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Using MonitorMagic
Create monitors, rules and actions according to policy
This is the default selected option. With this option, the monitors are generated according to the
policy and all associated rules and alarm actions become effective.
Remove existing monitors of the same type (disk, service, ...)
If this option is selected, existing monitors of types that are also contained in the policy are
removed. E.g., if the policy contains disk monitors, the disk monitors for the computer are
removed.
Apply rules and actions to existing monitors, do not create new monitors
With this option, no new monitors are generated when the policy is applied. Instead, rules and
alarm actions of existing monitors are updated. Note that the monitor policy still contains monitors.
But with this option, the monitors are only used as entities that contain rules and alarm actions.
MonitorMagic will apply the rules and alarm actions of the monitors contained by the policy to
existing monitors of the same type. Example: Suppose that the policy contains a monitor for disks
and this disk monitor contains rules and alarm actions. Now if the policy is applied to the
computer, with this option, existing disk monitors will be updated so that these disk monitors get
the same rules and alarm actions.
Remove existing rules from monitors
With this option, MonitorMagic will remove all rules and alarm actions of monitors of
corresponding types.
Apply alarm actions to existing rules, do not create monitors and rules
With this option, no new monitors or rules are created. Only alarm actions are generated for
existing rules of corresponding monitors.
Remove existing actions from rules
Use this option to delete the existing alarm actions before new alarm actions are created.
See also:
Policies, Monitors, Rules and Alarm actions
Specifying the policy service selection
Local and central monitor policies
Specifying the policy service selection
A policy contains monitors, rules, and alarm actions. When a policy is applied to a computer, the
monitors are generated and rules and alarm actions become effective. With MonitorMagic you
can specify the MonitorMagic service that must execute and maintain the monitors generated
according to the policy.
Example: Suppose you have installed the MonitorMagic service on computer A. The
MonitorMagic service on computer A is checking a number of monitors on computer A, for
instance all the disks, event logs, and some performance counters. Now you also want to monitor
something of computer B, you now have the following options:
Install the MonitorMagic service on computer B and let the new service maintain the
monitors of computer B.
Do not install the MonitorMagic service on computer B and let the MonitorMagic service
on computer A monitor the objects of computer B.
See Single versus multiple MonitorMagic services for more information.
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