About the Passive Monitor Library

The Passive Monitor Library dialog displays the Passive Monitor types that have been created for WhatsUp Gold. These types are specific configurations of SNMP traps, Windows Log Events, and Syslog Events. After the monitor types have been configured, you can associate them to devices on the Passive Monitors section of Device Properties dialog.

Note: If you are assigning a Windows Event Log passive monitor type to a device, make sure that the device has credentials assigned before creating a passive monitor for it. For more information, see Using Credentials.
If want to use multiple Windows Event Log passive monitors, you must assign a unique Windows Event Log passive monitor for each device.

Note: The upgrade process to WhatsUp Gold v12 from previous versions, automatically migrates Windows Event Log passive monitor credentials into the Credentials Library. If you experience upgrade problems with Windows Event Log passive monitors, look in the credentials library for the Windows (WMI) credentials that will work for the device. If the device credentials do not exist, create new credentials for the device. For more information, see Using Credentials.

1. Go to the Passive Monitor Library.
   • From the web interface, click GO. The GO menu appears.
   • If the WhatsUp section is not visible, click WhatsUp. The WhatsUp section of the GO menu appears.
   • Select Configure > Passive Monitor Library.
   • - or -
     From the main menu bar of the console, select Configure > Passive Monitor Library.

2. Click New to create a new passive monitor type.
3. Select a monitor type in the list, then click Edit to change the settings.
4. Select a monitor type in the list, then click Copy to create a new monitor type based on the selected type.
5. Select a monitor type, then click Delete to remove it from the list.