Assigning active monitors

There are two steps in assigning an active monitor to a device. The first is to configure the active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, and the second is to add that Monitor to a device. For most users, the default configuration is sufficient and there is no need to make any changes to the active monitors in the library.

To configure (add/edit) an active monitor:

1. Open the Active 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 > Active Monitor Library.
2. Click New to configure a new Active Monitor,

   - or -

   Select a monitor from the list and click Edit to make changes to an existing configuration.

   The configuration dialog for the selected monitor type appears.

3. After you make the necessary changes, click OK to add the monitor to the list, or to save the changes you made to one already on the list.

To assign an active monitor to a device:

Note: If you are assigning an active monitor to a device that uses WMI or SNMP credentials, make sure that the device has credentials assigned before creating an active monitor for it. For more information, see Using Credentials.

There are a number of ways to assign Active Monitors to devices:

• Select the Active Monitors you want to scan for during Device Discovery. When you select the discovered devices and add them to your database, WhatsUp Gold creates a monitor for each network service found.
• In the Device Properties Active Monitor dialog, click Discover. WhatsUp Gold scans the device and creates a monitor for each network service found.
• Manually assign an active monitor to the device:
  1. In the Device Properties Active Monitor dialog, click Add. The Active Monitor Properties dialog appears.
  2. Select the active monitor type you want to assign to the device, then click Next.
  3. Set the polling properties for the monitor, then click Next.
  4. Setup actions for the monitor state changes.
  5. Click Finish to add the monitor to the device.
• Add when you create a new device:
  1. In the console click File > New > New Device. The Add New Device dialog appears.

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     In the web interface,from the WhatsUp section of the GO menu, click Devices > New Device. The Add New Device dialog appears.

  2. Click Advance. The Device Discovery Properties dialog appears.
  3. In the Select Active Monitors to be used in the scan process section, select the Active Monitors type you want to assign to the device.
  4. Click OK.
• Use Bulk Field Change to add an active monitor to multiple devices:
  1. Select the devices in the device list, then right-click on one of the selected items.
  2. From the right-click menu, select Bulk Field Change > Active Monitor.
  3. Select the active monitor type you want to add.
  4. Click OK.

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