Raritan PX2-1000 SERIES, User Manual

Page: 288 / 648

Chapter 6: Using the Web Interface
269
Example: Ping Monitoring and SNMP Notifications
In this illustration, it is assumed that a significant PDU (IP address:
192.168.84.95) shall be monitored by your PX to make sure that PDU is
properly operating all the time, and the PX must send out SNMP
notifications (trap or inform) if that PDU is declared unreachable due to
power or network failure. The prerequisite for this example is that the
power source for your PX is different from the power source for that
PDU.
This requires two steps: set up the PDU monitoring and create an event
rule.
Step 1: Set up the ping monitoring for the target PDU
1. Choose Device Settings > Server Reachability. The Server
Reachability dialog appears.
2. Click New.
3. Type 192.168.84.95 in the "IP address/hostname" field.
4. Ensure the "Enable ping monitoring for this server" checkbox is
selected.
5. To make the PX declare the accessibility of the monitored PDU
every 15 seconds (3 pings * 5 seconds) when that PDU is accessible,
do the following:
a. In the "Number of successful pings to enable feature" field, type
3.
b. In the "Wait time (in seconds) after successful ping" field, type 5.
6. To make the PX declare the inaccessibility of the monitored PDU
when that PDU becomes inaccessible for around 12 seconds (4
pings * 3 seconds), do the following:
a. In the "Number of consecutive unsuccessful pings for failure"
field, type 4.
b. In the "Wait time (in seconds) after unsuccessful ping" field, type
3.
7. In the "Wait time (in seconds) before resuming pinging" field, type 60
to make the PX stops pinging the target PDU for 60 seconds (1
minute) after the PDU inaccessibility is declared. After 60 seconds,
the PX will re-ping the target PDU.
Step 2: Create an event rule to send SNMP notifications for this
PDU
1. Choose Device Settings > Event Rules. The Event Rule Settings
dialog appears.
2. Click New.