathom functionality.

> Fathom also provides a command-line interface that allows you to:

> - Start, query, and stop Fathom.
> - Dump the contents of the Fathom configuration database to a readable form (an XML file) and, in the event of a catastrophic failure, use the backup dump file to restore the database.
> - Enable and disable polling.
> - Work with alert commands.
> - Access command-line help.

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