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title: Configuring thread pool monitoring
description: Enable PingFederate to monitor thread usage and initiate thread dumps.
component: pingfederate
version: 13.1
page_id: pingfederate:administrators_reference_guide:pf_configuring_thread_pool_monitoring
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llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: December 11, 2023
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Configuring thread pool monitoring

Enable PingFederate to monitor thread usage and initiate thread dumps.

## About this task

After thread pool usage surpasses a threshold, PingFederate can create an administrative notification, and can initiate a thread dump event. This allows administrators to respond quickly to thread exhaustion, and provides insights that can help with future troubleshooting.

## Steps

1. Go to **System > Monitoring & Notification > Runtime Notifications**.

2. Select the **Notification for Thread Pool Exhaustion Events** checkbox.

   |   |                                                                                                                                                 |
   | - | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   |   | For more information about thread pool monitoring settings, see [Configuring runtime notifications](pf_configuring_runtime_notifications.html). |

3. Click **Save**.

4. To configure the settings for thread pool monitoring, open `<pf_install>/pingfederate/server/default/data/config-store/com.pingidentity.monitoring.MonitoringService.xml`.

5. Configure the following parameters:

   | Parameter               | Description                                                                                                                      |
   | ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   | `MBeanName`             | The name of the MBean used to monitor for thread exhaustion.                                                                     |
   | `MBeanAttribute`        | The MBean attribute used to monitor for thread exhaustion.                                                                       |
   | `Operator`              | The value that the MBean operator used to decide if the threshold was breached.Supported values are `GreaterThan` and `LessThan` |
   | `Threshold`             | The value that the MBean attribute is compared with to decide if the threshold was breached.The default value is `100`.          |
   | `SampleIntervalSeconds` | The interval between checks.The default value is `15` seconds.                                                                   |
   | `Samples`               | The number of consecutive samples breaching the threshold to trigger a thread exhaustion notification.The default value is `2`.  |
   | `QuietPeriodMinutes`    | The minimum amount of time before another thread exhaustion notification can be triggered.The default value is `15 minutes`.     |

6. After making your changes, save the `com.pingidentity.monitoring.MonitoringService.xml` file.

7. Restart PingFederate.