3.5.1 Matrix Server Administration Guide

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Servers for Device Monitors

The Servers tab allows you to select the servers on which the device

monitor will be configured. You can also set some options related to the

monitor probe operation and failover.

Probe Type. The servers on which the monitor probe will occur. Select

Single-Probe to conduct the probe only on the server where the monitor is

active. Select Multi-Probe to conduct the probe on all servers configured

for the monitor.

Activity Type. Where the monitor can be active. The options are:

• Single-Active. The monitor is active on only one of the selected

servers. Upon server failure, the monitor will fail over to an active

server unless all associated service and device monitors are down.

(“Associated” service and device monitors are those monitors that are

associated with the same virtual host as this device monitor.)

• Single-Always-Active. The monitor is active on only one of the

selected servers. Upon server failure, the monitor will fail over to an

active server even if all associated service and device monitors are