This page last changed on Apr 18, 2010 by mmcgarry.

Editing Default Values for a Resource Type's Monitoring Metrics

Topics marked with * relate to HQ Enterprise-only features.

This screen allows users to specify which metrics Hyperic HQ should gather and at what time intervals for a selected resource type (platform, server, or platform service).

Feedback is welcome. Click Add Comment at the bottom of the page.

Tasks Available on This Screen

On this screen, users can do the following tasks:

To enable the collection of a metric:

  • Follow the directions below for changing a metric's collection interval.
    Collection of the metric is now enabled by default with the specified collection interval on every resource of this type.

To disable the collection of a metric:

  • Check the metric name at the left and click at screen bottom.

To change a metric's collection interval:

  1. Check the metric name at the left.
  2. In Collection Interval for Selected at screen bottom, type a time value and select a unit of time measure for the collection interval.
  3. Click .

To make a metric an indicator metric:

  • Check the metric name at the left and click to the right of Set Selected Metrics as Indicators at screen bottom.
    Changing Monitoring Values Overwrites Current Values
    When users select indicator metrics, they are redefining the set of such metrics, they are not adding on to the existing set of indicator metrics. Therefore any metric left unchecked when (next to Set Selected Metrics as Indicators) is clicked will be disabled as indicators. Changing the indicator set affects the default view of the resource.

    Also, note that changes to indicator metrics apply to existing resources but only for users that have not explicitly changed the default indicator page on the resources (of the specified type). If a user has changed the default indicator page for a resource, that will not be overwritten with changes made here.

    Collection Interval. Changing the collection interval will overwrite the current collection intervals of existing metrics.

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Navigating via the Masthead Menu

Main screens in Hyperic contain a masthead menu. Users can navigate to the following parts of HQ using this menu:

Dashboard Displays the Dashboard, the starting screen in HQ, which displays information about resource health, recent alerts, recently performed auto-discovery scan, and control actions
Resources Click the menu name to access either Browse (takes users to the Browse Resources screen, where they can locate and navigate through information about all managed resources), Currently Down (takes users to the Currently Down screen, where they can look at all managed resources that are unavailable), Nagios Availability (available only when Nagios is installed), or Recently Viewed (provides a drop-down list of resources that the user has recently viewed. Selecting one of those resources takes the user to the Current Health screen for the resource).
Analyze Click the menu name to access Reporting * (presents the Reporting screen, from which reports can be generated), Alert Center (presents the Alert Center, which displays a deployment wide alert summary), or Event Center (presents the Event Center, which displays a deployment-wide event summary).
Administration Takes users (with "Administer Hyperic HQ Server Configuration" permissions) to the Administration screen, where they can manage the system-wide settings
Search
The Search box in the upper right of the Masthead allows you to search for HQ resources of any type and HQ users.

Search results appear after four characters are entered in the text box. Results will include the first 10 platforms, servers, services, and groups whose name includes the search string.

Double-click a resource in the list to navigate to its Resource page.

The masthead also displays the two most recently triggered alerts. Users can click the alert's time to be taken to the alert detail.

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