Setting Dependencies
There are two ways to set dependencies in WhatsUp Gold:
- Using Device Properties
- Using the Map View
To set dependencies in the Device Properties:
- Go to the properties for a device:
- On the console, from Device View, double-click a device.
- On the web interface, click the tab, then double-click a device. The Device Status Dashboard for that device appears. Click the button. The Device Properties dialog appears.
- Click . The Polling, Maintenance, and Dependencies dialog appears.
- Click either the or the button to bring up the appropriate Device Dependencies dialog, and to configure the up or down dependency.
To set dependencies in the Map View:
- Go to Map View:
- In the console, click the tab. Map View appears.
- Right-click a device, select , then select either or . The cursor changes to the Set Dependency arrow.
- Click on any device in the current group to set the dependency.
: You cannot set a dependency across groups. However, you can make shortcuts to the devices you want to set a dependency on in a group, then set the dependency to the shortcut.
: To view the dependency between the two devices in Map View, click .