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  4. Customize with advanced parameters
  5. General Data Collection advanced parameters
  6. METACOLLECTOR_MAX_THREADS

METACOLLECTOR_MAX_THREADS

This parameter is shipped in the Portal software and is listed in the Add Advanced Parameter window.

Valid Values: Integer that represents the maximum number of threads (Default = 20)

Scope: This parameter can be set at the Domain and Data Collector levels.

Use this parameter to modify the maximum number of threads within a metadata collector. This thread pool manipulation enables changes to improve performance.

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