Extended Monitoring Guide
The LDAPServer template must be bound to the Device Class or Device you want to monitor.
Navigate to the device (or Device Class) that has an LDAP Server you want to monitor. (Add the device if necessary.)
If applying changes to a device, select → from the page menu.
If applying changes to a device class, click the zProperties tab.
Change the appropriate zProperties for your environment. Check with your LDAP administrator for more information.
Table 10.2. LDAPServer zProperties
zProperty Description zLDAPBaseDNThe Base Distinguished Name for your LDAP server. Typically this is the organization's domain name (for example,
dc=foobar,dc=com)zLDAPBindDNThe Distinguished Name to use for binding to the LDAP server, if authentication is required
zLDAPBindPasswordThe password to use for binding to the LDAP server, if authentication is required
Click Save to save your changes.
From the page menu, select → .
From the table menu, select to display the Bind Performance Templates dialog.
To add the LDAPServer template and retain other performance templates, hold down the control key while clicking on the LDAPServer entry.
Click .
The LDAPServer template should now be displayed under the Performance Templates for
Device.Click on the LDAPServer template and change options as needed. Click Save to save your changes.
Table 10.3. LDAPServer Basic Data Source Options
Option Description Port
The port to connect to LDAP server (default 389)
Base Distinguished Name
Defaults to
${here/zLDAPBaseDN}Bind Password
Defaults to
${here/zLDAPBindPassword}Use SSL
Use SSL for the connection
If your LDAP Servers require SSL or a custom port, then navigate to the LDAP Server template, choose the ldap data source, and then change the Use SSL and Port fields as needed.
Validate your configuration by running zencommand and observing that the check_ldap or check_ldaps command correctly connects to your LDAP server:
zencommand run -v10 -d yourdevicenamehere
Navigate to the Perf tab and you should see some placeholders for graphs. After approximately fifteen minutes you should see the graphs start to become populated with information.