Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Configuring the disk monitor collection settings
To configure the disk utilization monitor collection settings for a device:
1 On the Details or Map View, right-click a device, then select Properties. The Device
Properties dialog appears.
2 Click Performance Monitors. The Device Properties - Performance Monitors dialog
appears.
3 Under Enable pre-configured performance monitors for this device, select Disk
Utilization, then click Configure. The Configure Disk Utilization dialog appears.
4 Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
Collect data for. Select the disk(s) for which you want to gather data. You can choose
to track all disks, one disk, or a combination of disks. If you select All disks, all disks in
the list are automatically selected.
Data collection interval. Enter how often (in minutes) you want data to be collected
for the selected disks. This number represents the number of minutes between each
collection.
Tip: Click Advanced to specify the timeout and number of retries, and how WhatsUp Gold is
to determine uniqueness when the monitor is tracking more than one disk.
5 Click OK to save changes.
Configuring the interface monitor collection settings
To configure the interface utilization monitor collection settings for a device:
1 From the Details or Map View, right-click a device, then select Properties. The Device
Properties dialog appears.
2 Click Performance Monitors. The Device Properties - Performance Monitors dialog
appears.
3 Under Enable pre-configured performance monitors for this device, select Interface
Utilization, then click Configure. The Configure Interface Utilization dialog appears.
4 Enter or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
Collect data for. Select the interface(s) for which you want to gather data. You can
select all interfaces, active interfaces, specific interfaces, or custom active interfaces. If
you select custom active interface, you can specify to track high speed interfaces,
interfaces whose name contain a certain variable, or interfaces that match a certain
type. Additionally, if you chose to track a specific interface, you can override the
interface Speed.
Important: Be aware when you use the Collect errors and discards data for selected
interfaces feature, it has potential to increase the database size quickly because there is
potential for a significant amount of errors and discards data. You can set WhatsUp Health
thresholds in the Alert Center to stay informed when the database size exceeds specified
thresholds. For more information, see Configuring system thresholds (on page 790).
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