nic_monitor probe configuration for check interval and NIC filters not working

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

When configuring the nic_monitor probe (version 1.60) in DX Unified Infrastructure Management (UIM), the following issues may occur:

• The Monitoring Interval (Seconds) setting is ignored, and the probe continues to use the default interval.
• The NIC filter (regular expression) does not correctly filter the list of interfaces.
• The Ignore disabled interfaces option does not function as expected.

Environment

• Product: DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)
• Probe: nic_monitor version 1.60
• UIM Version: 23.4 CU2 or later

Resolution

To resolve these issues, upgrade to nic_monitor version 1.60T1 (which is attached to this KB) or a later GA release that includes the fix .Please check the probe release notes. This version only supports java 1.8.x

Deployment Steps

1. Deactivate the existing nic_monitor probe on the target robot.
2. Import the updated package (e.g., nic_monitor-1.60T1.zip) into the UIM Archive.
3. Deploy version 1.60T1 to the robot.
4. Activate the probe and verify the configuration behavior.

Configuration Note

The NIC filter in the updated version uses pattern matching rather than standard Java regex. Ensure your filter strings are formatted correctly.

Example Pattern: To monitor specific Embedded and Integrated NICs, use a pipe-separated list: .*Embedded NIC 1.*|.*Embedded NIC 2.*|.*Integrated NIC 1.*