Computer Discovery fails with error: System.TimeoutException: The operation has timed out. (4376710)

Computer Discovery fails with error: System.TimeoutException: The operation has timed out.

When running a computer discovery the following error is seen:

System.TimeoutException: The operation has timed out.

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Also, if you look at the node logs you may find the same error:

<le ts="2024-05-23T13:35:25.1505318Z" l="ERROR" s="Quest.Reporter.Core.Node.JobManagement.TaskExecutionQueueEntry" t="5779cd94-2e05-47d0-99f1-11720ee810df"><m>ReportException(5779cd94-2e05-47d0-99f1-11720ee810df) called. ObjectName:
ErrorDescription: System.TimeoutException: The operation has timed out.
ErrorMessageID: Collection being cancelled. Target computer became unresponsive.
ErrorMessageStack:
</m></le>

Increase the timeout settings on the MaxComputerDiscoveryTimeInMS from the ReporterNode.exe.Config file on each of the nodes. You may try to increase this value to 5400000.

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If issue persists, you may try increasing more this value to a higher number.

IMPORTANT:
Please note that to increase the above timeout settings, you must follow the procedure outlined under resolution steps from KB article listed below, which includes an example as well.

https://support.quest.com/enterprise-reporter/kb/4317087/computer-discovery-is-taking-an-unusually-long-time-to-process-hotfixes-on-some-machines