Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
To add or edit a DNS active monitor:
1 Click the Admin tab, then click Monitor Library. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2 Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3 Click New and select DNS Monitor from the list to create a new DNS monitor. Click OK.
- or -
Select the DNS monitor you want to change from the list of current monitors, and then
click Edit.
4 Type or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
Name. Type a name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor
Library.
Description. Type a short description for the monitor. This description displays next
to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
Timeout. Type a timeout value. This is the length of time in which the service is given
a chance to respond. If there is no response in this amount of time, the service is
considered down.
Use in Rescan. Select this option to have the monitor appear in the Active Monitor list
on the Device Properties dialog. WhatsUp Gold adds the monitor type to the device
during a rescan, which is launched using the Rescan button on the Device Properties
dialog, if the protocol or service is active on the device.
5 Click OK to save changes.
After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices
(on page 226).
Adding and editing an NT Service Monitor
The NT Service Monitor checks the status of a service on a Windows machine and attempts a
restart of the service (if the appropriate Administrator permissions exist).
Note: A running Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service on the targeted
machine is required for this NT Service Monitor to work properly. Windows 2000 Service Pack
2 or higher, XP, and 2003 are installed with the WMI service. WMI is not installed with
Windows NT, but can be downloaded from Microsoft and installed on Windows NT.
To add or edit an NT service active monitor:
1 Click the Admin tab, then click Monitor Library. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2 Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3 Click New, then select NT Service Monitor from the list to create a new NT service
monitor. Click OK.
- or -
From the list of current monitors, select the NT service monitor you want to change, and
then click Edit.
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