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Network Monitor Tool 
Network Monitor utility of OpUtils software continuously monitors the response time and packet loss of multiple devices, and generates email alerts, based on the severity.
Click the Tools Home tab.
Choose Network Monitor available under the Network Monitoring category.
Click the Add Host link.
Enter the IP Address
or the Host Name to be monitored and click Add.
To add multiple IP Addresses or Host Names follow the same procedure.
The Host Data table gets updated
simultaneously. The Host Data table displays details of the Host such
as IP Address, DNS
Name, Status, Response
Time, Added Time, Last Update Time, Alias
Name, Sys Name, Sys Description, Sys Location, and the Community.
The three status displayed are 
Healthy,
Critical,
and 
Warning. You can select to choose the columns to
view. The value for the columns Alias Name, Sys Name, Sys Description,
Sys Location, and Community is based on the results obtained during the
IP Address Manager
scans.
Specify the monitoring interval by selecting the appropriate option from the Monitor every combo box.
To configure ICMP and SNMP properties click Settings located at the top right corner or click Admin -> Settings. For details read the Configuring ICMP and Configuring SNMP section.
Alerts are generated in the Network Monitor tool in the following cases:
When the response time exceeds a defined limit (Warning Alert)
When a device do not respond to a ping (Critical Alert).
When the device becomes normal (Healthy Alert).
Configuring Email Alerts
The Network Monitor tool can be configured to notify these alerts through email. Given below are the steps to configure:
Click the Configure Alert link available in the Network Monitor tool.
Select the Alert Rule tab.
Select the device for which you wish to configure alerts. To configure alerts for all the devices, select All from the list.
Specify the Alert Criteria. Alerts will be generated by the Network Monitor tool based on the defined criteria.
To be notified by email, select the Enable Email Alert check box and specify the recipient email addresses as comma separated. You can have different email recipients for different devices.
Click Save.
Note: To enable email notifications, you should configure the SMTP properties. Refer to Configuring SNMP Properties topic for details.
Configuring Sound Alerts
To configure Sound Alerts, follow the steps below:
Click the Configure Alert link available in the Network Monitor tool.
Select the Sound Alert tab.
Select the Enable Sound Alert check box and select the sound to be played for different severity levels. To play the selected sound, click the
icon.
Click Save.
Note: Sound alerts work only with Internet Explorer browser and applies commonly to all devices added in the Network Monitor tool.
Modifying Email Templates
The Network Monitor tool allows you to modify the email contents that are sent on occurrence of an alert. You can choose to modify both the mail subject and the message to suit your need. To modify the email templates, follow the steps below:
Click the Configure Alert link available in the Network Monitor tool.
Select the Email Template tab.
Select the Alert severity.
Modify the Alert Subject and Contents as required. You can choose the message and subject variables to be include in the subject/message, which will be replaced with the appropriate value while sending the email.
To modify the templates for other severity levels, follow the same procedure.
Click Save to save the changes.
Note: The Email templates applies commonly to all devices added in the Network Monitor tool and are not device-specific.
Alert Cleanup Policy
Click the Configure Alert link available in the Network Monitor tool.
Select the Alert Cleanup tab
Specify the maximum number of Alerts to be stored in the database, the default being 2000.
Specify whether to save the deleted alerts in a csv file.
Click Save.
Note: The alert cleanup policy apply globally to all the devices added in the Network Monitor tool.
Alerts are generated whenever there is a change in severity for a particular device. While the top 20 Alerts are displayed at the bottom of the Host Data table, the complete alert history of the devices are stored in the database. To view the alert history of the Host click the IP Address link from the Host Data table.
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Note: Alerts, from the Network Monitor tool, will be deleted when you choose to delete the alerts from the Global Alerts view. |
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Related Tools: Ping, SNMP Ping, SNMP Graph |
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