How To: Create A Key Metrics Monitor - Dell OpenManage Network Manager Client Manual

In the General screen, enter a name (Test ICMP Monitor), and a polling interval (5 minutes
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is the default). For this example, check Retain polled data and accept the remaining defaults
for checkboxes and the retention policy.
Select an entity to monitor by clicking the Add button in the top portion of the Monitor
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Options screen.
Select devices you want to ping, (Ctrl+click to add more than one), then click Add Selection
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then Done to confirm your entity.
Define packets in the ICMP Monitor Options panel, including Packet Size, Packet Count and
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timeout. You can accept the defaults here, too.
In the Thresholds tab, select an attribute (MaxRTT, or maximum round trip time) and add
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the following thresholds by clicking Add:
Name High color red, Lower Boundary 15 and Upper Boundary [blank] Severity Critical
Name Fine color green, Lower Boundary 0 and Upper Boundary 15 Severity Cleared.
Notice that this example does not emit a notification. If you checked that checkbox, an alarm
of the configured severity would accompany crossing the threshold.
Accept the other defaults and click Apply
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Click Save.
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Test ICMP Monitor now appears in the portlet.
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How To:
Create a Key Metrics Monitor
Follow these steps to create a Key Metrics Monitor (also, see Key Metric Editor on page 289).
In the Resource Monitors portlet, and create a new monitor by right-clicking and selecting
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New.
Select the type of monitor from the submenu—for this example, an Key Metrics monitor.
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In the General screen, enter a name (Test Key Metrics Monitor), and a polling interval (5
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minutes is the default). For this example, check Retain polled data and accept the remaining
defaults for checkboxes and the retention policy.
Select an entity to monitor by clicking the Add button in the top portion of the Monitor
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Options screen.
Select devices on which you want to monitor Key Metrics.
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Select from the available metrics that appear at the bottom of the screen in Key Metric
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Properties by selecting a category with the pick list at the top of the screen, then click on an
Available metric, and click the right arrow to make it a Selected metric.
Click Save to retain your new Monitor.
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