View host data collection for an agent
task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read collect-agent-host-data.md
Run data collection on an agent's host to discover the components that are running on the host.
Before you begin
Role required: agent_client_collector_admin
About this task
The Refresh Host Data for Agents scheduled job collects host data and runs every hour on the following:
- Hosts which have not been discovered in the past 12 hours.
- Host for which Discovery failed.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Agent Client Collector > Agents.
In the Host data collection column, view the status of data collection on the agent's host. The possible statuses are:
Status Description <empty> Indicates that the agent has been added within the past minute and the Refresh and Publish Monitoring Policies scheduled job has not yet run to initiate data collection. The job runs every minute. Collected (green) Host data collection is complete. Collecting (yellow) Host data collection is in progress. Collection failed (red) Host data collection failed. -
Locate the Host data last collected column to view when data collection was last performed on the host.
Parent Topic:Enabling Agent Client Collector data collection
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---
title: View host data collection for an agent
description: Run data collection on an agent's host to discover the components that are running on the host.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/collect-agent-host-data.html
release: australia
product: Agent Client Collector
classification: agent-client-collector
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Enabling ACC data collection, ACC deployment - shared between servers and endpoints, Configuring Agent Client Collector, Agent Client Collector, IT Operations Management]
---
# View host data collection for an agent
Run data collection on an agent's host to discover the components that are running on the host.
## Before you begin
Role required: agent\_client\_collector\_admin
## About this task
The Refresh Host Data for Agents scheduled job collects host data and runs every hour on the following:
- Hosts which have not been discovered in the past 12 hours.
- Host for which Discovery failed.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Agent Client Collector** > **Agents**.
In the **Host data collection** column, view the status of data collection on the agent's host. The possible statuses are:
|Status|Description|
|------|-----------|
|<empty>|Indicates that the agent has been added within the past minute and the Refresh and Publish Monitoring Policies scheduled job has not yet run to initiate data collection. The job runs every minute.|
|Collected \(green\)|Host data collection is complete.|
|Collecting \(yellow\)|Host data collection is in progress.|
|Collection failed \(red\)|Host data collection failed.|
2. Locate the **Host data last collected** column to view when data collection was last performed on the host.
**Parent Topic:**[Enabling Agent Client Collector data collection](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/data-collection-enabling.md)
| title | View host data collection for an agent |
| description | Run data collection on an agent's host to discover the components that are running on the host. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/collect-agent-host-data.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Agent Client Collector |
| classification | agent-client-collector |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Enabling ACC data collectionACC deployment - shared between servers and endpointsConfiguring Agent Client CollectorAgent Client CollectorIT Operations Management |