SN System Properties Reference
Property reference

cdu.record.watcher.timeout

The cdu.record.watcher.timeout property sets the maximum waiting time for the Cloud Discovery configuration wizard to monitor record watchers. Admins should adjust this timeout to prevent delays during account validation and discovery processes, especially in larger environments.

Default: 300000 Type: integer Application: Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? It defines the timeout duration for the Cloud Discovery wizard to stop monitoring during account validation and discovery tasks, with a default of 300,000 milliseconds.
What area does it affect? Cloud Discovery configuration
What does the default mean? The default value is "300000", which sets the baseline numeric behavior for this property.
When should you review it? Review this property when experiencing frequent timeouts during account validation or discovery processes.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name cdu.record.watcher.timeout
Sys ID 530518590b1323003bace58525673a5e
Type integer
Application Global
Default value 300000
Description Maximum waiting period for cloud discovery schedule config ui to stop watching the record watcher during validating account, member account discovery and LDC discovery. Value(millisecs*sec*minutes): 5minutes(1000*60*5)
Updated 2020-06-18 23:47:06

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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... Management capability. Role required: discovery_admin About this task The ServiceNow® Cloud Discovery wizard begins with the account selection and testing phase. To prevent long waits or unexpected timeouts, use the cdu.record.watcher.timeout system property to define the maximum waiting period for these Cloud Discovery configuration processes: • Service account validation • Member account discovery • Discovery of logical datacenters The default timeout ...
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... descriptions, and compliance values, for the security-related system properties and plugins in the ServiceNow AI Platform. To learn more about each of these properties, see Instance Security Hardening Settings . cdu.record.watcher.timeout Maximum waiting period for the Cloud Discovery schedule configuration wizard to stop watching the record watchers while validating account, member account Discovery, and logical database Discovery. • Type: integer • ...