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Lewis_Beard
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2 months ago

Which property source sets system.collector?

I realized I have several windows collectors that have system.collector set to false for some reason, and I cant figure out why. Because they are definitely collectors. I hate to ask such a basic qu...
  • Mike_Moniz's avatar
    Mike_Moniz
    2 months ago

    I don't exactly recall the rule that LM uses to tie a Collector to a specific device (normally it happens automatically during the wizard). When LM doesn't link them up, the Collector page doesn't hyperlink to the device.

    I think it was something like making sure the collector monitors itself and has the "collector" category. LM support can likely confirm that. If you get confirmation, let us know!

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Mike_Moniz
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I don't exactly recall the rule that LM uses to tie a Collector to a specific device (normally it happens automatically during the wizard). When LM doesn't link them up, the Collector page doesn't hyperlink to the device.

I think it was something like making sure the collector monitors itself and has the "collector" category. LM support can likely confirm that. If you get confirmation, let us know!

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Lewis_Beard
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2 months ago

This collector does monitor itself, but I still have the issue. I guess I'll have to reach out to support. But I have had no luck with support being helpful recently.