Configuring HP SIM for Optimal Performance in Large Environments

are
discovered.
Polling
and
data collection,
like
discovery,
have
retries
and
timeouts
associated
with
them
after
they
are
invoked.
HP recommends
that
you
customize
the
default
tasks
in
HP
SIM
to
represent
the
network
of
systems
being managed.
For
servers
that
require
constant
vigilance
(like
Microsoft
®
Exchang
servers),
create
a
Hardware
Status
Polling
task
(based
on
a
collection
containing
the
Microsoft
Exchange
server systems)
to
run
every
5
minutes.
For
file
and
print
servers,
create
a
separate
Hardware
Status
Polling task
to
run
once
every
hour.
For
desktops
and
portables,
either
change
the
polling
frequency
to
once a
day
or
week,
or
turn
off
Hardware
Status
Polling
for
these
types
of
systems.
To
edit
and
schedule this
task,
go
to
Task
&
Logs
View
All
Schedule
Task.
Figure 2:
Hardware
Status
Polling
Task
selected
to
be
edited
Figure 3:
Hardware
Status
Polling
Schedule
Task
Page
Suggested
polling
intervals
for
the
two
default
Hardware
Status
Polling
task
intervals
should
be configured
as
follows:
Table 2:
Suggested
polling
intervals
for
Hardware
Status
Polling
Number of systems managed Hardware Status Polling for servers Hardware Status Polling for nonservers
Less than 500 Use default of 5 minutes Use default of 30 minutes
501 to 2000 Change to 30 minutes Change to 2 hours
2001 to 5000 Change to 1 hour Change to 4 hours or greater