A Profile is a collection of "Alerts" that act on behalf of a set of Monitors. They determine what Monitors specific administrators or departments watch, as well as how and when they are alerted. Note, "Recovery Scripts" are also Alerts.
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When a Monitor determines that a server is not responding correctly:
- Each Profile is scanned to see if the Monitor applies to it.
- If so, scheduling is checked for each configured Alert.
- If the Alert is scheduled, it is executed.
Points regarding Profiles:
- Any number of Profiles may be created within ipMonitor.
- Each Profile can act on behalf of a single Monitor, many Monitors or Groups of Monitors.
- Any number of Alerts can be created within each Profile.
- Each Alert is scheduled independently.
- Schedules are based on a weeklong calendar and Alert time periods can be configured on 15-minute boundaries.
The flexibility of Profiles allow configuration options such as:
- During work hours, notify administrators first then attempt to fix the problem via a recovery script.
- During non-work hours, attempt to fix the problem via recovery scripts then contact administrators if the recovery fails.
Data Displayed
| Display |
Comment |
| Profile Name: |
The name provided at the time that the Profile was created (typically a persons name). |
| Configured Alerts: |
A check mark indicates that an alert of that type exists within the Profile. |
| Green Check Marks |
A green check mark indicates that all Alerts configured for the Profile (within that Alert category) are active. |
| Gray Check Marks |
Gray check marks denote that one or more Alert(s), within that Alert category are disabled. |
Profile Functions: - The following Profile Functions are used to create and manage Profiles.
| Button |
Comment |
| Add Profile |
To create a new profile select "Add Profile" from the ipMonitor button bar. |
| Edit Profile |
To change an existing Profile select "Edit" adjacent to the Profile name. |
| Delete Profile |
To permanently remove a Profile select "Delete" adjacent to the Profile name. You will be required to confirm, "Yes or No? Are you sure you want to Delete the following profile? ". |
| Check Marks |
To Jump directly to the Alert configuration interface, click a check mark adjacent to the Profile Name. |
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