# ParĂ¡meters **Proxmox parameters**
--hostIp or proxmox host
--userName of the proxmox user who will perform the queries
--passwordPassword of the proxmox user who will perform the queries
--portDefault 8006
--vmTo obtain data from the virtual machines, 1 to activate 0 to deactivate
--lxcGet data from lxc containers, 1 to activate 0 to deactivate
--backupsExtract data from backups, 1 for on 0 for off
--nodesGet data from nodes, 1 to activate 0 to deactivate
--discard\_nodeDiscard a node name for vm and lxc monitoring
**Pandora configuration parameters**
--transfer\_modeTentacle or local, default : local
--tentacle\_portTentacle port (default 41121) (optional)
--tentacle\_addressIp of the tentacle server to send the data to (optional)
-g,--groupPandora FMS target group (optional)
--data\_dirPandora FMS data directory. By default it is /var/spool/pandora/data\_in/ (optional)
--as\_discovery\_pluginTo be executed in 'discovery' mode, the execution will display a json in the output with information about the monitoring.

Monitorable backups are at cluster level, backups at vm or lxc container level will be included in a future update.