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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-03-12 · Official documentation · View source

Change the full discovery frequency in Kubernetes Visibility Agent

Customize how often you want the Kubernetes Visibility Agent Informer to run a full discovery.

Before you begin

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About this task

By default, the Informer runs a full discovery every 24 hours (1440 minutes). You can change this frequency by performing the following procedure. For example, change the value to 2880 to make Kubernetes Visibility Agent run a full discovery every 48 hours (2880 minutes).

Procedure

  1. Do one of the following:

    • When using a Helm chart: In the Helm install command, add the following command line argument:

      --set fullDiscoveryMin=<Frequency in minutes>

    • When using the k8s_informer.yaml: Replace the default value with the required one in the line under FULL_DISCOVERY_MIN.

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