Extended Monitoring Guide

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3. Enable Monitoring

  1. Navigate to the device in the Zenoss Web interface.

  2. Click the page menu, and then select MoreTemplates.

  3. Select Add Template from the page menu.

  4. Enter an identifier for the template (such as ZenMailTx), and then click OK to create the template.

  5. Click the newly created ZenMailTx template.

  6. Select Add Datasource from the Data Sources table menu.

  7. Enter a name for the data source (MailTx), select MAILTX as the type, and then click OK.

  8. Change options as needed.

    Table 31.2. Mail Transactions Basic Data Source Options

    OptionDescription

    To Address

    The e-mail address that will appear in the From: field in the generated e-mail.

    From Address

    The e-mail address where the generated e-mail should be sent.

    SMTP Host

    The e-mail server where the e-mail should be sent.

    POP Host

    The POP server from which the test e-mail will be received.


    Tip

    Any of the MAILTX fields can take TAL expressions, including the password fields.

  9. Click Save to save your changes.

  10. Navigate to the Perf tab and you should see some place holders for graphs. After approximately 15 minutes you should see the graphs begin populating with information.