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# Managing Hermes settings

# Managing Hermes settings {#ariaid-title1}

View, modify, and manage configuration properties that control the behavior of Hermes Messaging Service. You can update property values, manage background job states, or adjust settings where automated detection is unavailable.{#manage-hermes-settings__patch-rn-ap3-1}
* **[Update Hermes messaging settings](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Dx43vCpWytcINztmngs8tw)**   
  Review and modify the current the Hermes configuration properties to control Apache Kafka integration, topic management, and other messaging behavior.
* **[Manage a background job in Hermes Messaging Service](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/fKucmlTxIKx901b1T9WPwg)**   
  Manage background jobs in Hermes Messaging Service to control when and how often scheduled tasks run. You can make a job inactive, re-enable it, or adjust its interval from the Hermes Settings page.

**Related concepts**   

* [Monitoring data usage in Hermes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bjN0RBbSVvgA7kuNTeLuTw "Monitor the amount of data produced to and consumed from the Hermes cluster over time. Use the Hermes Usage Dashboard to track data inflow and outflow by topic, application, and time period.")
* [Tracking message usage in Hermes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/mv9Cqu6mD~J~9k6qn~ORqw "Message usage through the Hermes Messaging Service is tracked for monitoring and management purposes through the Kafka topic name.")
* [Cloning with Hermes Messaging Service enabled](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/LV9c6s0JNUi4fm2phvz2ag "To clone your database from one instance to another successfully with Hermes enabled, you must ensure that certain Hermes tables are preserved and excluded. The list of tables in the preserve list should match those in the exclude list and vice versa.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Check the status of and connection to the Hermes Kafka cluster](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/c_jee1tuemDR5bCkb4YFTQ "Check the status of and test the connection to the Hermes Kafka cluster by sending and receiving test messages.")
* [View Hermes Messaging Service log messages](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/O0dmUQPPvovszKqvInGaEA "Review Hermes event details by viewing log messages.")