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Resource Monitors | Monitoring
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Alarm panel). You can also configure the type of calculation, and so on. You can even alter
existing thresholds by selecting one then clicking Edit to the right of the selected threshold.
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Click Apply for each threshold interval you configure, then Apply for the entire threshold
configuration.
If a threshold’s counter is an SNMP Counter32 (a 32-bit counter) monitoring can exceed its
If a threshold’s counter is an SNMP Counter32 (a 32-bit counter) monitoring can exceed its
capacity with a fully utilized gigabit interface in a relatively short period of time. The defaults
configured in this monitor account for this, but if you know that this is an issue, you can
probably configure the monitor to account for it too.
After taking a look at Thresholds no more configuration is required. Notice, however, that you
After taking a look at Thresholds no more configuration is required. Notice, however, that you
can also configure Calculated Metrics, Inventory Mappings and Conditions on other screens
in this editor to calculate additional values based on the monitored attributes, to map them,
and to make conditional properties based on monitored behavior.
NOTICE
Calculated Metrics
is particularly valuable if you want to monitor a composite like ifInErrors + ifOutErrors
or want to calculate a parameter like errors per minute when the monitor’s interval is 5 minutes.
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Click Save and the monitor is now active.
Notice that the Availability icon appears at the top of a Monitor Status Summary snap panel
Notice that the Availability icon appears at the top of a Monitor Status Summary snap panel
in the Expanded Resource Monitor next to a time/date stamp of its last polling. Right-click
the monitor and select Refresh Monitor to manually initiate polling.
Values displayed in the Overall Availability column of the Monitor Manager do not
Values displayed in the Overall Availability column of the Monitor Manager do not
automatically refresh and may be out of date. The Reference Tree snap panel maps the
monitor’s relationship to its target(s) attribute(s) and other elements. The Details snap panel
summarizes the monitor’s configuration.
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For information about having the monitor’s results appear in the a Dashboard portlet, see
How To:
Create an ICMP Monitor
The following steps create an ICMP (ping) monitor.
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In the Resource Monitors portlet, and create a new monitor by right-clicking and selecting
New.
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Select the type of monitor from the submenu—for this example, an ICMP monitor.
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In the General screen, enter a name (Test ICMP Monitor), and a polling interval (5 minutes
is the default). For this example, check Retain polled data and accept the remaining defaults
for checkboxes and the retention policy.