Getting Started

The main window and menu optimizes the network management, configuration management, fault management, and performance management capabilities of WhatsUp Gold.

The steps for managing your network and application infrastructure with WhatsUp Gold include:

Explore your network. Get a visual map of the topology.
Apply monitors.
Reveal and share monitor operational status and trends through dashboards.
Analyze historic and forensic data by way of reports, logs, charts, and graphs.
Group monitors and associate them with actions to implement policy for specific standards

Step-by-Step Guide

When managing your network infrastructure, host devices, and virtual devices in WhatsUp Gold, the typical workflow includes:

Step 1: Discover devices on your network	Run a discovery scan associated with initial credential types. Discover devices based on IP address. Batch discover using an IP address to walk network segments.
Step 2: Promote discovered devices to managed devices (enable device-level monitoring)	Begin managing discovered devices (apply monitoring). View and work with managed devices from My Network Map.
Step 3: Set up monitors	View current monitors for a selected device in Monitor Setup. Select select or 'bulk select' devices and switch on individual monitor types. Associate new custom monitors with device profiles. Add individual and specialized monitors and credential sets as needed.
Step 4: View detailed reports and summaries of device statistics and status	View charts and data. Create network operations dashboards. Schedule periodic distribution of stakeholder charts, reports, and service level collateral.
Step 5: Create user roles, policies, chains of notification, and automate corrective actions for handling network, device, and application alerts and events.	Create users and roles. Create alert thresholds and alert policies. Create corrective actions and action policies. Create configuration management controls and actions. Create/implement notification schedules. Analyze flow data.