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