To display the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window, from the Local System Viewer window, choose Tools and then Conditions Settings for System Monitoring. If you are logged on as a non-Administrator user, you cannot choose the Tools or Conditions Settings for System Monitoring menu.

Reference note

You can also display the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window from the menu that is displayed by right-clicking the System Monitoring icon. For details about the System Monitoring icon, see 11.8.3 Using the System Monitoring icon.

The following figure shows the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window.

Figure 11-26 Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window

By selecting the check boxes inside this window, you specify monitoring conditions for each monitoring item. The following two items are displayed in the monitoring item field:

• Hard disk space usage (monitored for each logical drive)
• Virtual memory capacity

If you select the Monitoring check boxes for these items, these items become system monitoring targets. Additionally, if you specify an alert message reporting method (Display alert messages, Acquire alert history items, or Report alerts to the higher system) for the items for which the Monitoring check boxes are selected, you can report alerts using the selected method.

Double-clicking a monitoring item name opens the Properties dialog box for that item. You can also specify monitoring conditions in this dialog box. Furthermore, in the Properties dialog box, you can specify detailed settings, such as monitoring intervals and threshold values. For details about the settings in the Properties dialog box, see (3) Settings in the Properties dialog box.

After you have specified monitoring conditions in the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window, choose Edit and then Update Settings to update the settings.

Each of the monitoring conditions is explained as follows.

Monitoring conditions that can be specified for each monitoring item are explained as follows. The names shown here are those that are used in the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window. The names of some of the monitoring conditions are different in the Properties dialog box. For details about the names in the Properties dialog box and how to set them, see (3) Settings in the Properties dialog box.

Monitoring

This check box specifies whether to monitor the item. In the default setting, it is selected. An item for which Monitoring is specified is displayed in black letters on the System Conditions page of Local System Viewer and its status is updated every 30 minutes.

Choosing Monitoring selects the check boxes for other monitoring conditions, which you can then specify.

This setting becomes valid when the Monitor the system check box is selected on the System Monitoring page of the setup.

Report critical events

Issues an alert when the monitoring item reaches a critical state. In the default setting, this check box is selected. When you select this check box, you can set a critical threshold.

This check box becomes selected when one of the alert processing options (Display alert messages, Acquire alert history items, and Report alerts to the higher system) is selected.

Report warning events

Issues an alert when the monitoring item approaches a critical state. In the default setting, this check box is selected. When it is selected, you can specify a warning threshold.

This check box becomes selected when one of the alert processing options (Display alert messages, Acquire alert history items, and Report alerts to the higher system) is selected.

Report normal events

Issues an alert when the monitoring item returns to its normal state after having reached a critical or warning state. In the default setting, this check box is selected.

This check box becomes selected when one of the alert processing options (Display alert messages, Acquire alert history items, and Report alerts to the higher system) is selected.

Display alert messages

Issues an alert by displaying a pop-up message when an error is detected in the monitoring item. In the default setting, this check box is selected.

This setting becomes valid when Display alert messages is selected on the System Monitoring page of the setup. For details about issuing an alert by displaying a pop-up message, see 11.8.4(3) Reporting an alert by displaying a pop-up message.

Acquire alert history items

Displays an alert message in the history when an error is detected in the monitoring item. In the default setting, this check box is selected.

You can check the displayed alert messages on the Alert History page of Local System Viewer. For details about how to display alert history, see 11.8.4(2) Displaying alert messages on the Alert History page of Local System Viewer.

Report alerts to the higher system

Reports the alert issued when an error is detected in the monitoring item to the higher system. In the default setting, this check box is selected.

At the higher system, it is possible to check the alert messages, by means of CSV file, Windows NT Event Viewer, or JP1/IM - View's Event Console window.

This setting becomes valid when Report alerts to the higher system is selected on the System Monitoring page of the setup. For details about reporting alerts to a higher system, see 11.8.4(4) Reporting an alert to a higher system.

Monitoring interval

Displays the interval at which to monitor the target. A value between 1 and 10 hours may be specified for the interval. The default setting is 1 hour.

To set a monitoring interval, double-click the target monitoring item name and specify a value in the Properties dialog box that appears. In the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window, you can only browse the current value.

Critical threshold

Displays the threshold for issuing a critical event alert. When the usage level exceeds the value specified here, a critical event alert is issued. The default setting is 95%.

To set a critical threshold, double-click the target monitoring item name and specify a value in the Properties dialog box that appears. In the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window, you can only browse the current value.

Warning threshold

Displays the threshold for issuing a warning event alert. When the usage level exceeds the value specified here, a warning event alert is issued. The default setting is 90%.

To set a warning threshold, double-click the target monitoring item name and specify a value in the Properties dialog box that appears. In the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window, you can only browse the current value.

Double-clicking a monitoring item name in the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window opens the Properties dialog box for that item. The figure below shows the Properties dialog box. This example shows the Properties dialog box for hard disk space usage.

Figure 11-27 Properties dialog box

In the Properties dialog box, you can specify monitoring conditions as in the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window. You can also specify more detailed monitoring conditions, such as thresholds. The monitoring conditions in the Properties dialog box and how to specify them are explained as follows.

(a) Monitoring conditions in the Properties dialog box

Although the monitoring conditions that you can specify or browse in the Properties dialog box and the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window are the same, some of them are expressed differently. Furthermore, you can change the monitoring interval and thresholds only in the Properties dialog box. The following table shows the correspondence in monitoring condition names between the Properties dialog box and the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window.

Table 11-2 Correspondence in monitoring condition names

Monitoring condition names in the Properties dialog		Monitoring condition names in the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window
Monitor this item		Monitoring
Monitoring interval#		Monitoring interval#
Alert settings	Acquire alert history items	Acquire alert history items
	Display alert messages	Display alert messages
	Report alerts to the higher system	Report alerts to the higher system
Alert monitoring events	Normal event	Report normal events
	Warning event	Report warning events
	(Warning event) Threshold#	Warning threshold#
	Critical event	Report critical events
	(Critical event) Threshold#	Critical threshold#

#: These items can be specified only in the Properties dialog box. In the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window, you can only check the setting values.

(b) Setting monitoring conditions in the Properties dialog box

To specify monitoring intervals and event thresholds in the Properties dialog box, use the slide bar or directly enter values. If you directly enter values, press Enter or Tab to apply the input value to the slide bar. The specified value takes effect as a system monitoring condition when you choose OK or Apply. To return the value to the default setting, choose Initialize.

The monitoring conditions you have specified can be saved in a file. You can also load system monitoring conditions from a saved file. How to save and load system monitoring conditions is explained as follows:

• Saving system monitoring conditions
  In the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window, choose File and then Save Settings.
  In the dialog box that appears, specify a file path to save the monitoring conditions. The default file name is ALERTDB. You can change the file name, but do not add any extension.
  
• Loading system monitoring conditions
  In the Conditions Settings for System Monitoring window, choose File and then Read Settings.
  In the dialog box that appears, select the file to be loaded.