diff --git a/conf/metrics.properties b/conf/metrics.properties
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--- a/conf/metrics.properties
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@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# syntax: [instance].[sink|source].[name].[options]
-
-*.sink.console.period=10
-
-*.sink.console.unit=second
-
-*.sink.console.class=spark.metrics.sink.ConsoleSink
-
-master.sink.console.period=10
-
-master.sink.console.unit=second
-
-worker.sink.console.period=20
-
-worker.sink.console.unit=second
diff --git a/conf/metrics.properties.template b/conf/metrics.properties.template
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b4204e1deb77cd449ed77ddd5ae44c926160957d
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+# syntax: [instance].[sink|source].[name].[options]
+
+#*.sink.console.period=10
+
+#*.sink.console.unit=second
+
+#master.source.jvm.class=spark.metrics.source.JvmSource
+
+#worker.source.jvm.class=spark.metrics.source.JvmSource
+
+#driver.source.jvm.class=spark.metrics.source.JvmSource
+
+#executor.source.jvm.class=spark.metrics.source.JvmSource
+