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Asset Inventory not working correctly with SAM

Asset inventory not working correctly with SAM, with a large number of WMI nodes on a single poller.

First published date

11/29/2018 11:01 PM

Last published date

12/23/2025 5:02 PM

Overview

If you set up third-party software on supported servers and enable the Asset Inventory feature for nodes, SAM can maintain a current and detailed inventory of a node's hardware and software, including both physical and virtual assets. See Manage Asset Inventory for details.

If you exceed recommended scalability guidelines (for example, over 2100 WMI nodes on one polling engine), the Asset Inventory polling may not function correctly.

 

Product section

Server Application Monitor

Cause

There is a limit to the number of WMI nodes that can be monitored on a single polling engine.

Polling uses less than 100 KB of database space per node. For an environment with 1,000 servers, that translates to just under 100 MB of disk space.

Resolution

If you have exceed the recommended limits for WMI nodes on a single polling engine, add one or more Additional Polling Engines (APEs). To learn more, see the Scalability Guidelines for SolarWinds products. 

Another option is to adjust the default polling interval for the Asset Inventory feature. Generally, Asset Inventory data does not need to be collected with the same degree of regularity as status information because data doesn't change often.