> #### Creating a monitoring plan

> Once you make your decisions about the bookmark, you create the log file monitor's monitoring plan. You begin by viewing the monitoring plan's default values, as shown in Figure 7–1.

> Figure 7–1: Log file monitoring plan

> The following default values are identified:

> - Available Schedules — A list of all schedules available for this monitoring plan.
> - Polling Interval — The interval at which the resource is polled.
> - Alerts Enabled — An indication of whether alerts defined for this resource are enabled.

> You can elect to accept or change any of the default values.

> To continue creating the monitoring plan from the Create Monitoring Plan page:

> 1. Click Save to save the monitoring plan definition. The Monitoring Plan page appears, showing the monitoring plan definition and the rules and rule sets selected for the plan:

> You can now add rules or rule sets to this monitoring plan.

> 2. Click either Add Rule or Select Rule Sets from the Rules selected for this plan section.

> You can now continue with the "Adding log file rules" section for details about including rules or the "Adding log file rule sets" section for details about including rule sets in the plan.

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