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Configuring Monitored Components
The following procedure shows how to configure components for monitoring.
Note:
In order to use the Object Status rule on any child component, the root component must also be selected for monitoring. If the root component is not selected, the selected child component will not have the Object Status rule. Without this rule, any online/offline alerts are not processed.
*To configure a monitored component
1. Display the list of monitored components (see Displaying a List of Monitored Components).
2. Do either of the following:
*Click the component type name. Names of component types for which assets have been discovered are blue and underlined.
*In the EDIT column, click Edit icon Edit for the associated component type.
The settings for the component are displayed on the Edit Component Type page.
Edit Component Type page
3. Changes the component type settings.
The following table describes the changes that you can make to the component type settings.
If you want to
Do this
Enable monitoring of the instances of this component type
In the Selected Components panel:
a. Click Enable Components. The Add Component Instances dialog displays.
b. To reduce the number of instances displayed, enter matching text in the Filter: field and click Go.
c. Select one or more instances from the list.
d. Click OK to add the selected instances to the Selected Components list.
Disable monitoring of the instances of this component type
In the Selected Components panel:
a. Select the component instance(s) you want to disable.
b. Click Disable Components.
Add KPIs to use for this component type
In the Selected KPIs panel:
a. Click Add KPIs.
b. To reduce the number of KPIs displayed, enter matching text in the Filter: field and click Go.
c. Select one or more KPIs from the list.
d. Click OK to add the selected KPIs to the Selected KPIs list.
Remove KPIs for this component type
In the Selected KPIs panel:
a. Select the KPI(s) you want to remove.
b. Click Delete.
Note:
The Object Status KPI is automatically selected for monitoring once a component type instance has been selected, and it cannot be removed.
4. Click Save to save changes, or click Cancel to close the Edit Component page without saving.