WMI Monitor
How to get here
- Go to the Active Monitor Library.
- From the web interface, click . The GO menu appears.
- If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click . The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears.
- Select . The Active Monitor Library appears.
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- From the main menu bar of the console, select . The Active Monitor Library appears.
- In the Active Monitor Library, do one of the following:
- Click , then select .
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- Select an existing WMI Monitor, then click . The monitor properties page appears.
The WMI Monitor watches for specific values on WMI enabled devices. Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a Microsoft Window's standard for retrieving information from computer systems running Windows. WMI comes installed by default on Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows Vista systems.
- . The name of the monitor as it appears in the Active Monitor Library.
- . The description of the monitor as it appears in the Active Monitor Library.
- . Click the browse button next to this box to select a performance counter and instance for the monitor.
: When WhatsUp Gold is run on Windows 2000, the performance counters are not supported and are not displayed.
- . Select the type of check you want the WhatsUp Gold WMI monitor to make on the performance counter selected above.
- . Monitors the performance counter/instance for a specific value. If that value changes, the monitor triggers a device state change.
- . Monitors the performance counter/instance to make sure the returned value falls within a range of values. If the value falls outside of the range, the monitor triggers a device state change.
- . Monitors the performance counter/instance to make sure the change in value matches the rate you enter in the check values section. If that rate changes, the monitor triggers a device state change.
- . Enter the values for the check type selected above. For and , select the state of the device when the check value is met.
: You can also click to access Advanced Monitor Properties.