Owner's Manual

744 Heartbeat Policies
Heartbeat Policy Editor
This editor lets you configure heartbeats.
Figure 29-2. Heartbeat Policy Editor
This screen has the following fields:
Heartbeat Policy Editor
- Name —A unique identifier for the heartbeat policy.
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Description —A text description for the heartbeat policy.
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Heartbeat interval —Select from 1 - 60 minutes with the pick list.
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Enable —Check to enable this heartbeat policy.
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Protocol —Select the protocol to use when checking device’s status with the radio buttons. Select
from among the available protocols:
ICMP, SNMP, or HTTP .
Trigger Heartbeat Failure Notification
The following parameters configure the kinds of notifications that can occur for this policy.
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Notify individual device heartbeat failure —Checking this sends a trap notifying users of an
individual device’s failure to respond to a heartbeat.
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Notify multiple devices heartbeat failure —Checking this sends a trap notifying users of the
listed group of devices’ failure to respond to a heartbeat.
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No. of failed cycles —The failure must exceed the configured threshold before the application
produces a notification.