# Monitor

## EF\_OUTPUT\_MONITOR\_ENABLE

The monitor output generates a log message containing the rate of records received and decoded by the collector over the past interval specified in `EF_OUTPUT_MONITOR_INTERVAL`. This can be useful for sizing or troubleshooting. This setting specifies whether the monitor output is enabled.

* Valid Values
  * `true`, `false`
* Default
  * `false`

## EF\_OUTPUT\_MONITOR\_INTERVAL

Specifies the interval, in seconds, after which the rate of records will be calculated and logged.

* Default
  * `300` (5 minutes)


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