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Default System Log Collection Schedule
Disabling The Scheduling Of System Log Collection For A Specific Device Type
Network Bandwidth Consumption And
Recommendations For Scheduling Periodic Collection
NOTE: In an environment that consists of less than 300 devices, the network bandwidth consumed
for uploading the system log collection is about 4 MB/second.
The following table provides information about network bandwidth consumption and recommendations
for scheduling periodic collections in an environment that consists of 75 percent servers and 25 percent
switch and storage devices. The recommendations also assume compliance with the hardware, software,
and networking requirements for SupportAssist.
Total number of
devices
Network bandwidth
consumed for
uploading the
collection (GB/month)
Time taken for
generating the
collection (hours)
Recommendations for
scheduling periodic
collection
Less than 300 16 20 Weekly (overnight)
300 or more 7.2 to 47 22.5
For EqualLogic and
Force10 devices —
Weekly (overnight)
For Dell PowerEdge and
Dell PowerConnect
devices — Monthly (at
different times during
the week for each
device type)
Default System Log Collection Schedule
The following table provides the default system log collection schedule for each supported device.
Device Type Device or Operating System Schedule
Server Windows Monthly; Monday of the first
week at 12:00 AM
Linux Monthly; Monday of the first
week at 12:00 AM
ESX/ESXi Monthly; Monday of the first
week at 12:00 AM
iDRAC7 Monthly; Monday of the first
week at 12:00 AM
CMC Monthly; Monday of the first
week at 12:00 AM
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