SSH (Active)

The SSH monitor uses SSH authentication to connect to a remote device to execute commands or scripts which can be either embedded in the monitor or placed as an executable script file on the remote machine with a command embedded in the monitor to run the script. The success or failure of the monitor is dependent upon values returned by the commands or scripts that can be interpreted by WhatsUp Gold as Up or Down.

Provide a unique name and description for the monitor, then configure the following:

Command to run. Enter the command to run and execute on the remote device. The command can be anything the device can interpret and run; for example, a Unix shell command or a perl script. The command or script must return a string value. Please note, if you create a script to run on the remote device, it must be developed, tested, and/or debugged on the remote machine.
Line end character. Select the appropriate line end type:None, Linefeed, Carriage return, or Carriage return linefeed. Multiline scripts are entered and persisted on a Windows operating system and include line-ending characters that may not be recognized on the target device. This configuration feature instructs WhatsUp Gold to replace the line-ending characters with the selected characters prior to connection and command execution.
The monitor is considered Up if the following output. Select the appropriate output criteria. For example, if you are checking to see that a specific network connection is present on the remote device, ensure the output contains the specific connection. If the network connection you specify is not present when the monitor checks, the monitor is considered Down.
Use regular expression. Enable this option to apply the target string as a regular expression as it searches the output from the command and considers the selected output criteria. The target string is evaluated as simple text if this option is disabled.
SSH credential. Select the appropriate SSH credential WhatsUp Gold uses to connect to the remote device. WhatsUp Gold uses the SSH credential assigned to the monitored device if Use the device SSH credential is selected.
Use in rescan. Enable this option to have the monitor appear in Device Properties. If enabled, clicking Rescan Device from the device management actions menu within the Device Properties interface adds the monitor to the selected device if the applicable protocol or service is active on that device.