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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Problem Areas Specific Device: Device Down Interfaces
This dashboard report displays down interfaces for a specific device.
Interface. The network interface.
Status. The status of the interface after the last poll.
Adding this dashboard report to a dashboard lets you quickly view the status of a particular
device by showing you what interfaces are down on a device.
To help maximize the available viewing area on your monitor, limit the number of rows
displayed in the report or decrease 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.
Name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
Maximum rows to return. Enter the number of records you would like displayed in
the dashboard report.
Column 2 width. Enter a width for the Status column (in pixels).
3 Click OK to save changes.
Problem Areas Specific Device: Tail of Action Activity Log
This device-level dashboard report shows the tail (last 10 records) from the Action Log for a
specified device. Placing this dashboard report in a device dashboard grants visual access to
the success rate of actions fired for a particular device. Crucial devices can be monitored
easily, and problems can be dealt with swiftly. For more information, the dashboard report is
linked to the full Action Log, which shows all of the actions that WhatsUp Gold has attempted
to fire on the device, based on the configuration of the action.
Date. The date the action was fired. Click on a date to bring up the Action Log.
Source. The source of the action. Click on a source to bring up the Device Status
report.
Trigger. The action's trigger. Either Up or Down. Click on a trigger to bring up the
State Change Timeline.
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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