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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
4 Complete the information for 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.
5 Complete the information for the Server Properties section.
Server Type. Select the database server type.
Note: MySQL database is supported and listed as a Server Type option if the MySQL 5.2 or
later .NET connector is installed. You can download the connector on the MySQL Connectors
Download site.
Server Address. Type the server address in the ServerName\Instance format.
Note: The ServerName\Instance format is only required for SQL Server. MySQL only requires
the ServerName.
Port (optional). Type the database server port number if other than the standard
database port number.
SQL Query to Run. Type a query you want to run against a database to monitor and
check for certain database conditions. Only SELECT queries are allowed.
Important: Ensure that you include the full database name in your query. For query help,
click Build. The SQL Query Builder assists in developing proper query syntax.
Build. Click to open the SQL Query Builder dialog for assistance building queries.
Verify. Click to check that the query is valid. If there is a syntax error with the SQL
query, a message appears with tips about the syntax issue.
6 Complete the information for the Monitor is up if section.
Important: All database rows must match the criteria settings in the Monitor is up if section
for the monitor to be considered up. If multiple threshold criteria is used in the Content of
each retrieved row matches the following criteria, all thresholds must match the criteria in
each row.
Number of rows returned is. Select this option to determine the success or failure of
the monitor scan based on rows returned by the SQL query.
For the following options, select the appropriate variables to determine the success or
failure of the monitor scan:
less than
less than or equal to
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