Configuring Event Retrieval Preferences

Perform the following steps to configure minimum event retrieval refresh times and the maximum number of events to be displayed for all event consoles. These settings establish limits for all consoles.

Operators can change the refresh time for their Event Viewers and the maximum number of events to display up to the limits set in the Event Retrieval Preferences dialog box.

Each installed console retrieves event information directly from the event database. Minimum refresh times establish the shortest time interval that event information can be retrieved from the database. The shorter the refresh time, the more often a database query is run to refresh the console.

  1. Click Consoles from the Event Console Configuration view.
  2. Click Consoles and then right-click Consoles to display the pop-up menu.
  3. Select Console Preferences from the pop-up menu. The Console Preferences dialog box is displayed.
  4. Select Event Retrieval from the left side of the Console Preferences dialog box.
  5. Use the text boxes and pull-down menus to set the time interval to query the event database to refresh the Event Groups View (Text view and summary charts) and the time interval to query the event database to refresh the events displayed in the Event Viewer List (Working and All Events queues).
  6. Select the maximum number of events to display in the Event Viewer by typing the number in the text box.
  7. Click OK to save your changes and close the Console Preferences dialog box.

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