Configuring Remote Monitoring

Enter the host name of the server in one of the following formats:

• Single host name or IP address.
• If you want to use the same configuration for multiple hosts, enter a comma-separated list of host names or IP addresses with common credentials.
• If you want to use the same configuration for a large number of hosts, you can configure the remote hosts from a file (.txt, .csv). Enter the absolute path to the file that includes a list of host names or IP addresses. For example, the file path can be /opt/bmc/BMCPatrolAgent/Patrol3/log/Prouction_lpars or $PATROL_HOME/log/Prouction_lpars
  • The file must contain a list of comma-separated host names or IP addresses (with or without publish hostnames) that have common credentials. 
  • The file must be located on the host that is running the PATROL Agent. BMC PATROL default account must have read permission on the directory where the file is located. The _ConfigStatus attribute indicates errors related to the input file.
• A combination of all the earlier options.

Important:

• You can add a publish hostname to represent the host with a different hostname or if the Fully Qualified Domain name of the remote host cannot be retrieved. The publish hostname can be added in the <hostname>;<publish_hostname> format. This format can be used in any of the preceding options.
• If you modify the file, restart the BMC PATROL Agent to apply the changes. 

Select any of the following the Sudo execution mode for the local host:

• Sudo is Not Configured - To not use the Sudo utility
• Use Sudo Without Password - To use the Sudo utility without passing the PATROL user password to the Sudo command.
• Use Sudo With Password - To use the Sudo utility by providing the PATROL user password to the Sudo command.

Select the monitor types that you want to monitor in the remote host.

Select this checkbox to enable CPU monitoring.

Select this checkbox to enable annotation. Annotation refers to additional details about specific processes that consume the most CPU resources.

Enter the CPU threshold (in percent) to generate the annotation. The annotation displays the top 10 processes consuming the highest CPU resources on the system. The annotations are generated based on the Utilization (Utilization) parameter. For more information about the parameter, see CPU (NUK_CPU).

The default value for the CPU threshold is 80%.

Select this checkbox to enable Memory monitoring.

Select this checkbox to enable annotation. Annotation refers to additional details about specific processes that consume the most memory resources.

Enter the memory threshold (in percent) to generate the annotation. The annotation displays the top 10 processes consuming the highest memory resources on the system. The annotations are generated based on the Percent of memory pages used (UsedPercent) parameter. For more information about the parameter, see Memory (NUK_Memory).

The default value for the memory threshold is 80%.