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# Ping Monitoring

Monitoring with ping checks allows you to verify the availability and response times of domains and network devices on which Pulsar cannot be installed. This is done using Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo requests ("pings") sent to the target system. One ping is performed per minute.

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**Please note**: To monitor network devices and domains via ping, you must [install the Watchdog component](/docs/manual/english/installation-and-configuration/installation-and-configuration/enginsight-components/watchdog.md#install-watchdog) in the subnet in which the respective device is located or through which the respective domain can be reached.
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<i class="fa-compass">:compass:</i> Navigate to **Observations** → **Ping Monitoring** to display a list of all configured ping checks. If you have not created a ping check yet, this view is empty.

Among other things, the [Ping Monitoring Overview](#ping-monitoring-overview) shows:

* whether a target system is reachable.
* which network device and IP address or which domain is monitored via ping.
* when the target system was last pinged.
* which Watchdog is responsible for ping monitoring.

You can also [add new ping checks](#add-ping-check).

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## Navigation

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the **Search** field above the list to expand the filter menu.

<details>

<summary>Available Filters</summary>

<table><thead><tr><th width="199.859375">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Tags</td><td>Filter for all ping checks with a specific tag. All available tags are displayed.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Use the page navigation controls <img src="broken://files/ehRFdJBJlR0GWFU5kPNl" alt="" data-size="line"> to switch between multiple pages.

### Further Actions for List Items

The following actions are available for each list item:

<table><thead><tr><th width="200.30859375">Action</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Edit</td><td><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the <strong>Edit</strong> icon <i class="fa-pencil">:pencil:</i> to open the edit view of the respective object.</td></tr><tr><td>Delete</td><td><p><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the <strong>Delete</strong> icon <i class="fa-trash">:trash:</i>, then confirm the prompt that appears to delete the object.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="danger" class="hint hint-danger"><p><strong>Please note:</strong> Deleted objects cannot be recovered.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Ping Monitoring: Overview

The Ping Monitoring Overview is displayed as a table. It provides the following information:

<table><thead><tr><th width="200.03125">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Availability</td><td><p>Displays the availability of the monitored target system as a colored <strong>Signal</strong> icon <i class="fa-wifi">:wifi:</i>.<br><br>The following colors may be displayed:</p><ul><li><strong>Green</strong>: The target system is reachable and therefore available.</li><li><strong>Red</strong>: The target system is not reachable and therefore unavailable, even though it should potentially be available.</li><li><strong>Gray</strong>: The target system is not reachable because it is inactive.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Name</td><td>Displays the IP address of the monitored network device or the name of the monitored domain and an additional description, if available. It also displays the tags assigned to the ping check and the creation date and time and the date and time of the most recent change.<br><br><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click an IP address or domain name to navigate to the corresponding <a href="/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/observations/health-checks/ping-monitoring/ping-monitoring-detail-view.md">Ping Monitoring detail view</a>.</td></tr><tr><td>Response Time</td><td><i class="fa-eye">:eye:</i> This column only displays information if the monitored target system is available.<br><br>The line chart displays the target system's response time (round-trip time; RTT) in milliseconds (ms) over the past 24 hours.</td></tr><tr><td>Last Check</td><td>Displays the date and time when the target system was last pinged.</td></tr><tr><td>Watchdog</td><td>Displays the name of the Watchdog responsible for monitoring the corresponding target system.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Adding a Ping Check

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click <i class="fa-plus">:plus:</i> **Add Ping Check** in the upper-right corner to [create a new ping check](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/observations/health-checks/ping-monitoring/add-ping-check.md).

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## Ping Monitoring: Edit View

<i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click the **Edit** icon <i class="fa-pencil">:pencil:</i> to navigate to the corresponding edit view. Here, you can [adjust the configured settings](/docs/manual/english/platform-usage/observations/health-checks/ping-monitoring/add-ping-check.md#settings) and delete the ping check.

The following actions are available:

<table><thead><tr><th width="199.76171875">Option</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Save Changes</td><td><p><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click <strong>Save Changes</strong> after modifying any settings.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="danger" class="hint hint-danger"><p><strong>Please note</strong>: Unsaved changes cannot be recovered.</p></div></td></tr><tr><td>Delete</td><td><p><i class="fa-computer-mouse">:computer-mouse:</i> Click <strong>Delete</strong> and confirm the message that appears by clicking <strong>Delete</strong> to delete all configured settings.</p><div data-gb-custom-block data-tag="hint" data-style="danger" class="hint hint-danger"><p><strong>Please note</strong>: Deleted settings cannot be recovered.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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