Contents
- What This Package Includes
- The Ipswitch Products
- What is WhatsUp Gold?
- Mapping the Network
- Monitoring the Network
- Getting Information from the Network Map
- Getting Status for a Device
- Reporting
- What's New in Version 6.0?
- System Requirements
- Upgrading
- Installation
- Trying WhatsUp Gold on Your Network
- Creating a New Network Map
- Adding a File Server
- Initiating Monitoring
- Running WhatsUp Gold as an NT Service
- Setting Up to Run as an NT Service
- Starting and Stopping the NT Service
- Creating a Network Map
- Discover and Map Network Devices
- Mapping a Hierarchical Network
- Using SmartScan
- Results of the SmartScan
- Mapping a Flat Network
- Results of the Scan
- Discover Devices from Network Neighborhood
- Loading a Hosts File
- Traceroute Mapping
- Manually Drawing a Map
- Reading a Network Map
- Tips for Making a Map Easier to Read
- Device Properties
- The Polling Method
- Defining General Properties
- Setting Up Monitoring
- Using the Right Mouse Menu
- Adding a Command to the Right Mouse Menu
- Program Variables
- Custom Device Types
- Creating a Custom Device Type
- Changing the Double-Click Action for a Custom Device
- Running a script or program for custom devices
- Using the Custom Device on a Map
- Scanning and Mapping a Custom Device
- Changing the Standard Device Icons
- Creating a Subnet
- Setting Map Polling Properties
- Setting the Map Display
- Setting Map Colors
- Editing a Network Map
- Getting In and Out of Edit Mode
- Draw Toolbar
- Keeping Tools Active
- Drawing
- Attached Lines
- Creating Text Captions
- Arranging the Toolbars
- Saving and Naming a Network Map
- Saving a Context
- Defining Notifications
- Defining Sound Notifications
- Defining WinPopup Notification
- Defining Pager Notifications
- Defining Beeper Notifications
- Defining E-mail Notifications
- Defining Group Notifications
- Notification Message Variables
- Testing the Notifications
- Defining Program Notifications
- Setting Up a Voice Modem
- Defining Voice Notifications
- To create a voice notification:
- Assigning Notifications to Devices
- Using the Alerts Icon
- Assigning a Notification
- Editing Notifications
- Monitoring Standard TCP/IP Services
- Monitoring Custom Services
- Defining a Custom TCP/IP Service
- Using Rules Expressions
- Rules Expressions Text and Quantifiers Tables
- Testing a Rules Expression
- Summary of Service Monitoring Requirements
- Custom Services API
- Opening Network Maps
- Starting and Stopping Polling
- To Initiate Automatic Polling
- To Stop Automatic Polling
- To Check a Device
- Reading the Network Map
- Receiving Alarms
- Receiving Notifications
- Acknowledging Alerts
- Using Quick Status (Status)
- Using the Status Window
- Viewing and Changing Dependencies
- Setting "Up" and "Down" Dependencies
- Viewing the Polling Statistics
- Viewing Active Notifications
- Using the Mini Status View
- WhatsUp Gold Syslog
- Logging and Reporting Events
- Types of Events Logged
- Changing How Events Are Logged
- Viewing the Event Log
- Creating an Event Report
- Debug Log Information
- Using the Command Line for Event Reports
- Basic Command Syntax
- Examples
- Return Codes
- Logging and Reporting Polling Statistics
- The Polling Statistics
- Changing Statistics Logging
- Creating Reports on Polling Statistics
- Exporting Raw Data
- Statistics Report Legend
- Using the Command Line for Statistics Reports
- Basic Command Syntax
- Examples
- Return Codes
- Creating Performance Graphs
- Graph Options
- Creating a Graph
- Using Search Expressions
- Sample Performance Graphs
- Viewing, Printing, and Exporting Performance Graphs
- Using the Command Line for Performance Graphs
- Basic Command Syntax
- Examples
- Sending Recurring Notifications
- Setting Up the WhatsUp Gold Web Server
- Customizing Your WhatsUp Gold Web Site
- Making Maps Available for Web Viewing
- Setting Web Server Access
- Default User Accounts for the Web Server
- Setting Up User Accounts for the Web Server
- Selecting Map Level Security Settings
- Setting Web Access by IP Address
- Logging On to the Web Server
- WhatsUp Gold Web Display
- WhatsUp Gold Web Functions
- SNMP Implementation in WhatsUp Gold
- SNMP Overview
- Management Information Base (MIB)
- Security
- SNMP Agent or Manager
- SNMP Operations
- SNMP Traps
- Setting Up the MIB Identifiers
- Viewing SNMP Objects
- Graphing SNMP Values
- Starting the SNMP Graphing Utility
- Adding, Editing, and Deleting SNMP Objects
- Viewing Item Values
- Editing Item Properties
- Deleting Items from the Graph
- Saving and Opening Graph Files
- Editing Graph Properties
- Receiving SNMP Traps
- Setting Up Notifications for Traps
- Viewing Trap Log Entries
- Monitoring SNMP Service
- Using Format, Copy, and Print Functions
- Printing Results
- Displaying Device Information (Info Tool)
- Checking a Web Address (HTML Tool)
- Synchronizing Time (Time Tool)
- Verifying Connectivity (Ping Tool)
- Tracing a Route (TraceRoute Tool)
- Finding Host and Name Server (Lookup Tool)
- Getting Information About Users (Finger Tool)
- Getting Owner Information (Whois Tool)
- Searching Directories (LDAP Tool)
- Viewing Quotations (Quote Tool)
- Scanning Your Network (Scan Tool)
- Viewing and Graphing SNMP Values (SNMP Tool)
- Displaying Network Information (WinNet Tool)
- Testing Data Speed (Throughput Tool)
- Viewing Local System Information