Device Active Monitor States

Device Active Monitor States report reveals current and historical active monitor down time for selected devices.

• (Report Options). Jump to a detailed dashboard or control panel for either:
  • Device Properties.
  • Device Status (Device Status, Device Status).
  • Active Monitor Availability.
  • State Change Timeline.
• Device. IP address or device name that indicates where monitor is applied.
• Monitor. Active monitor name as it appears in the Active Monitor Library.
• State. Status of monitor.

  Note: The State column is sorted by severity, not state name.

• Percent. The total amount of time the active monitor was in the displayed state expressed as a percentage in comparison with other states shown on the report during the selected time period.
• Start. The date and time the active monitor entered the displayed state.

  Note: The date and time displayed in the Start column represents rolled-up data. For a complete history of state changes, launch the State Change Timeline which can be accessed using the link found in the report options menu () for the device.

• Duration. Length of time active monitor has been in the displayed state.

Generate a report

Choose time constraints. (,) Choose times for the Device Active Monitor States. (For recently observed measurements, select Last Polled from the Date Range drop down list.)

Filter and reduce by row and by column. Sort and remove columns, group rows based on specific column values, and remove unwanted information from the table.

Rename Report and Reveal Top N. Edit report name and show top n table rows using the Report Settings dialog.

Note: This report only returns Device Active Monitor States 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 Expand () from the Dashboard Options () menu. After the report has been expanded, select the Export Data icon to access the following options:

• HTML. Generate and download a .htm file presenting your report data as it appears in the WhatsUp Gold user interface.
• Excel. Generate and download a .xml spreadsheet containing your report data.
• CSV. Generate and download a .csv file containing your report data.
• Text. Generate and download a .txt file containing your report data.
• Schedule Export. Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.

  Important: 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.

See Also Devices Active Monitor Availability Attributes Current Device States Dependencies Device Custom Links Group Status Device Information and Status Device SNMP Details Devices in Maintenance Enabled Active Monitors Interface Details WhatsUp Gold Live Activity Map View Monitors Applied Notes Performance Monitor Summary Device State Summary SNMP Details Active Monitor Outages Alert Center Items Device Uptime Device Health Start vs. Run