Notification; Current State - Red Hat NETWORK 4.1.0 Reference Manual

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6.9.1.4. Probe Status ⇒ Pending —
The probes whose data have not been received by RHN. This state is expected for a probe
that has just been scheduled but has not yet run. If all probes go into a pending state, your
monitoring infrastructure may be failing.
6.9.1.5. Probe Status ⇒ OK —
The probes that have run successfully without exception. This is the state desired for all
probes.
6.9.1.6. Probe Status ⇒ All —
All probes scheduled on systems in your account, listed in alphabetical order by the name
of system.
6.9.1.7. Current State —
Identifies the selected probe's status and when it last ran, while providing the ability to
generate a report on the probe. Although this page is integral to monitoring, it is found
under the Probes tab within the System Details page since its configuration is specific to
the system being monitored.
To view a report of the probe's results, choose a relevant duration using the date fields
and decide whether you would like to see metric data, the state change history or both. To
obtain metric data, select the metric(s) on which you wish to see a report, and decide (using
the checkboxes) whether the results should be shown in a graph, an event log, or both. Then
click Generate report at the bottom of the page. If no data exist for the probe's metrics,
you are presented with the following message:
NO DATA SELECTED TIME PERIOD AND
.
METRIC
6.9.2. Notification —
Identifies the contact methods that have been established for your organization. These
methods contain email or pager addresses designated to receive alerts from probes.
The various notification methods available to your organization are listed here on the de-
fault Notification screen. The methods are listed according to the user to which they apply.