Monitoring Performance; Default Monitors - Dell OpenManage Network Manager Quick Reference Manual

Alternatively, open the Links manager, and click action -> Discover Links. In the next screens, Add
the devices, or Add Groups of devices where you want to discover links with those buttons. Click Next
and select the types of links to discover, and whether you want to confine links discovered to those
between the selected devices, between selected and other discovered devices, or between the devices
and the entire network.
Click Next, and you can see the discovered links listed in an audit screen. Click Finish to close this
screen, and Go to refresh the Link Manager screen to view a list of the discovered links.

Monitoring Performance

You can actively monitor performance, as described in this section, or you can monitor event and
alarm activity as described in
system:
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Default Monitors

•
Custom Monitor
The following sections describe these in more detail. The Custom Monitor section or the User Guide
contains more in depth information about the screens.
Default Monitors
Other, seeded monitors are available to add to the core set of monitors. By default, these are active
monitoring the group of all discovered entities. The following sections describe the distinctive screens
for the available Optional Monitors:
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Interface Monitor
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ICMP Monitor
NOTE:
You can copy default monitors to customize them for your system. Monitors also
provide report templates. Create a new report to configure the specifics, and select
the automatically-provided template as its basis.
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Quick Start
Alarm Panels . You can use one of the following to monitor your