Key questions about this property
The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? |
In the legacy scheduling path, this setting specifies how many Discovery event processor jobs are created per application node, but that path is currently commented out. |
| What area does it affect? |
Discovery event processing |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "2", which sets the baseline numeric behavior for this property. |
| When should you review it? |
When reviewing or reactivating the legacy Discovery event processor scheduling path. |
Property record
No out of the box record exists. ServiceNow scripts read this property and use the default value shown until you create it.
| Property name |
discovery.event.per.node |
| Type |
integer |
| Application |
Not stated |
| Default value |
2 |
| Description |
Not stated |
Sources
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Scheduled script: Stagger And Pin Discovery Event Processors
In the commented-out legacy logic, this setting controls how many Discovery event processor jobs are created per application node, so it has no effect while that code remains commented out. The default is 2; cloud discovery can use a separate setting instead.
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