Blue Coat Systems SG Appliance Manual De Usuario
Chapter 2: Monitoring the SG Appliance
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Configuring Health Monitoring
The health monitoring feature tracks key hardware and software metrics so that you can
can quickly discover and diagnose potential problems. Director (and other third-party
network management tools) also use these metrics to remotely display the current state of
the SG appliance. By monitoring these key hardware and software metrics, Director can
display a variety of health-related statistics—and trigger notification if action is required.
can quickly discover and diagnose potential problems. Director (and other third-party
network management tools) also use these metrics to remotely display the current state of
the SG appliance. By monitoring these key hardware and software metrics, Director can
display a variety of health-related statistics—and trigger notification if action is required.
Figure 2-1. Health Monitoring Configuration and Notification Process
As shown in the preceding figure, health monitoring metrics can be remotely configured
and queried from Director. The metrics are also configurable on the SG appliance itself.
and queried from Director. The metrics are also configurable on the SG appliance itself.
To facilitate prompt corrective action, notification can be configured for threshold
“events.” For example, an administrator can configure a threshold so that an e-mail or
SNMP trap is generated when the threshold state changes. Additionally, many of the
threshold levels are configurable so that you can adjust the thresholds to meet your
specific requirements.
“events.” For example, an administrator can configure a threshold so that an e-mail or
SNMP trap is generated when the threshold state changes. Additionally, many of the
threshold levels are configurable so that you can adjust the thresholds to meet your
specific requirements.
Health Monitoring Requirements
Before using the health monitoring feature you must ensure that the e-mail addresses of
all persons that should be notified of health monitoring alerts are listed in the Event log
properties. See
all persons that should be notified of health monitoring alerts are listed in the Event log
properties. See
on page 15 for more
information.