Use the OT Discovery Collector
When your OT Discovery Collector stops or loses power use the next task specific to your OS to restart it.
Helpful Tasks
Use the links in the Related Topics section to do the tasks needed when your OT Discovery Collector stops or loses power.
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Restart OT Discovery Collector on a Windows system
Perform manual restart of the OT Discovery Collector when its configuration file has been refreshed, or if it is unstable. You can perform manual restart only on Collectors installed in a Windows environment and for Linux-based agents that usesystemd. -
Restart OT Discovery Collector on a Linux system
Perform manual restart of OT Discovery Collector when its configuration file has been refreshed, or if the OT Discovery Collector is unstable. You can perform manual restart only on the Collector installed in a Windows environment and for Linux-based agents that usesystemd.
Parent Topic:Operational Technology Discovery Collector
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| title | Use the OT Discovery Collector |
| description | When your OT Discovery Collector stops or loses power use the next task specific to your OS to restart it. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/operational-technology/use-ot-discovery-collector.html |
| release | brazil |
| topic_type | concept |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Operational Technology Discovery CollectorOperational Technology Native Discovery componentsOperational Technology DiscoveryOperational Technology |