# \#nam **URL:** https://community.dynatrace.com/tag/nam/217.md [Latest](https://community.dynatrace.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.dynatrace.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.dynatrace.com/tags.md) --- ## [Dynatrace Managed NAM ICMP (ping)](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dynatrace-managed-nam-icmp-ping/49153)
**Author:** [@hyperdev](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/hyperdev)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dynatrace-managed-nam-icmp-ping/49153 "2026-09-17T10:55:39Z")
Looking for tips on how to monitor thru NAM a large number of hosts (15k). Need to generate an event for each hosts going down or up. --- ## [Pinging 100 K devices?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pinging-100-k-devices/56033)
**Author:** [@AntonioSousa](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/AntonioSousa)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pinging-100-k-devices/56033 "2026-09-13T21:56:51Z")
I have a challenge to ping 100K devices with Dynatrace. I’m expecting to hit several Dynatrace limits… Has anyone gone so far? Any ideas on how to tackle this efficiently? --- ## [Using Load Balancer VIP with ActiveGates for SNMP polling and traps](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/using-load-balancer-vip-with-activegates-for-snmp-polling-and-traps/56565)
**Author:** [@TahirJanwari](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/TahirJanwari)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/using-load-balancer-vip-with-activegates-for-snmp-polling-and-traps/56565 "2026-07-28T06:33:22Z")
Hello Community, We monitor around 600+ network devices in Dynatrace using both SNMP polling and SNMP traps through Three ActiveGate servers. Our challenge is that when an ActiveGate is replaced or decommissioned, we m… --- ## [How to Identify Which Synthetic ActiveGate Executed a Network Availability Monitor (NAM) in Dynatrace](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-identify-which-synthetic-activegate-executed-a-network-availability-monitor-nam-in-dynatrace/55207)
**Author:** [@hannahmac](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/hannahmac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-identify-which-synthetic-activegate-executed-a-network-availability-monitor-nam-in-dynatrace/55207 "2026-06-16T15:12:09Z")
Summary When you’re troubleshooting intermittent NAM Monitor failures in Dynatrace, it’s often necessary to determine which Synthetic ActiveGate executed a specific monitor run, especially when using Private Synthetic L… --- ## [Private Synthetic Location Not Available for DNS (NAM) Monitors](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/private-synthetic-location-not-available-for-dns-nam-monitors/56127)
**Author:** [@hannahmac](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/hannahmac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/private-synthetic-location-not-available-for-dns-nam-monitors/56127 "2026-06-14T12:34:45Z")
Summary This article focuses on Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring, specifically Network Availability Monitors (NAM) using DNS, and explains why a private Synthetic location may not be selectable when creating DNS monitors. … --- ## [Private Synthetic Location Not Available for ICMP (NAM) Monitors](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/private-synthetic-location-not-available-for-icmp-nam-monitors/55883)
**Author:** [@hannahmac](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/hannahmac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/private-synthetic-location-not-available-for-icmp-nam-monitors/55883 "2026-05-13T12:56:49Z")
Summary This article focuses on Dynatrace Synthetic Monitoring, specifically Network Availability Monitors (NAM) using ICMP, and explains why a new private Synthetic location may not be selectable when creating ICMP mon… --- ## [Synthetic NAM - script mode](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/synthetic-nam-script-mode/55212)
**Author:** [@y\_buccellato](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/y_buccellato)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/synthetic-nam-script-mode/55212 "2026-03-26T11:49:01Z")
Hello dear community members! is it possible in the same Synthetic NAM TCP configuration (while in script mode) to include one port 8080 for a list of target (1.2.3.20,1.2.3.21) and a separate additional port (7070) com… --- ## [Is Network Availability Monitoring (NAM) forgotten?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/is-network-availability-monitoring-nam-forgotten/54131)
**Author:** [@SuperK\_lle](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/SuperK_lle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/is-network-availability-monitoring-nam-forgotten/54131 "2025-11-20T15:57:48Z")
I should implement NAM the other day and I was surprised to see that documentation has not been updated in over a year and the user experience when creating NAM monitors was way more technical than other parts of Dynatra… --- ## [NAM ICMP reliability?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/nam-icmp-reliability/53778)
**Author:** [@AntonioSousa](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/AntonioSousa)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/nam-icmp-reliability/53778 "2025-10-20T23:42:19Z")
I was having doubts about the reliability of NAM ICMP measurements. So I decided to test it with tcpdump measurements. Below are the values (in milisseconds) that Dynatrace gives for a specific NAM ICMP timings, and th… --- ## [Synthetic ActiveGate for NAM-only usage without Chromium](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/synthetic-activegate-for-nam-only-usage-without-chromium/50099)
**Author:** [@Miro](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Miro)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/synthetic-activegate-for-nam-only-usage-without-chromium/50099 "2025-04-22T12:03:16Z")
Dear Team, Could you please clarify whether : - is the NAM for PING/TCP/DNS checks dependent on Chromium (is Chromium used for any of the NAM checks?) ? - Is there a way to install/deploy an Synthetic ActiveGate wi… --- ## [Validation errors while creating NAM monitors via UI on Managed](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/validation-errors-while-creating-nam-monitors-via-ui-on-managed/49731)
**Author:** [@slawomir\_justa](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/slawomir_justa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/validation-errors-while-creating-nam-monitors-via-ui-on-managed/49731 "2025-01-15T14:00:00Z")
Summary This article explains how to fix validation errors when creating Network Availability Monitors (NAM) in the Dynatrace Managed UI.These errors are commonly caused by: Incorrect constraint configuration Missing … --- ## [New private location not available to create ICMP NAM Monitors](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/new-private-location-not-available-to-create-icmp-nam-monitors/48476)
**Author:** [@agravier](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/agravier)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/new-private-location-not-available-to-create-icmp-nam-monitors/48476 "2024-11-21T13:37:34Z")
Hello, I deployed 2 Linux active gates on a private location throught ansible. The 2 AG was added to a new private location but the Network Availability (ICMP) is missing in monitor Types : And I can’t select this …