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2.
Perform either action below.
3.
To modify settings, make necessary changes and then click Save.
4.
To delete it, click
, and then confirm it on the confirmation message.
Monitoring Component Reachability
You can monitor whether specific devices are alive by having the PDU continuously ping them. A device's successful
response to the ping commands indicates that the device is still alive and can be remotely accessed.
This function is especially useful when you are not located in an area with Internet connectivity.
The PDU can monitor the accessibility of any device, such as third-party control systems, televisions, power distribution
units (PDUs), or routers.
The default ping settings may not be suitable for monitoring devices that require high connection reliability so it is strongly
recommended that you should adjust the ping settings for optimal results.
Tip: To make the PDU automatically log, send notifications or perform other actions for any component monitoring events,
you can create event rules. See Event Rules and Actions (on page 119). An example is available in Example: Ping
Monitoring and SNMP Notifications (on page 161).
To add IT equipment for ping monitoring:
1.
Choose Device Settings > Component Reachability.
2.
Click
.
3.
By default, the "Enable ping monitoring for this component" checkbox is selected. If not, select it to enable this feature.
4.
Configure the following.
Field
Description
IP address/hostname
IP address or host name of the IT equipment which you want to monitor.
Enable ping monitoring for this
component
Select the checkbox to enable ping monitoring.
Number of successful pings to enable
feature
The number of successful pings required to declare that the monitored
equipment is "Reachable." Valid range is 0 to 200.
Wait time after successful ping
The wait time before sending the next ping if the previous ping was successfully
responded. Valid range is 5 to 600 (seconds).
