To Create Custom Monitors --------------------------------------------------
Other than the
available pre-defined monitors, OpManager Distributed Edition provides you the option to
create Custom Monitors provided the performance metric of the device
that has to be monitored has a system OID and returns a numeric output
when queried.
To add a custom monitor for a resource of a particular device type,
the device template must be modified. The new monitor should be
defined in the device template so that the monitor is associated
for all devices of that type. Follow the steps to create custom monitors.
1. From the Admin tab, select Device Templates
2. Select the template in which you want to add a new monitor. Eg: Windows XP.
Click the letter W to displays templates
starting with this letter
3. From here, clickWindows XP. Scroll down the template and clickAdd Monitors
under Monitors column
4. Click the New Monitor link in this
page
5. Click theSelectbutton in the Add
a new monitor pageto browse and select the OID for
which you want add a monitor. The MibBrowser is shown. Load the
required MIB and select the OID. Eg: hrStorageSize from HostResource
MIB. Click OK after selecting this OID.
6. Configure all the other properties of the monitor like the name,
displayname, units etc. Click OK. The
new custom monitor is listed under Monitors column in the template.
Click Apply
7. The devices are listed prompting you to select the devices for
which you want the monitor to be associated. Check the list of devices
and click Apply
8. The modified template is applied to all devices of type Windows XP.
Go to the snapshot page of any of the Windows XPdevices. You will find
the new custom monitor in the list of associated performance monitors.
