> #### Specifying the location of the FathomTrendDatabase

> Fathom allows you to store trend data, which is the monitoring information Fathom maintains, in either a local or remote FathomTrendDatabase. These options appear in the Trend database location section, shown in Figure 5–3.

> Figure 5–3: Trend database location

> If you choose to send trend data to a local database (which is the default), you must specify the trend database location and the port used to connect to that database. If you choose to use a remote database, you must specify the host name and Web server port of the remote Fathom Web server. The trend database must be locally configured at the remote location. All values you enter for either option are validated.

> If you are trending to a remote database and want to establish secure transmission of data, you can choose to use the HTTPS protocol. See Chapter 8, "Setting up Secure Communications for Fathom Management," for more information.

> Note: The configuration option you select for this step must match the installation decisions you implemented during the Fathom installation process. For example, you can elect to store trend data in a remote FathomTrend Database only if you installed Fathom on both the local machine and the remote machine. For more information, see Chapter 2, "Installing Fathom Management Standard Edition on Windows" or Chapter 3, "Installing Fathom Management Standard Edition on UNIX."

> To specify the location of your FathomTrendDatabase:

> 1. Scroll to the Fathom Management Configuration page's Trend database location section, as shown in Figure 5–3.
> 2. To store trend data locally, follow these steps:
> 1. Select the Store trend data in a local Fathom database option.
> 2. Specify the Trend database location. You can either confirm the explicit path that matches the database location specified during the Fathom installation process, or you can provide a different path to the FathomTrendDatabase.
> If you enter a path location for the FathomTrendDatabase that is different from the one you specified during installation, you must also copy the FathomTrendDatabase from its previously installed location to its new location. You must use either the `procopy` or `prodb` command to preserve the schema integrity.

> For more information about either command, see OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration.

> The configuration name of the trending database is FathomTrendDatabase. The name of the physical database must be fathom.

> 3. Enter the port number in the Trend database port field.
> 3. To store trend data remotely, follow these steps:
> 1. Select the Store trend data in a remote Fathom database option.
> 2. Enter the host name of the machine in the Remote Fathom database hostname field. This is the host name where the remote database is installed. The name can be either a valid IP address or a name; it does not have to be fully qualified.
> 3. Enter the HTTP port number in the Remote Fathom web server port field. This is the port number that the Fathom Web server uses to connect to the remote Fathom system.
> When you choose to store trend data on a remote Fathom database, the assumption is that you have already configured the FathomTrendDatabase on the remote system. Fathom displays a warning message if it cannot verify that the remote database is properly configured.

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