Category Archives: Server monitoring

Get notified when a problem arises

A trouble alert is raised when a resource check fails and the monitor status is changed from up to trouble. This happens only if the ‘Generate trouble alert when a resource check fails’ field is set to ‘Yes’ in the associated threshold profile. Log in and navigate to Admin > Configuration Profiles > Threshold Profile […]

Which parts can you monitor

There are 14 different types of resource checks in total. They allow you to monitor: Ports URLs Windows event log Linux syslog File access File modification File Content File Size File Permissions change Directory size Directory access Directory size Directory Permissions Change Subdirectory creation and deletion File Creation and deletion within the directory

Install the Linux agent behind a proxy

Servermeister.com agent allows proxy configuration for the below combinations. Proxy needs to be configured during the installation phase. Read more about downloading and installing the Linux agent. 1. Scenario 1 – user:password@proxyhost:proxyport sudo ./Site24x7_Linux_xxbit.install -i -key=123456fd2dc1234a6a0cc9536d1b6ce0 -proxy=user:password@proxyhost:proxyport 2. Scenario 2 – user@proxyhost:proxyport sudo ./Site24x7_Linux_xxbit.install -i -key=123456fd2dc1234a6a0cc9536d1b6ce0 -proxy=user@proxyhost:proxyport 3. Scenario 3 – proxyhost:proxyport sudo ./Site24x7_Linux_xxbit.install -i […]

Installing the Linux agent

Click Admin > Inventory > Add Monitor Select Linux Server Monitoring in the Add Monitor page Login to your server or connect your remote server and copy paste the commands in your console Install the Linux Agent One-step installation: Execute the following command in the Linux terminal (independent of the OS architecture: 32-bit or 64-bit) […]

Install the Windows Agent with a proxy

For Windows platforms – Complete the installation of the agent After installation, the agent software can be accessed from the tray icon in your Windows machine Right click the icon and select Proxy Configuration Configure details such as proxy server name and port number as well as proxy user name and password Restart the agent