This monitor requires that a character generator service be installed on the other server. A failure will occur if the transaction between the two computers drops below a specified rate.

Note: We recommend that this monitor be used for networks where all servers are impervious to denial of service attacks or networks that are secured with a firewall.

This Monitor:

• Considers the specified resource unavailable after a specified number of seconds.
• Persistently tests the resource at specified intervals.
• Disallows testing during a maintenance period.
• Waits for a specified number of failures to occur before starting alerts.
• Switches testing intervals, from "responding correctly" to "not responding correctly". Configurable intervals allow you to test more or less aggressively in the event of failure.
• Stops alerting after a specified number of alerts.
• Has a placeholder for a WinNT Service Name or any other information required by a recovery script.