Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
General: SNMP Details
This device-level dashboard report displays a device's SNMP details. You can use this
dashboard report to display a variety of device-specific SNMP details to assist in monitoring
important devices. For example, you can use it to monitor how long a device has been up and
to pin-point its down time.
Click on the device to bring up its Device Status Report.
Property. The OID label.
Value. The information returned from the poll.
To configure this dashboard report in WhatsUp Gold:
1 In the title bar of the dashboard report pane, select Menu > Configure. The Configure
Report dialog appears.
2 Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.
Report name. Enter a title for the dashboard report. This name appears in the title bar
of the dashboard report's pane.
Device. Select a device for the report by clicking the browse (...) button.
Click Add to add another OID to the SNMP value list from the MIB Browser.
Select an existing OID, then click Edit to make a change.
Select an existing OID, then click Remove to delete it from the list.
Move an OID up or down the list by selecting it and clicking either Move Up or
Move Down.
3 Click OK to save changes.
General: Device Status
The Device Status dashboard report displays a snapshot of a specific device. You can change
the device-in-context, but the dashboard reports within the Device Status Dashboard remain
the same. The Device Status dashboard report displays the following information for a device:
Display name. The name that displays in WhatsUp Gold for the device.
Device type. The type of device.
Host name. The host name for the device.
Address. The address of the device.
Active Monitors. A list of any active monitors applied to the device and their current state.
Attributes. Any additional information about the device.
Group membership. The WhatsUp Gold groups to which the device belongs.
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