Scheduler

Energy Monitor offers the capacity to periodically do various tasks automatically.

Note:

  • field ”Name” under ”Schedule” refers to the name of the task.

  • In task 2, “_name” is automatically added in the list, it’s the hosts’s ”hostname”, as configured in the host configuration menu.


  1. Enter “Manage” -> “Scan Schedule”

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Scheduler offers 4 types of tasks:

1. Autodiscover IP address

Energy Monitor can be set up to periodically scan the network for changes. If it finds a new host, it can automatically be assigned a bucket, which is a set of metrics/services that can be instantly assigned to a host. You can also specify an IP range and a domain to be searched.

Note:

  • in regards to field “Top Domainname” please input only your domain name.

  • Normally, the scan will return the host like: test_host.emca.pl

  • By inputting domain name, ie: emca.pl, the host will be added without domain name in the ”hostname” field in the host configuration menu.

  • Energy Monitor doesn’t need the domain name in the ”hostname” field to function properly.


2. SNMP


  • Can be used to update network interface names on networking devices, routers, switches and the like.

  • Task reads from the original device, ie. a router, the label of the interface, then checks if that interface in Energy Monitor is labeled.

  • If not, label will be added. If a label does exist but differs from the original one, it will be changed.

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3. Host Update


  • This task updates host’s services by buckets. A bucket is essentially a group of services/metrics bundled together that can be preconfigured and added in bulk to hosts.

  • You can speficy a bucket and a host range and all hosts in this range, will be assigned metrics/services from that bucket.

  • Shall a bucket be modified, the next occurence of this task will update the host with the new changes, as well.

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4. Windows Disk Label Update:


  • This task is very similar in nature to #2. It populates disk labels on Windows hosts by renaming them.

  • Like #2, it reads from the source, the original host. So if a disk label will change there, that disk label in Energy Monitor wil also change.

  • If a label is missing all together, it will be created. If it exists, it will be changed.

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