Configuring Remote Monitoring

This topic provides you instructions to configure the Remote Monitoring monitor type.  

Associated monitor types

Remote-Hosts-NUK_LINUX_REMOTE_HOSTS

Remote-Monitoring-NUK_LINUX_REMOTE_CONT

Remote monitoring configuration video

Click to view a short video (5:01) of how to configure remote Linux hosts for monitoring.

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Configuration details

To configure remote monitoring of Linux hosts, set the following preferences on the Add Monitoring Configuration window.

Monitoring Solution

Monitor Profile

Monitor Type

Linux

Linux Remote Monitoring

Remote Monitoring

Field

Description

In the Remote Host Configuration section, click Add to configure a host for monitoring. You can configure multiple

Host Details

Host Names/File Path

Enter the host name of the server in either of the following options:

  • 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 info.png(with or without publish hostnames) that have common credentials. 
    • The file must be located on the host which 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.

You can add a publish hostname to represent the host with different a hostname or if the Fully Qualified Domain name of the remote host cannot be retrieved. The publish hostname can be added in <hostname>;<publish_hostname> format. This format can be used in any of the above options.

Note: If you modify the file, restart the BMC PATROL Agent to apply the changes.

Port Number

Enter the remote host SSH port number. By default, the port number is set to 22.

User Name

Enter the username to connect to the remote host. If this field is left blank the KM uses PATROL Agent default account credentials to connect to the remote host. Password based authentication will be used for verifying the credentials.

Authentication

Select the authentication mode to add remote host:

  • Password-Based
  • Key-Based

Password-Based Authentication

Password

Enter the common credentials of the hosts added in the Host Names/File Path field.

Key Based Authentication

Public Key File Path

Enter the entire path of the public key file.

Private Key File Path

Enter the entire pathname of the private key file.

Passphrase

Enter the passphrase to access public and private keys.

Sudo Configuration

Sudo Execution Mode (For Linux only)

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 Sudo utility without passing 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.

Sudo Command Password

Enter the Sudo command password.

Configure Monitor Types

Monitoring Options

Select the type of monitoring.

  • Standard Monitoring: This option enables monitoring of CPU, Memory, Network, and File System monitor types only.
  • Advanced Monitoring: This option allows you to select and configure individual monitor types. These configurations need to be enabled explicitly.

Advanced monitoring configuration

Monitor type selection/configuration

In this section, select the monitor types that you want to monitor in the remote host.

Process

Select the Process check box to monitor processes of the remote host.

Process Configuration

Filesystems filetering

Disk Include/Exclude Operation

Select the Disk check box to monitor remote host disks.

Disk configuration

Network

Select the Network check box to monitor networks of remote host.

Network Configuration

 

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