How to Override the Heartbeat Failure Setting for the Essentials Management Server

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Applies To: System Center Essentials 2010

Use the following procedure to override the heartbeat failure setting to configure the number of missed heartbeats that the Essentials 2010 management server allows for an agent before it changes the state of the respective computer to critical. For more information, see Device Management Node in Essentials.

To override the heartbeat failure setting for a Management Server

  1. In the Essentials 2010 console, click the Administration button.

  2. In the Administration pane, click Settings.

  3. In the Settings pane, expand Type: Server and right-click Heartbeat.

  4. In the Server Settings - Heartbeat dialog box, do the following:

    1. Select Override global server settings.

    2. Change the Number of missing heartbeats to the desired number.

  5. Click OK.

See Also

Tasks

How to View the Properties of a Managed Object in System Center Essentials 2010

Concepts

Device Management Node in Essentials