> #### Monitoring a resource

> You select the resource you want to monitor and create its monitoring plan. Provided here are the overall steps, which are covered in greater detail throughout this guide.

> Once you install Fathom and set initial configuration options, you can configure Fathom to monitor certain remote resources as well as local ones.

> To monitor a resource in Fathom:

> 1. Create a resource monitor (for a database, file, network component, OpenEdge server component, or system component).
> 2. Create a monitoring plan for the resource monitor. The monitoring plan defines all the criteria you want to use in assessing the resource's performance and consists of the following parts:
> - One or more schedules that identify what portion of time you want monitoring to encompass.
> - One or more rules that identify the performance standards you expect the resource to meet. If a standard established by a rule is not met, the rule is considered broken and Fathom generates an alert as notification of the performance issue.
> - An action that occurs when Fathom generates an alert about a performance issue. See Table 1–2 for a list of available actions.

> Table 1–2: Fathom Management actions
> In response to this action... | Fathom...
> --- | ---
> Default action | Contains the e-mail action.
> Email action | Generates an e-mail to a recipient you identify, notifying the recipient about the alert.
> Log action | Records details about the alert in a log file.
> SNMP trap action | Sends notification of the alert to your SMNP management console.
> Compound action | Executes one action that consists of one or more other actions.
> Job action | Executes a job in response to an alert.

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