The fmadm command reports the current status of the monitor utility. The status is displayed as active when the utility is performing fault monitoring, as shown in the following example.
# fmadm config MODULE VERSION STATUS DESCRIPTION cpumem-retire 1.1 active CPU/Memory Retire Agent disk-diagnosis 0.1 active Disk Diagnosis engine ... network-monitor 1.0 active Network monitor
The /usr/lib/fm/fmd/plugins/network-monitor.conf configuration file has a property called enable that controls the state of the network-monitor. The monitor utility is enabled by default. To disable the monitor, set the enable property in the file to false, as shown in the following example.
# enable # # Enable/disable the network-monitor. # # setprop enable false
The monitor utility will be disabled upon reboot.