Network Management

Create a Custom bandwidth interface receive / transmit utilization alert in NPM

You have custom bandwidth setup on the interface and wanted to get get alerted certain utilization on specific Transmit / Receive numbers

First published date

11/29/2018 10:47 PM

Last published date

3/8/2022 5:25 PM

Overview

You have custom bandwidth setup on the interface and wanted to get alerted certain utilization on specific Transmit / Receive numbers

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Network Performance Monitor

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If you have NPM 12 or earlier installed, use this link Create an alert for Interface Utilization over 50%

Configure the Transmit and Received alert and set the value manually assuming that you have 95% utilization from your ISP provider.
 

 

You can go more specific:

 

Select > Interface > Current Traffic > Xmit bps Recv bps

Use the following variables under Alert Actions Email:

Alert Variables:

Node IP Address: ${Node.IP_Address}

Node Name: ${NodeName}

Interface Name: ${FullName}

Inbps (Receive) Traffic: ${Inbps as Bandwidth}

Outbps (xmit) Traffic: ${Outbps as Bandwidth}

In bps as Bytes: ${Inbps as Bytes}

Out bps  as Bytes: ${Outbps as Bytes}

In bps: ${Inbps}

Out bps: ${Outbps}



If you have NPM 12.2 or above installed please find the Options below 

Other options available based on Gbps utilizaiton