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32| Configuring GFI Network Server Monitor Manual
E.g., If you access the Internet through a Proxy Server, an ICMP Ping dependency check can be
set to check the availability of the Proxy Server, before executing HTTP/HTTPS monitoring
checks. If the dependency check fails, the HTTP/HTTPS check will not be run but will be
classified as a „Failure by Dependee‟. For further information on check status classification,
please refer to the „Check State Indicators‟ section in the „Monitoring check status‟ chapter.
TIP: Use dependencies to avoid receiving a flood of alerts, when servers on which other
computers depend are down.
Screenshot 30 - Dependencies Setup Dialog
To setup Dependencies:
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 „Dependencies‟ Tab. If the „Inherit dependency checks from Parent folder’ option
is selected, unselect it and choose one of the following dependency conditions:
» Select the „Ensure all of the following checks succeed…..‟ option to denote that ALL
checks in the dependency list must be successful before this check is allowed to execute.
» Select the „Ensure one of the following checks succeeds…..‟ option, to denote that at
least one of the checks specified in the dependency list must be successful before this
check is allowed to execute.
3. Click on „Add‟. Then choose the checks to be included in the dependencies list and click on
„Select‟