Configuring Network Monitor Policies

To add a new Network Monitor policy

1. Navigate to NETWORK | System > Network Monitor.

2. Click +Add. The Add New Network Monitor Policy dialog displays.

   

3. Enter a meaningful name in the Name field.
4. Select an address object from Probe Target.

5. From Probe Type, select:

   • Ping (ICMP) - Explicit Route (default); go to Step 7.
   • TCP - Explicit Route; the Port field and other options become available.
6. Enter the port number of the explicit route in the Port field.

7. Enter the interval between probes in the Probe hosts every … seconds field. The minimum is 1 second, the maximum is 3600 seconds, and the default is 3 seconds.

   The probe interval must be greater than the reply timeout.

8. Enter the maximum delay for a response in the Reply time out … seconds field. The minimum is 1 second, the maximum is 60 seconds, and the default is 1 second.
9. Enter the maximum number of missed intervals before the performance probe is set to the DOWN state in the Probe state is set to DOWN after … missed intervals field. The minimum number is 1, the maximum is 100, and the default is 3.
10. Enter the maximum number of successful intervals before the performance probe is set to the UP state in the Probe state is set to UP after … successful intervals field. The minimum number is 1, the maximum is 100, and the default is 1.
11. If you selected TCP - Explicit Route for Probe Type, the RST Response Counts As Miss option becomes available. Select the option to count RST responses as missed intervals. This option is not selected by default.
12. Enable or disable if you would like to force a response from all hosts with the All Host Must Respond option.
13. Enable or Disable RST Response Counts As Miss (for Probe Types of TCP – Explicit Route), whether RST responses count as misses.
14. Optionally, enter a comment in the Comment field.
15. Click ADD.

16. Repeat Step 3 through Step 14 to add more probes.

17. Click Close.