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Configuring passive thresholds
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Configuring passive thresholds ................................................................... 770
Configuring an SNMP trap threshold ........................................................ 770
Configuring a Syslog threshold ................................................................... 772
Configuring a Windows Event Log threshold ........................................ 774
Configuring passive thresholds
Alert Center passive thresholds notify you when WhatsUp Gold passive monitors fall out of
the parameters of the thresholds you configure. You can create three passive threshold types:
SNMP trap (on page 770)
Syslog (on page 772)
Windows Event Log (on page 774)
Several things to keep in mind when configuring thresholds for passive monitors:
Each Alert Center threshold is associated with a specific passive monitor. The passive
monitor associated with the threshold you are creating must be assigned to at least
one device. Otherwise, the threshold will not work.
When creating a passive threshold, you must select a passive monitor from a list to
associate with the threshold. This list contains the passive monitors already
configured in the Passive Monitor Library. These monitors are not necessarily
assigned to devices, however. To determine which devices have passive monitors
assigned to them, you can create a dynamic group. For more information, see
Configuring Dynamic Groups (on page 80).
It is not possible to monitor unsolicited traps using Alert Center.
Configuring an SNMP trap threshold
To configure an SNMP trap threshold:
1 Click the Alert Center tab.
2 Click Threshold Library. The Alert Center Threshold Library dialog appears.
3 Click New. The Select Threshold Type dialog appears.
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