Monitoring Windows DHCP Server With OpMon

Available Services

• Counters
  • DHCP ServerAcks/sec
  • DHCP ServerActive Queue Length
  • DHCP ServerConflict Check Queue Length
  • DHCP ServerDeclines/sec
  • DHCP ServerDiscovers/sec
  • DHCP ServerDuplicates Dropped/sec
  • DHCP ServerInforms/sec
  • DHCP ServerMilliseconds per packet (Avg).
  • DHCP ServerNacks/sec
  • DHCP ServerOffers/sec
  • DHCP ServerPackets Expired/sec
  • DHCP ServerPackets Received/sec
  • DHCP ServerReleases/sec
  • DHCP ServerRequests/sec
• Ports
  • 67
  • 68
• Services
  • dhcpserver
• Events
  • Error. Event ID: 1004
  • Error. Event ID: 1008
  • Error. Event ID: 1018
  • Error. Event ID: 1063
  • Warning. Event ID: 1014
  • Warning. Event ID: 1020

Applying the Monitoring Model

On the hosts or services management area, click on “+” icon to add a new Host, like the image below:

In this area, select the Windows Model Category:

Then click on “Use This Model” on Windows DHCP Server:

This model could be applied on Windows host, or if you wish, you can add a new host just for this monitor. If you wish add a new host, click on: “Add a new host manually”:

In this area insert the relative information about the Host, in this case the Windows DHCP Server host in question and click in “Create a new host”:

In this area, with the host selected click in “Next”:

Then you will see an screen like below, where are informed the Windows DHCP Server information like IP:

To make the service definitions, just navigate through the services using the buttons “Next” and “Back”:

After concludes the definition of services, advance to the revision area of included services. Enjoy to observes which be possible expand the revision area of hosts and services, just click on “+” icon, like below:

As you can see, in this area it is possible to make changes if necessary. When the definitions are make, just click in “Finalize” to conclude the model application process.

Done! The elements are included with success.