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Configure Bulk Update Configuration Policies for SS

You can configure the bulk update configuration policies for the scalability server. These policies let you enable the bulk update mode, provide information about the time period between two bulk updates and about the maximum number of messages you want to include in a single message. Optimal configuration of these policies plays an important role in achieving performance improvement on the Installation Manager, especially in a scenario where multiple scalability servers are involved. So, make sure that you apply these polices to all the appropriate scalability servers to enable them to send messages in bulk.

To configure the bulk update configuration policies

  1. Navigate to Control Panel, Configuration, Configuration Policy, policy name, DSM, Software Delivery, Scalability Server.

    A list of configuration policies appears.

  2. Double-click the following policies, and enter appropriate information in the Setting Properties dialog:
    Bulk Update: Run in bulk update mode

    Specifies whether to run the scalability server in the bulk update mode. You can set the value to True or False. Setting the value to True enables the bulk update mode. The scalability server caches all the job status messages and the software records until the scheduled time, or until the manual execution of the sd_sscmd bulkupdate command.

    Default: True

    Note: If you enable the bulk update mode, that is, set the value to True, you might experience some delay (up to the maximum wait time) while updating the job status or software record messages. The reason is that the scalability server caches the messages for the bulk update.

    Bulk Update: Wait between bulk updates

    Specifies the time in minutes between two bulk updates. This policy is applicable only when the Bulk Update: Run in bulk update mode policy is set to True, that is, the bulk update mode is enabled.

    Default: 5

    Limits: 1 to 360

    Bulk Update: Maximum units for which detection/job records will be sent in a message

    Specifies the maximum number of units for which you want to include the software detection records and software job records in the body of a single message. For example, the default value 50 implies that software detection records and software job records for 50 units are included in a single message. This policy is applicable only when the Bulk Update: Run in bulk update mode policy is set to True, that is, the bulk update mode is enabled.

    Default: 50

    Limits: 5 to 500

    Bulk Update: Maximum number of job results in a message

    Specifies the maximum number of job result messages (in-progress and completion) you want to include in the body of a single message. For example, the default value 300 implies that 300 job result messages are included in a single message. This policy is applicable only when the Bulk Update: Run in bulk update mode policy is set to True, that is, the bulk update mode is enabled.

    Default: 300

    Limits: 50 to 5000

  3. Click OK.

    The bulk update policies are configured.

More information:

Behavior of SS Based on Stage Check and Bulk Update Configurations

How to Optimize Database Transactions

Configure Optimized Transaction Configuration Policies for IM