Using the Polling Configuration Library

The Polling Configuration Library displays all pollers configured for use with WhatsUp Gold. To access the Polling Configuration Library from the web interface, go to Admin > Polling. For additional information about WhatsUp Gold polling, see WhatsUp Gold Polling Engine Overview.

Important: Verify that at least one poller is configured for load balancing at all times to ensure that all devices are being polled.

Important: To ensure that at least one poller has access to your polled devices at any given time, verify that your WhatsUp Gold PC and PC that your poller is installed on have the same user access privileges. If a poller is not participating in load balancing, but is setup to poll a particular subnet, those devices in that subnet must be updated to allow SNMP requests from the associated poller.

Note: Local devices can only be polled by the local poller.

The Polling Configuration Library provides you with the following information:

• Name. The name of the poller. The state of the poller also displays as a circle next to the poller name. The poller states are:
  • Green - started, registered, idle
  • Yellow - starting, registering, stopping, restarting
  • Red - error, not found, unknown
• Description. Additional information about the poller.
• Enabled. Whether or not the poller is currently enabled.

Use the Polling Configuration Library to configure new or existing pollers.

To add a poller installed on your network to the Poller Configuration Library:

1. Click New.
2. Enter a Name and Description for the poller.
3. To enable the poller, select Is Enabled.
4. To use this poller for load balancing, select Use for load balance.
5. Click OK.

To edit an existing poller in the Polling Configuration Library:

1. Select the poller you want to edit.
2. Click Edit.
3. Modify poller configuration as desired. You can:
   • Change the name and or description of the poller.
   • Enable/disable the poller.
   • Enable/disable load balancing for the poller.
   • Assign/remove specific devices or subnets to/from the poller.
4. Click OK.

To remove a poller from the Polling Configuration Library:

1. Select the poller you want to delete.
2. Click Delete.
3. When prompted by WhatsUp Gold, "Are you sure you want to delete this configuration?", click Yes.
4. Click OK.

See Also System Administration Managing WhatsUp Gold server options Using the SNMP MIB Manager Setting LDAP credentials Translation Groups Managing users and groups Using the Task Library