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Remote event log collections polling

Jodge
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When collecting remote event logs how frequently does Splunk poll the remote host and is this configurable?

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Vladimir
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There is no default value and you can configure the interval of polling, check wmi.conf documentation http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation/latest/admin/Wmiconf

interval = <integer>
* How often, in seconds, to poll for new data.
* This attribute is required, and the input will not run if the attribute is
  not present.
* There is no default.

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Jodge
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Doh! I knew that I knew the answer before posting the question.

It's in the config file but not in the UI.

Thank you.

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Vladimir
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There is no default value and you can configure the interval of polling, check wmi.conf documentation http://www.splunk.com/base/Documentation/latest/admin/Wmiconf

interval = <integer>
* How often, in seconds, to poll for new data.
* This attribute is required, and the input will not run if the attribute is
  not present.
* There is no default.
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