Policy
Configure forwarder resource usage
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting controls resource usage for the forwarder (source computer) by controlling the events/per second sent to the Event Collector. If you enable this policy setting, you can control the volume of events sent to the Event Collector by the source computer. This may be required in high volume environments. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, forwarder resource usage is not specified. This setting applies across all subscriptions for the forwarder (source computer).
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | The maximum forwarding rate ( events/sec ) allowed for the forwarder: ID MaxForwardingRate | decimal | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\EventLog\EventForwarding Value name MaxForwardingRate Type REG_DWORD | None |