Setting Thresholds

To set a threshold

  1. Select a node, cluster, or group in the main window's node area.
  2. Click on the Threshold buttonin the work area.
  3. Select a metric category.
  4. Select the specific metrics for monitoring from the list.
  5. Set the value of the threshold.
  6. Set the rearm point. The rearm point occurs when the metric drops a specified amount below the threshold. If it recrosses the threshold after rearming, another alert will be sent.
These are the metric categories displayed in the threshold work area:

CPU

System

Processes

Buffer Cache

Network

File System

Memory

Selecting the More button for a specific metric opens another dialog box for advanced settings (notification methods and additional information.


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