Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Problem Areas: All Down Interfaces
This dashboard report displays down interfaces for a specified group. Adding this dashboard
report to a dashboard allows you to monitor network status by displaying all interfaces that
are down.
Device. The network device.
Status. The status of the interface after the last poll.
You can maximize your available monitor space by limiting the number of rows displayed in
the report or shortening the width of the Status column.
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.
Device group. Select a device group by clicking the Browse (...) button. Select Every
device to select all devices regardless of their subgroups.
Maximum rows to return. Enter the number of records you would like displayed in
the dashboard report.
Column 2 width. Enter a width for column 2 in pixels.
3 Click OK to save changes.
Problem Areas: Device Group Mini Status
This dashboard report lists all devices in a group and displays their status by color, allowing
you to quickly scan and observe the statuses of devices in a group. Displaying multiple mini
status reports within a dashboard view allows you to watch more than one group on your
network at once, and can help you monitor important or problem areas more efficiently. You
can also optionally display active monitors associated with the devices in a selected group,
which is helpful in identifying which services on your network are down.
To help maximize the available viewing area on your monitor, you can change the size of
each mini status report. Even if the font size is too small to read at first glance, you can use the
mouse over text to find out the identity of a device. The static rows of the mini status also aid
in device recognition, as devices always stay in the same row regardless of their current state.
Status icon colors are the same as the WhatsUp Gold state colors:
Green is Up
Red is Down
Gray is Unknown
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.
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