Example Job: Monitor Server Uptime (view all examples)

This job is triggered by the Ping Trigger whenever a specific server fails to respond to a ping request (meaning that the server is down).

The event gets recorded into a text log file and the administrator is notified by email.

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(The example job is the XML file included in the zip file.
To import a job and run it in WinAutomation you must choose File -> Import Job
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monitor server uptime example

Variables used in this example:

monitor server uptime variables

Setup of the Ping Trigger:

Add a Ping Trigger for the job:

monitor server uptime add new ping trigger

Configure trigger properties:

monitor server uptime configure ping trigger

Triggers list for job:

monitor server uptime trigger list for job

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