Users Guide

By default, the polling interval is four hours. However, you can configure it as per your requirements. To

customize the poll interval:

1. In TIP, navigate to Administration → Network → Network Polling.

2. In the Configure Poll Definitions pane, double-click a poll policy for which you want to change the

time interval.

The Poll Policy Editor window is displayed.

3. In the Poll Policy Properties tab, click the Poll Interval drop-down list corresponding to the required

poll definition.

You must change the poll interval for all poll definitions of a particular poll policy. For example, if you

want to change the poll interval for DellServerCriticalDef under the DellServerPoll poll policy, you

must also change the poll interval for the DellServerWarningDef poll definition.

Enabling and disabling polling

You can enable or disable polling for a particular poll definition.

1. In TIP, click Administration → Network → Network Polling.

The Network Polling pane is displayed with a list of poll policies and poll definitions, on the right-

hand side.

2. Double-click the poll definition for which you want to enable or disable the polling.

The Poll Policy Editor window is displayed

3. In the Poll Policy Properties tab, select the Poll Enabled check box to enable polling for the poll

definition. To disable the polling, clear the check box.

Configuring polling parameters on systems running Linux

To configure the polling parameters for Dell servers running ESXi, Dell Connections License Manager

(DCLM), License Synch, Dell PowerVault NX Storage Arrays, Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays, Dell

PowerVault MD Storage Arrays, and S-Series switches, customize the duration of tasks in

Crontab.

1. Edit the cron jobs in an editor by running the command: crontab -e.

2. Select a task and modify the following parameters as required.

For example: