Creating global SSH performance monitors

To create an SSH performance monitor for system-wide use:

1. Click the Admin tab, then click Monitor Library. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2. Click the Performance tab inside the dialog.
3. Click New. The Select Performance Monitor Type dialog appears.
4. Select SSH Performance Monitor and click OK. The New SSH Performance Monitor dialog appears.
5. Complete the information for the following fields.
   • Name. Enter a name for the monitor. This name is displayed in the Performance Monitor Library.
   • Description. Enter a short description for the monitor. This description is displayed next to the monitor name in the Performance Monitor Library.
   • Command to run. Enter the command that is to be ran and executed on the remote device. This command can be anything that the device can interpret and run; for example, a basic Unix command or a Perl script.

     Important: The command or script must return a single numeric value.

   Note: If you create a script to run on the remote device, the script must be developed, tested, and/or debugged on the remote machine. WhatsUp Gold does not support manipulation of the remote script.

   • SSH Credential. Select the appropriate SSH credential that WhatsUp Gold will use to connect to the remote device. If you select Use the device SSH credential, WhatsUp Gold uses the SSH credential assigned to the device to which the monitor is assigned. If the appropriate SSH credential is not listed, or the device has no SSH credentials assigned, browse (...) to the WhatsUp Gold Credentials Library to configure a set of credentials.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Close to close the Monitor Library.

See Also Creating global custom performance monitors Creating global SNMP performance monitors Creating global WMI performance monitors Adding and Editing an APC UPS Performance Monitor