How to Override Heartbeat Settings for an Essentials Agent
Applies To: System Center Essentials 2010
Use the following procedure to override the agent heartbeat settings for a specific agent in System Center Essentials 2010. A heartbeat is a periodic pulse from an agent to the Essentials management server that contains information related to the health of the agent. For more information, see Device Management Node in Essentials.
To override the agent heartbeat setting for a specific agent
In the Agent Properties dialog box, select Override global server settings.
Note
For information about how to get to the Agent Properties dialog box, see How to View the Properties of a Managed Object in System Center Essentials 2010.
Change the Heartbeat interval. The maximum value allowed for the heartbeat interval is 86,400 seconds (60 days). The minimum value allowed is 5 seconds.
Click OK.
See Also
Tasks
How to View the Properties of a Managed Object in System Center Essentials 2010