Device transitioned to the "Disconnected" state instead of transitioning to "Failed" when the device went offline

Last Modified

Thu Aug 02 12:17 GMT 2018

Description

  • When a device is powered off or otherwise loses connection to N-able N-central , its services all transition to the "Disconnected" state instead of to "Failed"

Environment

  • N-able N-central

Solution

  • Your device transitioned to a "Disconnected" state instead of "Failed" because the "Unscheduled Downtime" option enabled
    • NOTE: This can be found by doing the following:
      1. In the All Devices view select the device in question
      2. Select Settings
      3. Select Monitoring Options
  • This option is in place to reduce the amount of failed notifications received as your clients power off their computers
  • Unscheduled Downtime is on by default for all workstations and laptop devices
  • Also, while this is an option for server devices, it would be turned off by default