HP Insight Management Agents architecture for Windows servers

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Using a short data collection interval allows the agents to provide more frequently updated
information on the server. You may find this useful for closely monitored systems. But a shorter data
collection interval consumes more system resources and can affect system performance at some
level. The default value for the data collection interval is two minutes. You can configure the data
collection interval under the SNMP Settings tab of the Management Agents configuration utility,
from the SMH, or from HP SIM. The data collection interval does not affect the delivery of SNMP
traps. Traps are event-driven and are sent immediately whenever a condition requiring an alert
occurs.
Setting the server role
You can use the Insight Management Agents architecture to define server roles for any servers that
HP SIM manages. The Server Role is a user-defined string of up to 256 characters. You can typically
use this string to identify a server’s function in the network or even its physical location. You can set
the Server Role in several ways:
 Using Configure and Repair Agents in HP SIM
 From the SMH of the managed server
 From the Management Agents configuration utility