PRTG Manual: Monitor Maintenance Policies
Maintenance policies allow you to pause all monitors on a particular device. Maintenance policies can be created for immediate suspension of a devices monitors, or on a recurring basis.
To create a maintenance policy select 'Maintenance Policy' in the left pane of the monitor section and press the '+' button in the lower left corner of the center pane. A maintenance policy editor will be presented.
To edit a maintenance policy select the policy in the list in the center pane and press the 'wrench' button. The editor will be presented.
To delete a maintenance policy select the policy in the list in the center pan and press the 'X' button. The policy will be deleted.
Configuring Maintenance Policies
Name
The name of the policy used to identify it within UVexplorer
Force Immediate Maintenance
This will pause all monitors on the devices associated with the policy immediately upon policy creation. The devices monitors will remain in maintenance mode until this setting is changed or the policy is deleted.
Use Start Stop Maintenance Window
This will create a time frame the monitors on the devices associated with the policy will be paused. The devices will stop being monitored when the window starts and resume monitoring when the window ends.
Use Recurring Maintenance Window
This allows you to create a maintenance window to pause the monitoring of a device on a scheduled basis.
Devices
Devics can be added to the policy using the device picker in the devices tab. Any devices added to the policy will not be monitored when the policy is in it's maintenance window. The monitors the devices participate in will still run for any devices not associated with an active maintenance policy.
