Associating SVCMON Points with Timers

The advantage of using multiple timers is that not every SVCMON point needs to be updated at the same rate.

Examples

• The minimum update rate should be used to update monitor host server characteristics that are not often subject to change, such as service executable and operating system versions.
• A medium update rate should be used to monitor items that change daily, but not at a fast rate such as disk space and CPU utilization.
• A rapid (high) update rate should be used to items such as monitor site/service status.

If using Calculated Points, a point that monitors a rate of change in days would require a much slower update rate than one that monitors a rate of change in minutes.

To Add a SVCMON Point to a Timer

1. On the Timer Config view, select the desired point. If necessary, use the filter row at the top of the data grid to narrow the selection.
   • Click to select the desired column text box, then type the desired filter; or click … to view the Filter Column by Text dialog box.
   • For the Timer column, you can filter by configured timers.
   • The default filter for all columns is <all>.

2. Right-click the point (or Ctrl+Click to select multiple points), select Add to Timer, then select the appropriate timer from the list.

Add to Timer

3. The following status dialog box will appear and then the point will be moved under the selected timer group after you click Done.

Timer Change Status

To Remove a SVCMON Point to a Timer

1. On the Timer Config view, select the desired point(s). Filter the points if necessary.
2. Right-click the point (or Ctrl+Click to select multiple points), select Unassign Timer.
3. The point(s) will be moved to the No Assigned Timer group.