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title: Reducing the frequency of data collection
description: Use the dsconfig tool to reduce or modify the frequency of data collection in the monitored servers.
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version: 9.3
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revdate: September 13, 2023
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  steps: Steps
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  result: Result:
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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:

  ```shell
  $ 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.