Monitor DNS Server

Control Panel support remote monitoring of Windows based servers. To add a new monitor navigate to the following path:

Navigation: Home » Network Eye » Server Monitoring

Click Add New Monitor button. Select the server where you want to setup monitoring from Select server list and follow these instructions:

Setting up Monitoring parameters:

Select DNS Monitor from Select monitor list.
Enter the DNS port number where DNS service is running. Default is port 53 (UDP).
Click on Next button.

Setting up Monitoring actions:

Enter the interval at which Control Panel should check monitored item in Check after each box.
Actions Triggered on Monitoring Alert (DOWN): Select here the actions you want the system to take when an alert is raised. Select from following options:

Send Email: When selected, this option will send email alerts on the configured email address.
Reboot server: This option will reboot the server when alert is raised.
Start or stop service: Selecting this option gives list of Windows services available on the target machine. You can select a service from the list to restart whenever the alert is raised.

Select desired option and using the right-arrow button move it to the interval list on left side.
Actions Triggered on Monitoring Alert (DOWN): Select here the actions you want the system to take when an alert is removed (when monitored item is back to OK state). Same options are available here as with Actions Triggered on Monitoring Alert (DOWN) option.

Click on Finish button when you are done.

Note: Newly create monitor takes at least 5 minutes to show up in the Server Monitors list.