Configuring the RPING monitor service tests

Use the RPING monitor configuration parameters to define service tests.

When you configure the monitor, default values are shown for the timeout and poll interval parameters. These defaults are 30 and 300 seconds respectively. Other defaults listed in the table are not shown during configuration but are applied when the configuration details are saved if no value has been specified.

Table 1. RPING monitor configuration
Field	Description
server	The name or IP address of the router.
routertype	The type of router: `CISCO` `Juniper` `RFC2925`
host	The name or IP address of the server you want the router to ping.
communitystring	Specifies the SNMP community string used when communicating with the router.
description	A text field for providing descriptive information about the element.
Active	Selects whether or not the profile element should be activated once it is created.
vpn	The optional name of a VPN to use for sending pings. The router uses the VPN specified instead of the default route configured.
version	The SNMP version to use: `1` - SNMPv1 `2` - SNMPv2c `3` - SNMPv3 Default: `1`
numberofpings	The number of pings to send. Default: `5`
packetsize	The size of the packets to send, in bytes. Default: `64`
packettimeout	The time to wait between pings in seconds. Default: `500`
securityname†	The username for the SNMP session.
authenticationphrase†	The authentication password for the user.
privacyphrase†	The privacy password for the user.
authenticationprotocol†	The protocol to use when authenticating the user: `MD5` `SHA1` Default: `MD5`
privacyprotocol†	The protocol to use for encrypting the session. Default: `DES`
timeout	The time, in seconds, between each poll. Default: `10`
retries	The number of times the monitor should retry to contact the server before quitting. Default: `0`
poll	The time to wait between pings in seconds. Default: `300`
failureretests	The number of times to retest before indicating a failure. Default: `0`
retestinterval	The time, in seconds, to wait between each failure retest. Default: `10`
† Applicable only to SNMPv3.