Change the Refresh Period for Marketplace AMIs

By default, Commander checks for updates to the list of Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) from AWS Marketplace every 72 hours. When a refresh occurs, Marketplace AMIs are updated for all regions.

When you change the refresh period, Commander forces an immediate refresh. You might need to refresh if:

• An AMI in the service catalog has been updated in the Marketplace.
• You recently configured a list of favorite AMIs in Commander.

• Commander performance may be affected by more frequent marketplace refreshes. As such, we recommend using the default refresh period.
• If you want to force a refresh, you can change the value for the refresh period and then reset it to use the default value.

1. On the Advanced Configuration page, enter the following in the search field:

   embotics.templates.public_marketplace.refresh.period

2. Double-click the entry in the list.
3. In the Advanced Configuration dialog, enter a number in the text field.
   • If you're only changing the refresh period to force a refresh, enter a value of 1.

     If the last refresh occurred less than an hour ago, you need to wait an hour for your changes to take effect.

   • If you want to reset the default refresh period, click Use Default.
4. Click Save.