Passive Monitors

Passive Monitors run as background processes (OS-level logging, SNMP traps waiting for a condition, for example) on the monitored device, Passive Monitors are not initiated by WhatsUp Gold like an active monitor.

• Windows Event Log. Platform log for Windows device.
• Syslog. Platform log for Linux/UNIX device.
• SNMP Trap. Trigger/predicate that denotes an event/threshold was met on the machine where the trap was set.

Important: Passive Monitors can only collect from the device's Default IP address.

See Also Monitors Monitor Types Assigning Monitors Critical Active Monitors Active Monitors Performance Monitors Changing performance monitor properties in bulk Rules Expression Editor Advanced settings: performance monitor collection Configure Memory Threshold Configure Disk Performance Threshold Adding Custom Thresholds Ping Advanced Settings Active Monitor Advanced Properties Advanced Settings