Sensors > Network/Internet Sensors

The Ping-Sensor allows you to perform frequent echo pings.

Sensor Tasks

Test Sensor	Tests the current sensor settings.
Get Help	Opens the ServerSentinel online help for the current sensor.

Basic Settings

Name

The name of the sensor (max. 100 characters). Choose a meaningful name to clearly identify the sensor.

Sensor is Active

Toggles the sensor ON/OFF.

Check Interval

The interval or times at which which the sensor should perform its checks.

Simple	The sensor performs its checks every x time units, e.g. every 10 minutes.
Daily	The sensor performs its checks daily at one or more (max. 4) fixed times, e.g. daily at 0 and 12 o'clock.
Weekly	The sensor performs its checks at certain days of the weeks at one or more (max. 4) fixed times, e.g. monday to friday at 12 o'clock.
Monthly	The sensor performs its checks at certain days of the month at one or more (max. 4) fixed times, e.g. every 1st of the month at 12 o'clock.

Only check if this Sensor didn't fail

This sensor will only be checked, if the sensor in the drop down list didn't fail.

Further Information

Comment

Short additional information to the sensor (max. 255 characters).

Ping Options

Host	The IP address or DNS name of the target host (max. 1004 characters).
Number of Pings	How many pings to send.
Time between probing	Time interval between each burst of pings.

Meta Data Values

Data Value	Data Type	Description
Checktime	Date	The time the dataset has been created.
Exception Message	String	The message of the error if any occurred.
Response Time	Integer	The response time needed to perform the check.
Status	String	A status string that may contain arbitrary information that was collected by the sensor (max. 255 characters). Per default this value is empty.
Status Flag	Enum	The status of the sensor after the check has been performed.

Data Values

Data Value	Data Type	Description
Average Time	Integer	The average time of the sample taken.
Maximum Time	Integer	The maximum time needed to receive an echo answer packet in the sample.
Minimum Time	Integer	The minimum time needed to receive an echo answer packet in the sample.
No. of Answer Packages	Integer	The number of answer packages received.
No. of Lost Packages	Integer	The number of lost packages.
No. of Total Packages	Integer	The total number of packages sent.
Percentage Lost Packages	Double	The percentage of lost packages.
Standard Deviation	Integer	The standard deviation of the sample taken.

Ping Sensor