Procedure

Use the following procedure to monitor a list of systems:

1. On the Agent Initial Data Source page (Figure 178) or the Data Source Location page, click Network management data in the Monitoring Data Categories area.
   Figure 178. Adding Ping data

   
2. In the Data Sources area, click Ping.
3. Click Next.
4. In the Operating Systems area in the Ping Information window (Figure 179), select the operating systems.
   Figure 179. Ping Information window

   
5. Click Next.
6. Do one of the following steps:
   1. If you are using the New Agent wizard, click Next.

      --OR--

   2. Click Finish to save the data source and open the Agent Editor.
7. If you want to add attributes and supply the information for them, see Creating attributes for more information.

For more information about the attribute group for Ping, see (Ping attribute group).