Adding Sensors

To add a sensor:

If you use the Web GUI:

·      Please log into your account (see Logging into your account using the Web GUI)

·      From the Account Homepage

·      Select the  link at the top of the page.

·      Move the mouse over the “>” link of the server you want to add the sensor to and select the Add Sensor function from the pop-up menu

If you use the Windows GUI:

·      Please start the Windows GUI (see Starting the Windows GUI)

·      To add a new sensor

·      Choose Add|New Sensor from the main menu or

·      Right click the server for the new sensor and choose Add Sensor from the popup menu

This opens the Sensor Selection Window.

·      The first step in adding a sensor is to select the type of sensor you would like to use by clicking the appropriate radio button.

·      If there are more than one probe configured on the IPCheck server you can also select which probe should be used to create the sensor.

·      See the Sensor Types in Detail section for more information on the individual sensor types.

·      Once you have made your selection click on the OK Button to continue adding the sensor. This opens the Sensor Details Window.

Note: The options of the sensor details differ depending on the sensor type. See the Sensor Types in Detail section for more information on the individual sensor options.

The following properties are shown for all sensor types:

·      Associated Server—use the drop-down menu to select a server to which to attach this sensor

·      Name—enter a descriptive name for the sensor

·      Comments—enter a description for the sensor (i.e., what it does or when it will check)

·      Status—use the drop-down to set the status of the sensor. Options include

·      Active

·      Paused (disables monitoring for this sensor)

·      Dependency—You can pause this sensor if a sensor of another server is not UP. Choose the dependency sensor from the dropdown list. Do not choose the current sensor itself and avoid circular dependencies. Use with caution. See Managing Dependencies.

·      Schedule – allows you to select a schedule defined under My Account (See Managing Schedules). From the drop-down menu you can select from the defined schedules.

·      Interval—use the drop-down to select an available interval.

·      Warning level—specify a time (in seconds) when the response time of the sensor should generate a warning notification. If you have the On Warning Notification set to active, this will determine when the notification is sent.

·      Timeout—specify a time (in seconds) when the sensor should stop trying to accomplish its objective and send a failure notification

·      Latencies - "Latencies" are used to defer notifications after warnings or errors have occurred. You can set latencies on group, server and sensor level. The latencies for warnings, errors and escalations can be set individually. Choose “Use Group Settings” if you want this server to use the latency settings of the associated group or choose the latencies for this server individually. See Managing Notifications, Latencies and Dependencies for more information.

·      Notifications - "Notifications" are used to send alarms when warnings or errors occur. You can set notifications for groups, servers and sensors. Choose “Use Group Settings” if you want this server to use the notifications of the associated group or choose the notifications for this server individually. See Managing Notifications, Latencies and Dependencies for more information.

Click the OK Button when finished adding the sensor.