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7.2.3
Serial Login/Logout
To monitor serial ports and check for login/logout or pattern matches for Auto-Response triggers events:
Click on
Serial Login/Logout
as the
Check Condition
. Then in the
Serial Login/Logout
Check
menu select
Trigger on Login
(to trigger when any user logs into the serial port) or
Trigger on Logout
and specify
Serial Port
to perform check on, and/or
Click on
Serial Signal
as the
Check Condition
. Then in the
Serial Signal Check
menu
select the
Signal
(CTS, DCD, DSR) to trigger on, the
Trigger
condition (either on serial
signal change, or check level) and specify
Serial Port
to perform check on, and/or
Click on
Serial Pattern
as the
Check Condition
. Then in the
Serial Pattern Check
menu
select the
PCRE
pattern to trigger on and the serial line (
TX
or
RX
) and
Serial Port
to
pattern check on
Check
Save Auto-Response
Note:
Before configuring serial port checks in Auto-Response you first must configure the serial port in
Console server mode. Also most serial port checks are not resolvable so resolve actions will not
be run
7.2.4
ICMP Ping
To use a
ping
result as the Auto-Response trigger event:
Click on
ICMP Ping
as the
Check Condition
Specify which
Address to Ping
(i.e. IP address or DNS name to send ICMP Ping to) and
which
Interface
to send ICMP Ping from (e.g. Management LAN or Wireless network)
Set the
Check Frequency
(i.e. the time in seconds between checks) and the
Number
of
ICMP Ping packets to send
Check
Save Auto-Response
7.2.5
Cellular Data
This check monitors the aggregate data traffic inbound and outbound through the cellular modem as an
Auto-Response trigger event.
Click on
Cellular Data
as the
Check Condition
Note:
Before configuring cellular data checks in Auto-Response the internal or external USB cellular
modem must be configured and detected by the
console server
7.2.6
Custom Check
This check allows users to run a nominated custom script with nominated arguments whose return value
is used as an Auto-Response trigger event: