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22| Configuring GFI Network Server Monitor Manual
3.4.1 Configure general parameters
Screenshot 19 - Check properties dialog
To specify the general parameters of a monitor check (e.g., Check Name and Target Computer):
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. Specify the following parameters:
» Check details – The monitoring check name (e.g. „Fileserver Availability Check‟) and
relative function description (e.g. Ping the Fileserver to check if it is available).
» Target – The name or IP address of the target computer on which this check will run (e.g.
FILESERVER or 192.168.1.10).
» Scan Frequency – The time interval between consecutive executions of this monitoring
check (e.g. Specify a scan frequency of 10 minutes, if you want to run this check every 10
minutes).
» Error Threshold – The number of consecutive times that this check must fail before an
action is triggered (e.g. Specify an Error Threshold of 3, to allow a check to fail 3
consecutive times, before the check is classified as failed and alerts, etc. are triggered).
Check failures occurring within the specified error threshold limit are known as errors.
GFI Network Server Monitor only defines a check as failed when the number of errors
exceeds the error threshold. The error threshold is necessary to avoid continuous false
alarms, triggered by check timeouts, associated with slow network connections or
delays in connection in extremely busy targets (e.g. File servers and Mail servers)
during peak hours.