Monitor a Condition of Interest
Notify Someone about a Condition of Interest
Respond to a Condition of Interest
... All Automatically

Procedures to have PacketWise automatically monitor any of a large set of potential problems and then respond by notifying somebody or taking corrective actions

• Retransmissions rise to 30 percent of your network
• A single host monopolizes a substantial portion of your network
• You run out of room for additional partitions or traffic classes
• SAP's response time dips below promised service levels
• Too many users swamp a bandwidth-provisioning service, and there's no room for more

To avoid network surprises, PacketWise automatically monitors a wide variety of predefined conditions. You can also have PacketWise monitor your own custom conditions. PacketWise can notify somebody and/or take more proactive corrective actions in response to satisfied conditions. For background information, see Adaptive Response Overview.

To choose the appropriate recommendation for instructions, follow these guidelines:

1. Peruse the list of adaptive response agent templates to see if one of the templates matches the condition you want to monitor. If so, follow the instructions in Monitor and Respond to Conditions of Interest using Agent Templates.
   
   
2. If you didn't find a template that suits your needs, then you'll need to define a condition based on the value of a PacketWise measurement variable. Consult Monitor and Respond to My Own Custom Condition.
   
   
3. If you are working with an existing installation that already monitors conditions and notifies appropriately using the older user-events feature, you can continue to use the events. Consult Notify Someone of a Condition of Interest for instructions. Packeteer recommends new installations as well as new monitored conditions always use the adaptive response feature.