data aging
In BMC Atrium Discovery, a process in which data passes a certain configurable aging threshold and is then destroyed. Discovered data is regarded as valid at the time of its last successful scan. The nature of IT infrastructure means that frequent, minor changes to configurations, hosts, and software are common. Consequently, discovered data can be regarded as becoming less current with the passage of time.
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