Adding and editing a Process Monitor

This monitor uses SNMP or WMI to monitor the status of device processes and issues state changes as needed. The Process Monitor can detect whether a process is running on your system. For example, you can use this monitor to verify that anti-spyware or antivirus software is running of a device. If the monitor does not find the specified program running, an associated action will notify you of this potentially harmful vulnerability.

For more information, see the example Using the Process Monitor to Check for Antivirus Software.

Note: This feature is available with WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition only. To update your license, visit the WhatsUp Customer Portal.

To add a new Process active monitor:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Monitors. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3. Click New. The Select Active Monitor Type dialog appears.
4. Select Process Monitor, then click OK. The Add Process Monitor dialog appears.
5. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Enter additional information about the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Protocol to Use. Select either SNMP or WMI.
   • Advanced. (Optional) Click to set the advanced options.
   • Process Name. Enter name of the process or browse (...) to open the Select Device dialog. From here, you enter the information necessary to connect to the device from which you select a process for the monitor.
6. Completed the information for the Threshold to Monitor section:
   • Down if the process is. Select this option to instruct the monitor to verify that the selected process is either not loaded, or is running, on a device, and issue a down state change accordingly.
7. Click OK to save changes.
8. After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices.

To edit an existing Process active monitor:

1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to Admin > Monitors. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3. Select the monitor you would like to edit, then click Edit. The Edit Process Monitor dialog appears.
4. Enter or select the appropriate information:
   • Name. Enter a unique name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Description. Enter additional information about the monitor. This description displays next to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
   • Protocol to Use. Select either SNMP or WMI.
   • Advanced. (Optional) Click to set the advanced options.
   • Process Name. Enter name of the process or browse (...) to open the Select Device dialog. From here, you enter the information necessary to connect to the device from which you select a process for the monitor.
5. Completed the information for the Threshold to Monitor section:
   • Down if the process is. Select this option to instruct the monitor to verify that the selected process is either not loaded, or is running, on a device, and issue a down state change accordingly.
6. Click OK to save changes.

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