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A polling interval defines how often new data is collected. A new collect can be performed from once every second, to once in a week. Polling intervals can be set for objects created by Monitoring Studio that collect data (files, processes, command lines, SNMP polling, etc.). By default, the polling interval is set to 2 minutes on all objects, which can be modified at any time.
 The option to set polling intervals is not available for String Searches, Numeric Values, Text Pre-Processing, Monitor Groups, and SNMP Trap instances, since either they do not have collectors, or as in the case of SNMP Traps – have collectors that react to events.
To set the polling interval:
| 1. | In the PATROL Console, right-click the object icon > KM commands > Polling Interval... |
| 2. | Configure the polling interval options: |
| ▪ | Collect every: x hours x minutes x seconds: Set the polling interval in hours, minutes, and seconds. |
| ▪ | Collect once a day at: x hours (24 hours) x minutes x seconds: Here the values selected indicate the time of day. Example: 14 hours 30 minutes 0 seconds would mean that the polling is done only once a day at 2:30pm (14:30 hrs) |
| ▪ | Collect once a week on <weekday> at: x hour x minutes x seconds: Here the values selected indicate the time of the selected weekday. Example: Monday at 14 hours 30 minutes 0 seconds would mean that the polling is done only once a week on Mondays at 2:30pm (1430 hrs) |
| 3. | (For File Systems/Processes/Windows Events only) Monitoring Studio relies on a cache mechanism to share the information among the Monitors in order to use as little resources as possible on the target host and over the network. The cache will be refreshed if one of the Monitors needs to collect data (polling interval reached) and the cache is older than the selected minimum cache refresh. Configure the cache refreshing frequency: |
| ▪ | Minimum File System/Process/Windows Event cache refresh interval: Use the spin button to set the minimum number of seconds Monitoring Studio must wait before refreshing the cache. Default is 15 seconds. |
Setting an Application Polling Intervals
| 4. | Click OK to validate your changes. |
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