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Reducing the frequency of data collection

Use the dsconfig tool to reduce or modify the frequency of data collection in the monitored servers.

About this task

Monitored servers can produce metric samples every second, which is useful for short-duration changes. These samples are less useful hours later, after the per-second data is aggregated to per-minute data.

Steps

  • To change the base sample production rate from the default of 1 second to 10 seconds, use the dsconfig tool.

    Example:

    $ bin/dsconfig set-plugin-prop --plugin-name "Stats Collector" \
  --set "sample-interval:10 seconds"

    Result:

    This change reduces the total data volume by about 90 percent.