Setting the Polling Interval

A polling interval defines how often new data is collected. BMC TrueSight Operations Managerment - IBM DS6000, DS8000 Series Storage polls the managed systems to collect performance and statistics data. By default, the polling interval for this "data-collect" is set to 2 minutes.

To set the polling interval

1.In the navigation pane of Central Monitoring Administration, click the Policies drawer and select a policy view.

2.Click Edit to display the Add/Edit Policy dialog box.

3.Select the policy that applies to the PATROL Agent for which you need to set the polling interval, and click Edit.

4.Click the Monitor Configuration tab.

Configuring the Discovery Interval

5.Enter the frequency of the polling process. Use the spin button to enter the appropriate number of minutes.

6.Click Close to save your settings.