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Hello,

I created a custom SNMP sensor to monitor a process on a Linux machine. I have configured the Linux machine's SNMP service to change the SNMP value if the process is not running. I then use the PRTG to monitor this value. By default, when the value is 0 (zero) it means the process is running. When the value changes to 1 it means the service is has stopped.

The PRTG is picking up these value changes without a problem. But what I want to do is be able to change the status of the Senor and put it into Alarm if the value changes to a specific value.

I have looked at the Notifications, and the closest thing I can find is the "Log Event". I don't necessarily want to send out messages, but it would be nice if I can change the status of the sensor so that it shows up under the "Alarms" section of the PRTG Interface.

Is there a way to accomplish this using a custom SNMP?

alarm custom-sensor snmp

Created on Jan 30, 2012 2:33:34 PM



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Hello,

you can do this using the Error/Warning-Limits on the Channel-Tab of the Sensor. Simply set the Upper Error Limit to 0, then everything above will be considered as error.

best regards.

Created on Jan 30, 2012 5:04:51 PM by Torsten Lindner [Paessler Support]



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Hello,

thank you, I can't believe I missed this! I have adjusted the settings and they work perfectly!

Thank you,

Cheers

Created on Feb 2, 2012 10:56:24 PM




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