Testing components

By default, components are tested on the test device specified for the associated application profile or instance. You can also specify an alternate device on which to test the component. The component initiates an immediate poll of the device, and returns a success or failure message. The values collected by the component are discarded when testing a component.

To test a single component:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to APM > Configuration. The All Application Profiles page appears.
  2. Select an application profile or instance from the navigation tree containing the component you want to test.
  3. If you are testing a component within an application profile, click Edit Application Profile.

    Click Edit Application Profile to test a component within an application profile

  4. Click the triangle icon to the left of the component you want to test to expand the component view.

    Click the triangle to expand the component

  5. Click browse (...) next to the TEST Device box for the component to launch the Select a Device dialog.

    Click the browse button to choose a test device

  6. Select a device from the navigation tree on which to test the individual component and click OK.

    Note: If no test device is selected, the component is tested on the test device associated with the application profile or instance.

  7. Click Test to test the component on the selected device. Following test completion, a message indicating test success or failure appears below the component name.

    Click the Test button to test the component

To test multiple components simultaneously:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to APM > Configuration. The All Application Profiles page appears.
  2. Select an application profile or instance from the navigation tree containing the components you want to test.
  3. If you are testing a component within an application profile, click Edit Application Profile.
  4. Select which components to test by clicking the check box to the left of each applicable component name.
  5. Click the triangle icon to the left of the first component you want to test to expand the component view.
  6. Click browse (...) next to the TEST Device box for the component to launch the Select a Device dialog.
  7. Select a device from the navigation tree on which to test the individual component, then click OK.
  8. Select TEST devices for each component you want to test in the same manner.

    Note: If no test device is selected for one or more components, selected components are tested on the test device associated with the application profile or instance.

  9. Expand the For selected menu, then click Test.

    From the For selected menu, click Test

    Following test completions, messages indicating test successes or failures appears below each selected component name.

To test all components:

  1. From the WhatsUp Gold web interface, go to APM > Configuration. The All Application Profiles page appears.
  2. Select an application profile or instance from the navigation tree containing the components you want to test.
  3. If you are testing a component within an application profile, click Edit Application Profile.
  4. Click the triangle icon to the left of the first component you want to test to expand the component view.
  5. Click browse (...) next to the TEST Device box for the component to launch the Select a Device dialog.
  6. Select a device from the navigation tree on which to test the individual component, then click OK.
  7. Select TEST devices for each component in the application profile or instance in the same manner.

    Note: If no test device is selected for one or more components, selected components are tested on the test device associated with the application profile or instance.

  8. Click Test all.

    Click Test all to test all components in the profile

    Following test completions, messages indicating test successes or failures appears below each component name.

See Also

Working with components

Adding components to an application instance

Adding a CPU Utilization component

Adding an Oracle Query component

Adding a SQL Server Query component

Adding a Disk Utilization component

Adding an Interface Discards In/Out component

Adding an Interface Errors In/Out component

Adding an Interface Utilization In/Out component

Adding a Physical Memory Utilization component to an application profile

Adding a Virtual Memory Utilization component

Adding a Custom Port Check component

Adding an Echo Port Check component

Adding an FTP Port Check component

Adding an HTTP Port Check component

Adding an HTTPS Port Check component

Adding an IMAP4 Port Check component

Adding an NNTP Port Check component

Adding a POP3 Port Check component

Adding a Radius Port Check component to an application profile

Adding an SMTP Port Check component

Adding a Time Port Check component

Adding an SNMP Process Check component

Adding a Windows Performance Counter component

Adding a WMI Process Check component

Adding a PowerShell Execution Check component

Adding an End User Monitoring component

Adding an SNMP Service Check component

Adding a WMI Service Check component

Adding an SNMP Check component

Adding an SSH Active Monitor Check component

Adding an SSH Performance Monitor Check component

Adding a WMI Formatted Counter Check component

Adding a WMI Raw Counter Check component