Change the full discovery frequency in Kubernetes Visibility Agent

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • Customize how often you want the Kubernetes Visibility Agent Informer to run a full discovery.

    Before you begin

    Role required: none

    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

    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.