Creating device-specific APC UPS performance monitors

To create a device-specific APC UPS performance monitor:

1. In Details 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. In the Configure and enable performance monitors for this device section, click Add. The Select Performance Monitor Type dialog appears.
4. Select APC UPS Performance Monitor from the list, and then click OK.
5. Enter a Name and short Description for the monitor. This information helps you to identify the monitor later.
6. Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
   • Collection interval. Enter how often (in minutes) you want data to be collected for the selected APC UPS. This number represents the number of minutes between each collection.
   • Timeout. The length of time (in seconds) WhatsUp Gold attempts to connect to the selected device.
   • Retries. Enter the number of times you want to attempt to make the connection to the selected device.
7. Verify the configuration of the monitor, then click OK to add the monitor to the device Properties.

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