# Parameters and configuration

**Parameter**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk---conf-ruta-al-archi" style="width: 48.1481%;"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 20.7407%;">--conf</td><td style="width: 79.2593%;">Path to configuration file</td></tr></tbody></table>

**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 > 

proxmox_token_name = < Proxmox API token name >
proxmox_token_pass = < Proxmox API token password >

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 >
scan_data_center = < Enable with 1 to enable generalized data center monitoring >
scan_storage = < Enable with 1 to enable generalized storage 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 >
```

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Example</span>

```
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

proxmox_token_name = token auth
proxmox_token_pass = f230051c-0252-1600-8f32-b65d16cf3181

scan_nodes         = 1
scan_backups       = 1
scan_vms           = 1
scan_lxc           = 1
scan_data_center   = 1
scan_storage       = 1

discard_nodes      = ["Node4","Node7"]
```