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Version: 22.04

Monitoring Central and Poller

Monitoring Central​

In this example we show how to manually add and monitor the Central Manager from itself.

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If you already have installed the i-Vertix Monitoring Central plugin pack you can skip step 1 and 2

  1. Head over to Administration -> i-Vertix -> Plugin Store using the left side-menu

  2. Search and install the plugin pack i-Vertix3 Monitoring Central

  3. After the successful installation of the plugin pack you can head over to Configuration -> Hosts -> Hosts

  4. To add a new host click the blue button Add which is located between the top-side filters and the bottom list

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  1. Fill in the following fields:
    • Name: insert the device name / host name (no spaces allowed)
    • Alias: insert an alternative name / readable name (spaces allowed)
    • IP Address / DNS: IP address or FQDN of the host (insert 127.0.0.1 for the Central Manager). If you enter a FQDN you can click on Resolve to have the system check name resolution.
    • Monitored from: Select Central from the dropdown menu
    • Templates: Click Add a new entry and select i-Vertix3-Monitoring-Central from the dropdown list
    • Create Services linked to the Template too: Select Yes
  2. Click on Save

Monitoring Poller​

In this example we show how to manually add and monitor the Smart Poller from itself.

note

If you already have installed the i-Vertix Monitoring Central plugin pack you can skip step 1 and 2

  1. Head over to Administration -> i-Vertix -> Plugin Store using the left side-menu
  2. Search and install the plugin pack
i-Vertix3 Poller VM

  1. After the successful installation of the plugin pack you can head over to Configuration -> Hosts -> Hosts

  2. To add a new host click the blue button Add which is located between the top-side filters and the bottom list

  3. Fill in the following fields:

    • Name: insert the device name / host name (no spaces allowed)
    • Alias: insert an alternative name / readable name (spaces allowed)
    • IP Address / DNS: IP address or FQDN of the host (insert 127.0.0.1 for the Central Manager). If you enter a FQDN you can click on Resolve to have the system check name resolution.
    • Monitored from: Select Central from the dropdown menu
    • Templates: Click Add a new entry and select i-Vertix3-Monitoring-Central from the dropdown list
    • Create Services linked to the Template too: Select Yes

  4. Click on Save

Monitoring additional services (Service Discovery)​

Once you have added a host you can discover additional services

  1. Head over to Configuration -> Services -> Manual Discovery using the left side-menu
  2. Select:
    • Poller: This acts as a pre-filter for the host-select
    • Host: Select the Host to which you want to add services (for example the i-Vertix-Central)
    • Discovery template: set of commands that have to be executed to search for services (the system automatically shows relevant/applicable ones)
  3. Click on Scan Host
  4. Select the Services you want to monitor by checking the checkboxes and click on Sync with Monitoring

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EXPORTING THE CONFIGURATION​

Once the host and services have been added, it is essential to export the configuration for the changes to take effect.

See the post Export the configuration for further explanation.