Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Configure Memory Utilization
Through this data stream, you can monitor and report on memory utilization on the current
device. Data collected is displayed in the Memory Utilization Report (on page 636).
Collect data for. Select which specific memory items you want to gather data on. If
you select All memory items from the pull-down menu, all items in the list are
selected automatically. This list shows the type of memory available, and the total
memory capacity (in MB.)
Data collection interval. Enter how often you want data to be collected for the
selected item or items. This number represents the number of minutes between each
collection.
Click Advanced to access Data Collection Advanced Settings.
In addition to the five default performance monitors, WhatsUp Gold gives you the option to
create custom performance monitors to track specific APC UPS, Printer, Active Script, SNMP,
and WMI performance counters.
You can create global monitors (on page 260) for system-wide use through the Performance
Monitor Library, or create device-specific monitors (on page 264) through device Properties.
Configure Ping Latency and Availability
Through this data stream, you can monitor and report on how often and quickly the device
responds to a Ping check. Data collected is displayed in the Ping Availability (on page 650)
report.
Ping timeout. Enter how long (in seconds) you want WhatsUp Gold to wait for a
response from the device when the Ping occurs.
Pings per sample. Enter how many times the device is pinged per sample collection
attempt.
Data collection interval. Enter how often you want data to be collected for this
device. This number represents the number of minutes between each collection.
Configure Data Collection Advanced Settings
Use the following data collection settings for WhatsUp Gold to use as it attempts to collect
data on the current device.
Timeout. Enter the time (in seconds) that you want WhatsUp Gold to wait before it
throws an error while attempting to collect data on a device.
Retry. Enter the number of times you want WhatsUp Gold to attempt collecting data,
when the device does not respond.
Determine uniqueness by. This option is relevant to the Disk, Memory, and Interface
performance monitors. Select to determine uniqueness by:
Interface index. Select to determine uniqueness by the interface index.
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