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Good afternoon,

I'm creating the new PRTG server for my company and I've got a litlle problem about how to organize my sensors.

First of all I've to define two different kind of sensors: VIP and normal. Normal sensors follow a schedule that let them run only from 8am to 8pm; VIP sensors run 24h;

Another important thing is that I need to see all the VIP sensors in a map, using a sunburst or a treemap object.

My current structure is: Remote_Probe1 > Server1 >>> Server1_Sensor1 (with normal schedule) >>> Server1_Sensor2 (with normal schedule) >>> Server1_Sensor3 (with VIP schedule) >>> Server1_Sensor4 (with normal schedule)

Remote_Probe2 > Server2 >>> Server1_Sensor1 (with normal schedule) >>> Server1_Sensor2 (with VIP schedule)

How can I show all the VIP scheduled sensors in a single Sunburst/Treemap object? I see that I can add tags, but I can't use them to filter the sensors shown in the sunburst/treemap, is there a way to achieve this?

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Created on May 17, 2018 1:22:37 PM



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Hello Andrea,

I think the best solution is to work with a library (https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/libraries). In a library, you can add nodes where you can filter with a tag or a priority.

I hope this fits your requirements.

Kind regards,
Birk Guttmann, Tech Support Team

Created on May 18, 2018 12:39:56 PM by Birk Guttmann [Paessler Support]



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Libraries can help me grouping sensors but how can I choose a library as source for an object in a map?

Created on May 21, 2018 1:28:09 PM



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Andrea,

We have another KB that talks about this.

https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/39883-libraries-in-maps

Created on May 21, 2018 1:35:30 PM by Benjamin Day [Paessler Support] (1,441) ●2 ●1



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I tried use that script but the object doesn't appear (I mean that in the right part of the Map Designer under the "Custom Object" section there'snt the object), why?

I see that since 2012 customer ask for this feature, I really hope that Paessler listen to use and allow us to use Library as source for object in map ...

Created on May 23, 2018 10:01:13 AM



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Andrea,

Can you open a support ticket, and send me the map object htm file you created?

Created on May 23, 2018 11:42:46 AM by Benjamin Day [Paessler Support] (1,441) ●2 ●1



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I tried this: https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/59942-how-can-i-use-a-status-icon-of-a-device-in-maps-which-only-considers-specific-sensors

and now it works.

The bad thing is that I see only the node, and not the child of it, is it possibile to show the childs of the node?

Created on May 23, 2018 12:08:13 PM



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Only when the child objects of the node are devices or groups.

Created on May 23, 2018 12:56:57 PM by Benjamin Day [Paessler Support] (1,441) ●2 ●1




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