Information that applies to all sensors

bello network monitoring offers a wide range of sensor types to monitor many different aspects of a network device. When creating and editing sensors there are special parameters for each sensor type and there are also some parameters that are available for all sensors.

The following parameters are common to all sensors:

·      Associated Server—use the drop-down menu to select a server to which to attach this sensor

·      Name—enter a descriptive name for the sensor

·      Comments—enter a description for the sensor (i.e., what it does or when it will check)

·      Status—use the drop-down menu to set the status of the sensor. Options include

·      Active

·      Paused (disables monitoring for a sensor)

·      Schedule – allows you to select a schedule defined under My Account (See Managing Schedules). From the drop-down menu you can select from the defined schedules.

·      Interval—use the drop-down menu to select an available interval.

·      Notifications (see Managing Notifications for details)

·      On Error—use the drop-down to select if this level of notification is on and what bello network monitoring should do

·      On Warning—use the drop-down to select if this level of notification is on and what bello network monitoring should do

·      On OK—use the drop-down to select if this level of notification is on and what bello network monitoring should do

·      On Escalation—use the drop-down to select if this level of notification is on and what bello network monitoring should do

Most sensors also have one or more of the following common parameters:

·      Timeout—specify a time (in seconds) when the sensor should stop trying to accomplish its objective and send a failure notification

·      Warning level—specify a time (in seconds) when the response time of the sensor should generate a warning notification. If you have the On Warning Notification set to active, this will determine when the notification is sent.

Please check the following sections for details on the technology of the various sensor types and for details on the individual parameters.