polling interval per devices

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nicolapiazzi
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polling interval per devices

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Is possible to have a way to poll devices in different intervals ?
For example i need to poll every minute some devices and other devices every 5 minutes
I know that i can use an rra that store and poll only 5 minutes but i suppose that device is polled every minute
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Re: polling interval per devices

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Hey there

I don't believe this is possible

what you could do is setup another instance for 5-minute polling and add the devices you want to poll every 5 mins to that instance
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Re: polling interval per devices

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Polling Intervals are actually based upon the Data Sources Data Profile. So technically you can make clones of the same Data Template (name them accordingly), and make different profiles that poll in the interval you want and assign it to the corresponding templates. Ensure your poller is running at the same interval as your fastest profile, and you should be good to go.
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Re: polling interval per devices

Post by nicolapiazzi »

Hi cigamit, i know this but i think that for each device there is also "Availability/Reachability Options"
How frequently does it check for this ? 1 minute or 5 minutes ?
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There have been requests for this over the years. It would be nice for someone to write and commit it back to the community.
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