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WhatsUp Gold
Version 3.5 Release Notes
Ipswitch, Inc.
http://www.ipswitch.com
In This File
============
- Welcome
- Installation
- What's New in Version 3.5
- For More Information
- Documentation Notes
- Release Notes
WELCOME TO WHATSUP GOLD
-----------------------
Thank you for your interest in WhatsUp Gold.
WhatsUp Gold is a scalable, enterprise version of the original WhatsUp
that has been designed from the ground up for large, hierarchical
networks. With an all-new multithreaded architecture, WhatsUp Gold
easily monitors multiple maps and/or multiple subnets simultaneously.
By providing multiple monitoring views of the core network database,
WhatsUp Gold allows you to instantly view the critical network
information you need to determine the status of your network.
WhatsUp Gold monitors vital network elements and system services and
generates an alarm when there is a problem. It also facilitates remote
support and diagnosis by providing beeper, pager, e-mail, and voice
notification and allowing users to view the status of a network map
from a Web browser.
Designed for PCs operating with Windows 95 or Windows NT, WhatsUp Gold
can be installed wherever needed and does not require expensive,
dedicated hardware. It will run in the background on your PC. WhatsUp
Gold will work with any 32-bit TCP/IP stack, such as those bundled
with Windows NT and Windows 95 and you can configure WhatsUp Gold
and start monitoring your network without any special training.
INSTALLATION
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Unzip the download file into a temporary directory and execute INSTALL.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.5
-------------------------
Version 3.5 of WhatsUp Gold offers many new capabilities, including
the following:
o IPX monitoring. WhatsUp Gold can now monitor a network element that
uses Novell NetWare's IPX protocol. In addition, the Auto Load and
WinNet tools can detect an element that runs IPX, create an icon in
the map for it, and automatically begin monitoring the element.
o Full web administration. Remote web access to the WhatsUp Gold
system now offers nearly all of the WhatsUp Gold capabilities.
Users can log on to the web server, and depending on their assigned
access privileges, can view map and host status, logs, and configure
maps, hosts, reports, and users.
o Run WhatsUp Gold as an NT service. You can now run WhatsUp Gold as
an NT service and use the web interface to view maps and monitor
your network.
o New SNMP Graphing Utility. You can graph real-time SNMP data, such
as the packet input and output of a monitored router, to provide
additional monitoring and analysis of network performance.
o Notification of SNMP traps. In addition to reporting SNMP traps in
the logs, now WhatsUp Gold can send a notification message (via
pager, beeper, e-mail, voice) when a trap is received for a
network element.
o Network scanning improvements. WhatsUp Gold Version 3.5 vastly
speeds the process of network scanning and discovery. In addition,
version 3.5 can scan all IP ports on networked hosts, identifying
the services running on each port. Network administrators can now
easily determine which ports are active and make sure the correct
ports are being used by each service.
o Network statistics capture and reporting. Version 3.5 retains
monitored network performance statistics, such as response time,
total number of polls, total lost packets, and minimum and maximum
response time.
o SMS and NTT pager protocol support. Version 3.5 supports the SMS
and NTT protocols, so European and Japanese users can enjoy the
full benefits of WhatsUp Gold's powerful alphanumeric pager
notification options.
o New network tools for additional monitoring and for finding
information:
- Throughput tool lets you test data throughput on the connection
between your computer and a remote computer.
- LDAP directory tool lets you search directories that use the
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol for names and information.
- Quote tool lets you view quotations from a quote server.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
--------------------
For information on setting up and using WhatsUp Gold to map your
network, monitor it, and receive notification of hosts and services
that are down, refer to the following:
o Download the WhatsUp Gold User's Guide (.pdf file) from the Ipswitch
Web site: http://www.ipswitch.com
Note: You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the .pdf file.
You can also download the Acrobat Reader from our Web site.
o WhatsUp Gold help system -- provides how to, reference, and
context-sensitive help information.
o The WhatsUp Gold page on the Ipswitch Web site
DOCUMENTATION NOTES
-------------------
Note the following late updates and corrections that appear in the
help system but not in the user's guide.
o In Chapter 6, the section "Sending Network Status Reports" does not
have complete information on the Add/Edit WhatsUp Reports dialog
box. See the "Add Report" topic in help (click F1 in the dialog
box) for a description of the options.
o In Chapter 6, the section "Viewing Network Statistics" states that
the counter statistics are cleared for a network element when you
acknowledge an alarm. This is wrong. Polling statistics are logged
in the map_name.wui file. Each map has an associated .wui file. You
can clear the statistics by deleting this file, or by selecting
Reset Counters in the web interface.
0 In Chapter 7, in the section "Setting Up User Accounts for the Web
Server," Step 6 is wrong. When the option "Automatically save user
changes from the web interface" is selected, changes to the Web
Users options (the options for web user accounts) will be saved.
If you change a host name, add a host or anything else to a map,
you MUST go into MAP Settings and press SUBMIT with the "Write map
to disk" option enabled to save changes.
0 In Chapter 8, in the section "Setting Up Notifications for Traps,"
Step 6 refers to trap numbers that can be entered in the On SNMP
Trap option. You can enter a number for one of the six standard
traps (as identified in he Windows Registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Ipswitch\WhatsUp\SNMP\Traps
If you are unsure of a trap number, you can view the Activity
log (after enabling traps) to see what number is associated with
a particular trap.
Copyright Ipswitch Inc. 1998