Summary Counts (Remote)
Summary Counts (Remote) report reveals device health for a selected group at a glance.
- . Count of devices with monitoring applied.
- . Count of devices in Up state.
- . Count of devices in Down state.
- . Count of devices with active monitors in Down state.
- . Count of devices in Maintenance mode.
- . Total active monitors enabled on this group.
- . Total active monitors polling in an Up state.
- . Total active monitors polling in a Down state.
- . Total critical monitors polling in a Down state.
- . Interfaces in Up state.
- . Interfaces in Down state.
- . Devices with alerts in the Unacknowledged state.
- . Count of device events that caused actions to fire in the last 4 hours.
- . The number of devices in the corresponding category.
Generate a report
. Choose the remote WhatsUp Gold environment.
Select WhatsUp Gold environment
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Purpose
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Select environment.
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Choose an observation point from the list of configured WhatsUp Gold environments.
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. Choose one or more host devices you want Summary Counts (Remote) measurements for.
Use the Select Device dialog for one of the following:
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Purpose
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Device
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Browse and choose a single device.
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Single Interface
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Choose an interface on a device.
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Device Group
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Choose an existing group of one or more devices. You can also create custom or dynamic groups.
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: You can organize devices into custom or dynamic groups. For more information, see Grouping Devices.
. Fine tune report presentation and range of values displayed using the Report Settings dialog (optional).
Specify threshold and top n:
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Show Top n Items
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Limit items to the samples with the highest (or lowest) interface errors.
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Threshold Type
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Switch between minimum or maximum mode for cutoff values for the ranked list.
- At or Over. Show peak occurrence period. (Observations equal to or greater than Threshold.)
- At or Under. Show occurrences equal to or less than Threshold.
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Threshold (percent)
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Baseline value used to trim ranked device list based on peak or subpeak periods when returning the Top n.
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Chart and visualize data over time (single device )
Charting and visualization is available when you select a single device.
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Purpose
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Display Options
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Present data as a chart, a table grid, or both.
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Chart Type
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- Gauge charts. Available when you select a Date Range of .
- Time series. Available when you select a Date Range interval (, for example).
- Line/Area. Scatter graph that connects adjacent measurements with straight lines.
- Spline/Area Spline. Choose a graph with a smoothed appearance where adjacent samples exhibit a gradual slope.
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Chart Options
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- Legend, Grid Lines, Range Selector. Include legend, grid lines, and range selector for readability.
- Trend Lines. Present data with a smoothed average to show trend.
- Vertical Axis Scale. Automatically scale to fit data or specify a finite range.
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: Trend lines represent a moving average that can be compared with line and area graphs to reveal peak and sub peak intervals, collision periods, and indicate transmission problems.
: This report only returns Summary Counts (Remote) metrics for devices that already have the appropriate WMI or SNMP credentials. For more information, see Using Credentials.
Export report data
Report data can be exported from WhatsUp Gold, reused, and distributed in multiple formats. Select () from the Dashboard Options () menu. After the report has been expanded, select the Export Data icon to access the following options:
- . Generate and download a .htm file presenting your report data as it appears in the WhatsUp Gold user interface.
- . Generate and download a .xml spreadsheet containing your report data.
- .Generate and download a .csv file containing your report data.
- Generate and download a .txt file containing your report data.
- . Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.
: Current report data file format options are only applicable to export schedules created using WhatsUp Gold version 2021 and later. Any report data export schedule created using an earlier version of WhatsUp Gold will still result in a .PDF output until that schedule is removed from, then recreated in the Scheduled Reports Library using the latest version of WhatsUp Gold.