Step [1]. Go to Configuration templates > profiles >Click “Profile” applied to device that requires monitoring.
Step [2]. Choose ‘Monitoring’ from the ‘Add Profile Section’ drop-down. The ‘Monitoring’ screen will be displayed.
Step [3]. Enter details for “General” tab as below,
- a) ‘Monitoring Name’ - Enter name for the monitoring configuration.
b) ‘Description’ - Describe few words about your monitoring configuration.
- c) ‘Trigger alert any’ - Choose any one of drop down options mentioned below,
- i)’ Any of the conditions are met '- Choose this option if you want alert when any of the condition satisfied.
ii) 'All of the conditions are met '- Choose this option if you want alert when all conditions satisfied.
- d) 'Use alert settings' - Select "Alert settings" from search box for this monitor.
e) 'Auto Remediation on alert ’ - choose any of the options as mentioned below,
- i) ‘Take no action’ - Select this option if no action needs to done upon “Monitor alert”
ii) ‘Run below procedure’ - Select “Procedure” from search box to run upon alert.
Step [4]. Click ‘Add Condition’ . Select condition from drop down menu shown.
- i) For example : Select “Ping” condition to monitor ping status for the host.
Step [5]. Fill condition details as mentioned below,
- a) ‘Host Name’ - Enter host machine name or IP address to be checked.
b) ‘Condition’ - Choose option as described below,
- i) ‘is down’ - Select this option if you want to generate alert when host is down.
ii) ‘is online’- Select this option if you want to generate alert when host is available.
- c) 'During' - Specify time period for which condition to be monitored .
- i) Select 'sec' to monitor condition for specified seconds.
ii) Select ‘min’ to monitor condition for specified minutes.
- d) Click 'Create' to save changes.