This page last changed on Aug 21, 2007 by mbartelt.

Editing Default Values for a Resource Type's Monitoring Metrics

Available in HQ Open Source unless marked by * for HQ Enterprise only

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).

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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.

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 Takes users to the Dashboard, the starting screen in HQ, which displays information about resource health, recent alerts, recently performed auto-discovery scan, and control actions
Browse Resources Takes users to the screen where they can locate and navigate through information about all managed resources
Alert Center Takes users to the Alert Center, where they can look at all alerts triggered across the system
Report Center * Takes users to the Report Center, where they can generate all reports available in HQ.
Administration Takes users (with "Administer Hyperic HQ Server Configuration" permissions) to the Administration screen, where they can manage the system-wide settings
Recent Resources 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.
Help Opens screen-sensitive online help in a secondary window

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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Next Steps

TBD

Related Information
Return to Monitoring Defaults Configuration.

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