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GFI Network Server Monitor Configuring GFI Network Server Monitor • 33

Restart computers/services after an alert is triggered

Screenshot 29 - Services / Computer restart setup dialog

GFI Network Server Monitor can be set to remotely reboot a computer

or restart specific services whenever a monitoring check fails (e.g. if

you can’t reach an IIS web server in your LAN, you can restart the

W3SVC service). Configure this action as follows:

1. Right click on the check to be configured and select ‘Properties’. By

default the check properties dialog will open in the ‘General’ tab.

2. Click on the Actions Tab. If the ‘Inherit reboot computer/services

parameters from Parent folder’ option is selected, unselect it and click

on ‘Settings’ in the run external file area.

3. To reboot the computer being checked, select the ‘Reboot the

computer being checked’ option.

4. To reboot a specific computer:

(a) Select the ‘Reboot the following computer’ option.

(b) Specify the name or IP address of the computer which will

be rebooted (e.g. MAILSERVER).

5. To restart the service(s) on a computer:

(a) Select the ‘Restart the service(s) on the following computer’

option.

(b) Specify the name or IP address of the target computer on

which the service(s) will be restarted.

the service to be restarted and click on ‘Add’. Repeat this step

for every service which needs to be restarted.

6. Click on ‘Apply’ to accept the current configuration.