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In most network environments, it is essential to monitor the uptime of critical components such as the Ruckus ZoneDirector in the infrastructure. By tracking the uptime of the ZoneDirector, administrators can determine what percentage of time the ZoneDirector has been up. Comparing this value with service level targets, administrators can determine the most trouble-prone areas of the infrastructure.

In some environments, administrators may schedule periodic reboots of the ZoneDirector. By knowing that the ZoneDirector has been up for an unusually long time, an administrator may come to know that the scheduled reboot task is not working.

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the target Ruckus ZoneDirector being monitored.

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Reboot	Indicates whether the ZoneDirector has been rebooted or not.		If this measure shows 1, it means that the ZoneDirector was rebooted during the last measurement period. By checking the time periods when this metric changes from 0 to 1, an administrator can determine the times when this ZoneDirector was rebooted.
upTime	Indicates the time period that the ZoneDirector has been up since the last time this test ran.	Secs	If the ZoneDirector has not been rebooted during the last measurement period and the agent has been running continuously, this value will be equal to the measurement period. If the ZoneDirector was rebooted during the last measurement period, this value will be less than the measurement period of the test. For example, if the measurement period is 300 secs, and if the ZoneDirector was rebooted 120 secs back, this metric will report a value of 120 seconds. The accuracy of this metric is dependent on the measurement period – the smaller the measurement period, greater the accuracy.
Total_uptime	Indicates the total time that the ZoneDirector has been up since its last reboot.		This measure displays the number of years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds since the last reboot. Administrators may wish to be alerted if a ZoneDirector has been running without a reboot for a very long period. Setting a threshold for this metric allows administrators to determine such conditions.