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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Device Object ID (OID). Enter the SNMP object identifier for the device. This
identifier is used to access a device and read SNMP data available for the device.
For more information, see Using credentials (on page 75).
Using Device Properties - Polling
About polling
Polling is the term used for monitoring discovered devices in WhatsUp Gold. Polling can
occur in several ways, depending on the monitors configured for network devices. The
default polling method uses Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP). The default polling
interval for WhatsUp Gold is 60 seconds.
A small amount of data is sent from the WhatsUp Gold computer across the network to the
device it is watching. If the device is up, it echoes the data back to the WhatsUp Gold
computer. A device is considered down by WhatsUp Gold when it does not send the data
back.
The Polling dialog
The Polling dialog lets you configure polling options and/or schedule maintenance times for
the selected device.
Poll interval. This number determines how often WhatsUp Gold polls the selected
device. Enter the number of seconds you want to pass between polls.
Note: Polling dependencies & blackouts only apply to the collection of device active
monitors.
Up dependency. Click to configure additional options, based on when another
device is operational, that determine when the selected device is polled.
Down dependency. Click to configure additional options, based on when the
selected device is not operational, that determine when other devices are polled.
Maintenance
Use this section of the dialog to manually set the device Maintenance state, or schedule the
maintenance state for a certain time period. Any device placed in Maintenance mode will not
be polled, actions will not be triggered, and logging activity is disabled, but it remains in the
device list with an identifying icon. By default, the maintenance state is represented by an
orange background color.
Force this device into maintenance mode now. Select this option to put the
selected device in maintenance mode. Clear the option to resume polling the device.
Recurring maintenance times. This box displays all scheduled maintenance periods
for the device.
Click Add to schedule a new maintenance time for the device.
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