# Parameters and configuration **Parameter**
--confPath to configuration file
**Configuration file (--conf)** ``` agents_group_name = < Name of the target group for the created agents > interval = < Interval in seconds for the agents and for the metrics analysis > temporal = < Path in which the temporary files will be created > transfer_mode = < Transfer mode, tentacle or local > tentacle_client = < Tentacle client path, by default "tentacle_client" > tentacle_ip = < Tentacle client path, by default "tentacle_client" > tentacle_ip = < IP tentacle_ip = < IP of the target machine for the created agents > tentacle_port = < Port of tentacle, default : 41121 > tentacle_opts = < Additional tentacle client options > data_dir = < (Only enabled if transfer_mode is local) Destination path for each agent's XML, by default "/var/spool/pandora/data_in/" > prefix = < Prefix for created agents > host = < proxmox host > user = < proxmox user > password = < proxmox password > port = < proxmox port > scan_nodes = < Enable with 1 to enable generalized node monitoring > scan_backups = < Enable with 1 to enable generalized backups monitoring > scan_vms = < Enable with 1 to enable generalized vms monitoring > scan_lxc = < Enable with 1 to enable generalized lxc monitoring > discard_nodes = < List with Nodes to discard from monitoring > # The following parameters are only required for the use of custom fields. pandora_url = < Url of pandora > api_pass = < Password for the api > api_user = < User of the api > api_user_pass = < Password for the api user > ``` Example ``` agents_group_name = proxmox interval = 300 temporal = /tmp/ transfer_mode = tentacle tentacle_client = tentacle_client tentacle_ip = 172.42.42.101 tentacle_port = 41121 tentacle_opts = "" data_dir = /var/spool/pandora/data_in/ prefix = Proxmox. pandora_url = http://172.42.42.101/pandora_console api_pass = 1234 api_user = admin api_user_pass = pandora host = 192.168.80.134 user = root@pam password = A34mS! port = 8006 scan_nodes = 1 scan_backups = 1 scan_vms = 1 scan_lxc = 1 discard_nodes = ["Node4","Node7"] ```