Dell OpenManage Network Manager, Client Manual

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Resource Monitors | Monitoring
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Resource Monitors
This summary screen displays
currently, active performance
monitors in brief.
The
Name column displays the
identifier for each monitor instance,
Enable displays a green check if it is
currently enabled, or a red minus if it
is disabled.
The Monitor Type column typically
displays what the monitor covers. Hover your cursor
over this column to see a popup with the selected
monitor’s properties. The popup that appears after
this query displays the relevant information for the
monitor, including whether it is Enabled , Name,
Description, Target Count, Retention Policy, and
Polling Interval Value .
The graph that appears to the right of the monitors displays the aggregate availability information
for the enabled monitors. Topics graphed include, Available, Not Available, No Data and Not
Applicable.
Right-click a listed monitor to do the following (not all menu items appear for all types of
monitors):
New Monitor
—Lets you either create a new monitor of the type you select in the sub-menu, or
edits the monitor selected in the portlet. See Monitor Editor on page 251 for details.
New (from Template) —Opens the Monitor Editor, where you can configure the equipment
targets for template monitors, selected in the sub-menu. These templates already have
selected attributes and calculations. You can examine exactly what these are in the editor that
appears when you select one.
Edit Monitor —Opens the Monitor Editor, where you can modify the selected monitor.