Modify a template metric

Select “Enterprise -> Monitoring -> Monitoring Templates

 

Select the template to be modified and then select “Edit”

 

Select the “Metric Thresholds” tab.

 

 

Find the metric to be modified.

Select the ‘3 pencils’ at the end of the line to edit the metric.

 

Select “Edit”

 

To disable the metric completely set all thresholds to blanks.

 

Here we have modified the number of occurrences to 5.

Select “Continue”

 

Select “Continue”

 

Select “Ok”

Apply a modified template

Please remember that where metrics have been modified for an individual target applying the template may overwrite those settings.

Select “Enterprise -> Monitoring -> Monitoring Templates

 

Select the template and then select “Apply…”

 

Ensure the radio button for “Template will only override metrics that are common to both template and target”

Select “Add”

 

Select the relevant targets and then select “Select”

 

Select “Ok”

 

Success screen.

 

Modifying Target specific metrics

Select a target, in this case will use the host BTEMON1P as an example and modify the disk space metric such that the D drive can be 95% full before any warnings are issued.

 

 

 

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Select Host -> Monitoring -> Metric and Collection Settings

 

 

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Select a metric, e.g. “Filesystems -> Filesystem Space Available(%)

Select the Pencil icon at the end of the line.

 

 

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Select “Add”

Select the ‘search’ symbol on the line that has just been added and select the D drive.

 

 

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Select “Select”

 

 

 

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Remove the “\” after the drive letter (looks like a bug with windows setup).

Set the new metric thresholds for Warning and Critical, e.g. 5% and 4% free.

Select “Continue”

 

The modified metric is now visible.

Select “Ok” to apply the changes.