"SoftLayer_" prefix removed for readability.
The Query_Host service is the core of the monitoring system. Each instance of this service represents a monitoring instance. Each monitoring instance consists of a hardware ID to monitor, an IP address attached to that hardware ID, a method of monitoring, and what to do in the instance that the monitor ever fails.
The monitoring services are scheduled jobs, and cannot be initiated by the user. Simply creating the object is enough, the monitor will begin working in 5-10 minutes. Deleting a monitor will immediately remove it from the monitoring queue. Modifications will take effect in 5-10 minutes.
If the user wishes to be notified, or have other users on the account notified when a monitoring instance fails, a response type that includes “notify users” must be included on the query host object, and a SoftLayer_User_Customer_Notification_Hardware instance must be saved linking the desired users to the hardware being monitored. In order for users to be notified, a SoftLayer_User_Customer_Notification_Hardware object MUST exist linking them to a hardware object, and a monitoring instance on that hardware object must be set to “notify users”
Create a monitoring entry
Create multiple monitoring entries at once
Delete a Query_Host object by passing in a version of it
Delete a group of Query_Host objects by passing in a collection of them
Edit the object by passing in a modified instance of the object
Edit a group of Query_Host objects by passing in a collection of them.
Return all monitoring instances associated with the passed hardware ID
The hardware that is being monitored by this monitoring instance
The most recent result for this particular monitoring instance.
Retrieve a SoftLayer_Network_Monitor_Version1_Query_Host record.
The type of monitoring query that is executed when this hardware is monitored.
The action taken when a monitor fails.