Failover Threshold

From the WhatsUp Gold navigation menu:

1. Select the Settings tab, select Alerts and Actions and choose Alert Center.

   Alert Center Libraries view displays.

2. Click the Failover Threshold panel (if collapsed).

   The Failover Threshold displays.

3. On the Failover Threshold panel, click "add" ().

   The Select Failover Threshold Type dialog displays.

4. Choose Failover Threshold and click OK.

   The Configure Threshold Alert dialog displays.

5. Edit the Failover Threshold configuration.

To configure a failover threshold:

1. Configure the following:
   • Name. Specify a name for the threshold. This name helps you identify the threshold in the Threshold library and displays as the report title on the Alert Center Home page.
   • Threshold. Select the desired threshold criteria variables and values. You can configure the threshold to alert you when any event occurs, when an error occurs, or when an informational event occurs. By default, the threshold is configured to alert you when any event has occurred in Failover.
   • Notification. Select the notification policy to apply to this threshold. This policy begins sending notifications when an item is outside the configured threshold limits. If you do not see an appropriate threshold policy, or if the list is empty, click browse (...) to open the Notification Policy dialog and configure a new policy.

   Tip: Notification policies are optional for most thresholds. Out of threshold items still appear on the Alert Center dashboard.

   • Threshold check. Enter a value for the threshold check interval, or the interval at which the Alert Center checks the Network Performance Monitor database to see if there are items that are outside the threshold parameters.

   Note: Configure the threshold check interval for a longer time than the sampling interval for thresholds relating to trends, such as percent utilization. Configure it for a time the same as (or similar to) the sampling interval when configuring a threshold for a health check.
   Avoid setting the threshold check interval to a very short time, as this can degrade system performance. In general, setting the threshold check interval to less than five minutes is not advised.

2. Click OK to save the threshold.

Clone a threshold based on a custom or built-in configuration:

1. Click on a threshold on the Thresholds Library panel you want to copy.
2. Click the Copy button, and click OK to create a new Failover Threshold.

   The Edit Failover Threshold dialog displays.

3. Save or customize your new threshold, either:
   • Type in a new value for Name field (or keep the default) and click OK to save to the Thresholds Library.
   • Follow the Edit Failover Threshold instructions.

Delete an existing Failover Threshold:

1. Select Failover Threshold you want to delete from the Failover Threshold panel.
2. Click the Delete button, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion.

   The Failover Threshold configuration is deleted.