Configuring the ping monitor collection settings

To configure the ping latency and availability monitor collection settings for a device:

1. On the Device or Map View, right-click a device, then select Properties. The Device Properties dialog appears.
2. Click Performance Monitors. The Device Properties - Performance Monitors dialog appears.
3. Under Enable pre-configured performance monitors for this device, select Ping Latency and Availability, then click Configure. The Configure Ping Latency and Availability dialog appears.
4. Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
   • Collect data for. Select the interface(s) for which you want to gather data. You can choose to track the default interface, all interfaces, or a specific interface. If you select All interfaces, all interfaces in the list are automatically selected.
   • Data collection interval. Enter how often (in minutes) you want data to be collected for the selected CPUs. This number represents the number of minutes between each collection.

   Tip: Click Advanced to specify the timeout and number of iterations.

5. Click OK to save changes.

See Also Monitoring Devices Using Active Monitors Passive Monitor Library Using Performance Monitors Enabling global performance monitors Configuring the CPU monitor collection settings Configuring the disk monitor collection settings Configuring the interface monitor collection settings Configuring the memory monitor collection settings Enabling SNMP on Windows devices Custom Peformance Monitors Using the Active Script Performance Monitor