How to configure default thresholds

In Observer Reporting Server, the default thresholds are pre-configured, so additional setup is rarely needed. If necessary, you can change them to better reflect your network conditions.

To change the default thresholds:

1.	Choose Options > Program Settings. The Observer Reporting Server Settings window appears.

2.	Click the Configure Default Thresholds button. The Threshold Configuration window appears.

3.	Expand a category and select a specific report element, then click Edit Threshold.

4.	Change the default thresholds for the selected report element.

5.	(Optional) If you want the new threshold to be default for all business groups, click Apply To All Business Groups.

Understanding thresholds

Thresholds are defined values that determine if a statistic is above, below, or within a nominal range on your network.

To calculate this, the difference between your current and past trending data is compared against the threshold value.

Thresholds are used when displaying colors in reports. Anything below the marginal threshold is green, anything between the marginal and critical threshold is yellow and anything above the critical threshold is red.