Extended Monitoring Guide

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3. Enable Monitoring

  1. Navigate to the device in the Zenoss interface.

  2. From the page menu, select MoreTemplates.

  3. From the table menu, select Bind Templates... to display the Bind Performance Templates dialog.

  4. To add the DigMonitor template and retain other performance templates, hold down the control key while clicking on the DigMonitor entry.

  5. Click OK.

    The DigMonitor template should now be displayed under the Performance Templates for Device.

  6. Select the DigMonitor template and change options as needed. Click Save to save your changes.

    Table 4.2. DigMonitor Data Source Options

    OptionDescription

    DNS Server

    the nameserver against which the dig command should be run

    Port

    The port on which the nameserver is listening. This is normally port 53.

    Record Name

    The name of the record you wish to look up

    Record Type

    The DNS record type (e.g. A, MX, CNAME).


  7. Navigate to the Perf tab. You should see some placeholders for graphs. After approximately fifteen minutes you should see the graphs start to become populated with information.