Deduplication and Load Balancing Settings

To define settings for deduplication and load balancing of devices on collectors, complete the following:

1. Click the Settings icon > General Settings > Advanced Settings.
2. In the settings list, navigate to the Deduplication settings group.
3. Click the gear icon for each setting in the group and then select Edit. You can edit the following settings:
   • Enable the load balancer: Enables the load balancing feature for moving devices from highly-loaded collectors to less loaded collectors. The load balancer runs on the weekly maintenance schedule.
   • Minimum capacity utilization: Sets the minimum percentage of devices, from collector's total capacity in terms of managed devices, at which moving devices from such collectors is allowed. For example, if a collector that can manage 1000 devices currently manages less than 40% percent of devices, NetMRI will not move devices from that collector to other collectors as its load is regarded as low.
   • Minimum capacity utilization difference: Sets the minimum difference, in percentage, the current device's utilization by collectors, and at which devices can be moved to the less loaded collector. For example, if a collector has a 47% load in terms of devices and another one has a 45% load, it does not make sense to move devices from the first one to the second.
   • Timeout for choosing the collector: Sets the maximum allowable time, in hours, for choosing the best management collector for the device.