Command Line Option:
Poll
Use the following procedure |
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to set the poll rate in |
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ThinkEssentials® by the number |
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of seconds. |
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You can temporarily establish |
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a specific poll rate in |
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ThinkEssentials® using seconds |
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as the unit. One second is the |
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minimum poll rate. Please be |
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aware that polling too frequently |
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in a |
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negative performance behavior |
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for the network by not allowing |
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enough time for each module |
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to report back to the controller. |
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Before you begin, you must exit |
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ThinkEssentials®. See page |
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37 for instructions on “Exiting | Initiate command line function. |
ThinkEssentials®.” |
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1. Please see your computer |
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Operating System documentation |
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for information on how to start |
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the command line option. In the |
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Windows XP example shown, the |
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command line option is started |
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by clicking on START and then |
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clicking on RUN. This will open a |
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RUN dialog box. |
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2. In the RUN dialog box type in | Change to drive and directory where |
CMD and click on OK to open the | |
Command line window. | ThinkEssentials® is located. |
3.Navigate to the drive and directory where ThinkEssentials® is located.
4.Type the program name, “ThinkEssentials” followed by the poll command as noted in the following example:
ThinkEssentials /poll=500 | Type in the /poll command line | |
option with your desired value. | ||
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Note in the example 500 is the |
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maximum number of seconds |
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between polling requests. |
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5. Press the ENTER key and |
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ThinkEssentials® will start. |
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