How can I configure the maximum queue size in MetaDefender Core v5 ?

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This article applies to all MetaDefender Core V4 and V5 releases deployed on Windows and Linux systems.

There are two ways of configuring maximum queue size in MetaDefender Core.

  1. REST API:

The maximum queue size can be configured in MetaDefender Core v5 via REST API, as follows :

Set scan config

Request

Value

Method

PUT

URL

/admin/config/scan

Request HTTP header parameters:

Name

Type

Required

Value

apikey

string

true

Session id, can be acquired by POST - Login

Request body:

JSON path

Type

Required

Value

max_queue_per_agent

int

true

Max queue size allowed per agent

Example:

{ "max_queue_per_agent": 700 }

An example of a successful response can be found below :

HTTP status code: 200

Response contains information about the modified scan configuration

{ "max_queue_per_agent": 700 }

In case the configuration change was not correct, an error response like the one below will be returned :

Internal error

HTTP status code: 500

{ "err": "Error while modifying configuration" }

  1. MetaDefender Core UI

You can go to Settings → General and change the queue size to the number you want.


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