Optimizing Discovery load for Event Framework
concept australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read c_FineTuneDiscoLoadEF.md
You can optimize Discovery properties to adjust throughput and enhance safety when pinning jobs.
| Issue | Action | Related task |
|---|---|---|
| Your instance is slow | Decrease the scale factor | Adjust the scale factor for Event Framework jobs |
| Discovery is slow | Increase the scale factor | Adjust the scale factor for Event Framework jobs |
| Discovery is slow when both Cloud and IP Discovery are running | Use a single queue for both Cloud and IP-based events | Configure a single queue for Cloud-based and IP-based events |
| Discovery is preempting other work | Reduce the worker priority of the background job | Configure background worker job priority for Event Framework |
| Nodes are executing too many Discovery jobs simultaneously | Configure event processors to execute on specific nodes | Configure event processors to execute on specific nodes |
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--- title: Optimizing Discovery load for Event Framework description: You can optimize Discovery properties to adjust throughput and enhance safety when pinning jobs. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/c\_FineTuneDiscoLoadEF.html release: australia product: Discovery classification: discovery topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Configure Discovery to use Event Framework, Advanced Discovery configuration, Configuring Discovery, Discovery, ITOM Visibility, IT Operations Management] --- # Optimizing Discovery load for Event Framework You can optimize Discovery properties to adjust throughput and enhance safety when pinning jobs. |Issue|Action|Related task| |-----|------|------------| |Your instance is slow|Decrease the scale factor|[Adjust the scale factor for Event Framework jobs](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_AjustScaleFactorEF.md)| |Discovery is slow|Increase the scale factor|[Adjust the scale factor for Event Framework jobs](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_AjustScaleFactorEF.md)| |Discovery is slow when both Cloud and IP Discovery are running|Use a single queue for both Cloud and IP-based events|[Configure a single queue for Cloud-based and IP-based events](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_CombineCloudIPJobQueueEF.md)| |Discovery is preempting other work|Reduce the worker priority of the background job|[Configure background worker job priority for Event Framework](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_ConfigureBackgroundWorkerJobPriorityEF.md)| |Nodes are executing too many Discovery jobs simultaneously|Configure event processors to execute on specific nodes|[Configure event processors to execute on specific nodes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_ConfigureEventProcessorsEF.md)|
| title | Optimizing Discovery load for Event Framework |
| description | You can optimize Discovery properties to adjust throughput and enhance safety when pinning jobs. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/c\_FineTuneDiscoLoadEF.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Discovery |
| classification | discovery |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Configure Discovery to use Event FrameworkAdvanced Discovery configurationConfiguring DiscoveryDiscoveryITOM VisibilityIT Operations Management |