Explanation of Terms

Basics

Aliases | Names for this host other than the primary name, e.g. a hostname used by a client installed on the server
Monitoring location | The location of this host on the Xymon webpages
Comment Description | Explanatory text about the host
Planned downtime | Time of day/week when the host monitoring is disabled
SLA Reporting Period | Time of day/week where the status impacts the SLA availability calculation

Network tests

Service | Corresponds to the column-name on the Xymon webpage
Critical | Whether this test appears on the Critical Systems view
C/Y/R limits | If set, this is the number of failures that must happen before the status changes to Clear/Yellow/Red
Specifics | Details about how this status is monitored

Local tests

Service | Corresponds to the column-name on the Xymon webpage
Critical | Whether this test appears on the Critical view
C/Y/R limits | If set, this is the number of failures that must happen before the status changes to Clear/Yellow/Red
Configuration | Details about how this status is monitored. NOTE: The exact thresholds for each test are configured on the client, and may differ from that listed here.