Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Note: In order for entries to be added to this report, the SNMP Trap listener must be enabled
and an SNMP Trap passive monitor must be added to the device. For more information, see
Enabling the SNMP Trap Listener (on page 873).
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.
Maximum rows to return. Enter the number of rows you would like displayed in the
report.
Column 2 width. Enter a width for the Device column (in pixels).
Column 4 width. Enter a width for the Payload column (in pixels).
3 Click OK to save changes.
Problem Areas Specific Device: Tail of State Change Log
This device-level dashboard report shows the tail (last 10 records) from the State Change
Timeline for a specified device. Placing this dashboard report in a device dashboard can
visualize a device's monitor health and help ease the task monitoring crucial devices. For
more information, the dashboard report is linked to the full State Change Log, which shows a
time line of when each monitor on a device changed from one state to another during the
displayed time period.
Start time. The date and time of the state change. Click on a time to bring up the
Device List.
Device. The device the action is configured on. Click on a device to bring up the
Device Status dashboard.
Monitor. The active monitor by type.
State. The state of the condition at the time of the poll. Click on a state 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.
2 Enter or select the appropriate information for the following fields.
Name. Enter a title for the dashboard report.
Top count. Enter the number of records you would like displayed in the dashboard
report.
Column 2 width. Enter a width for the Device column (in pixels).
3 Click OK to save changes.
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