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Create a Process Group Monitor

Create a process group monitor that lets the agent define a group of processes and monitors that group for changes. If the process group changes, the agent sends a trap.

Follow these steps:

  1. Click the Resources tab, open the Configure pane, expand Monitoring Templates and appropriate subcategories.

    The Template List page appears.

  2. Select the template in the Template List.

    The Summary page for the template appears.

  3. Click the Monitors tab.

    The Summary page appears with a list of monitors managed by the policy.

  4. Click Process Group.

    The History Monitors page appears.

  5. Click + (New) on the Process Group Monitors toolbar.

    The Process Group Details: New dialog appears.

  6. Configure the following process settings:
    Index

    Defines the table index that you want to use.

    Platform

    Specifies the platform.

    Description

    Defines an optional description.

    Process Name

    Defines the process name. This is the regular expression (dependent from optional settings) to use for matching processes by name.

    Interval

    Defines the evaluation interval for the monitor in a multiple of 30 seconds.

    User Name

    Defines the user name to match in addition to any process name regular expression.

    Group Name

    Defines the group name to match in addition to any process name regular expression.

    Severity

    Specifies the significance of the monitor on a group change

    The Maintenance Window page lets you define the following settings:

    State

    Specifies if the monitor maintenance entry is active or inactive

    Start Time

    Defines the start time when the monitor is switched off and the maintenance window begins.

    Stop Time

    Defines the stop time when the monitor is switched on again and the maintenance window ends.

    The Optional Settings page lets you define the flags that can be used for the different monitor entries or history control entries.

  7. Click Save

    The Process Group Monitor settings are saved.

  8. Click Save Template.

    The Process Group Monitor is loaded to the Policy.