7.5 Testing GroupWise Monitor

You can use GroupWise Monitor in various environments:

7.5.1 Monitor Agent Server Console on a Windows Server

To start the Monitor Agent on a Windows server and display the Monitor Agent server console, click Start > All Programs > GroupWise Monitor > GroupWise Monitor. The Monitor Agent server console appears.

Monitor Agent Server Console

At the Monitor Agent server console, you can perform many activities, for example:

  • Use items on the Configuration menu to configure the Monitor Agent as needed.

  • Use items on the View menu to choose how much and what kind of agent status information to display.

  • Create agent groups in order to monitor related agents together.

  • Use items on the Reports menu to check the status of links throughout your GroupWise system and to organize status information into a format that can be emailed or printed.

  • Use items on the Actions menu to control agent polling.

For more information about using the Monitor Agent server console, see Monitor in the GroupWise 2012 Administration Guide.

7.5.2 Monitor Web Consoles in Your Web Browser

Monitor has two different Web consoles. The Monitor Web console uses the capabilities of your Web server to provide access from outside your firewall. The Monitor Agent Web console is provided by the Monitor Agent itself and provides additional functionality beyond that which is available from outside your firewall.

Monitor Web Console

To display agent status information in your Web browser from outside your firewall, enter the Monitor Web console URL in your Web browser:

http://network_address/gwmon/gwmonitor

Replace network_address with the IP address or DNS hostname of the server where your Web server runs. The Monitor Web console appears.

Monitor Web Console

You can use this same URL to view the same agent status information in various browsers and mobile devices.

You can perform many of the same monitoring activities at the Monitor Web console as you can at the Monitor Agent server console. Refer to the online help in the Monitor Web console for additional information about each Monitor Web console page.

For more information about using the Monitor Web console, see Monitor in the GroupWise 2012 Administration Guide.

Monitor Agent Web Console

To display agent status information in your Web browser from inside your firewall, enter the Monitor Agent Web console URL in your Web browser:

http://network_address:8200
Monitor Agent Web Console

For instructions on protecting the Monitor Agent Web console with a password, see Configuring Authentication and Intruder Lockout for the Monitor Web Console in Monitor in the GroupWise 2012 Administration Guide.