Add New Reference Variable

Use this dialog to add a reference variable for use in the Active Script Performance Monitor.

• Variable name. Enter a name for the variable. The name cannot contain spaces or special characters.

  Note: You cannot use the same variable name twice when creating an Active Script Performance Monitor. You can use a different variable name to call for the same reference variable, but it must use a different name.

• Description. Enter a description for the variable.
• Object type. Choose either SNMP or WMI.
• Timeout. If you chose SNMP, you will have the option to enter a value for the timeout, or the amount of seconds WhatsUp Gold will wait for a response to the poll.

  Important: The timeout specified here should not exceed the timeout for the entire monitor as a whole.

• Retries. If you chose SNMP, you will have the option to enter a value for the number of times WhatsUp Gold should attempt to retry the poll.
• Performance Counter. For SNMP, it is the OID of the object to poll. For WMI, this field and the instance field are read-only and will display the contents you have selected in the WMI Browser.
• Instance. The instance of the performance counter.