Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Important: The command or script must return a single numeric value.
Note: If you create a script to run on the remote device, the script must be developed,
tested, and/or debugged on the remote machine. WhatsUp Gold does not support
manipulation of the remote script.
SSH Credential. Select the appropriate SSH credential that WhatsUp Gold will use to
connect to the remote device. If you select Use the device SSH credential, WhatsUp
Gold uses the SSH credential assigned to the device to which the monitor is assigned.
If the appropriate SSH credential is not listed, or the device has no SSH credentials
assigned, browse (...) to the WhatsUp Gold Credentials Library to configure a set of
credentials.
6 Click OK.
7 Click Close to close the Monitor Library.
Creating device-specific custom performance monitors
Device-specific custom performance monitors are configured for use only on the devices for
which they are configured.
You can create device-specific custom monitors for APC UPS, Printer, Active Script, SNMP, and
WMI performance counters.
Creating device-specific SNMP performance monitors
To create a device-specific SNMP performance monitor:
1 In 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 In the Configure and enable performance monitors for this device section, click Add.
The Select Performance Monitor Type dialog appears.
4 Select SNMP, then click OK. The Add SNMP Performance Monitor dialog appears.
5 Enter a Name and short Description for the monitor. This information helps you to
identify the monitor later.
6 Click the browse (...) button next to Instance to access the SNMP MIB Browser. The MIB
Browse dialog appears.
7 Enter the or select (using the browse (...) button) the IP address of the computer to
which you want to connect to browse MIBs.
8 Select the SNMP credential set used to connect to the device to which you are
attempting to connect.
Tip: If you do not see the appropriate credential set listed, click the browse (...) button to
access the Credentials Library where you may create a new set of SNMP credentials.
9 Optionally, adjust the values for the Timeout and number Number of retries, then click
OK. The SNMP MIB Browser appears.
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