Configuring the Nodinite File and FTP Monitoring Agent
Info
This guide teaches how to configure the Nodinite File and Folder Monitoring Agent.
Note
The Monitoring and the remote configuration is available if you first install and create the initial Monitoring Agent Configuration for the File Monitoring Agent. First-time users start here.
Remote Configuration
As a Nodinite Administrator, click on the 'Configuration' button to open a modal to configure the agent:
Here's an example of Configuration button available in the Monitoring Agent Configuration administration page
Many specific configurations can also be made directly on the Resource using the Action button if the Monitor View has the use of Remote Actions feature enabled.
Enable Monitoring of File and FTP Sources
The following file/folder related monitoring protocols are provided by the agent and you manage them separately:
- How to Add Folders (SMB) monitoring
- How to Add Folders (NFS) monitoring
- How to Add SFTP (SSH) monitoring
- How to Add FTP/FTPS monitoring
Applications
Using Monitor Views, the file Resources monitored, can be further grouped, using the Nodinite Applications feature.
From the Applications tab, the agent wise unique list of Applications can be managed.
The list of Applications are populated from within the settings from within the Application tab.
ApplicationId - The id used for internal reference to the application from the other tabs. A positive integer set by an administrator.
Name - The user-friendly name as displayed in Monitor Views on the Resource.
Description - A user-friendly description of the Application.
There can be any number of unique Applications.
- click the Add button to add additional records.
- Click the icon to remove the selected record.
The ApplicationId is used to reference the name of the Application from within the different monitoring entries.
Categories
Using Monitor Views, the file Resources monitored, can be further grouped, using the Nodinite Categories feature.
From the Categories tab, the agent wise unique list of Categories can be managed.
CategoryId - The agent wise unique id, used for internal reference to the Category from the other tabs. A positive integer set by an administrator.
Name - The user-friendly name as displayed in Monitor Views on the Resource.
Description - A user-friendly description of the Category.
There can be any number of unique Categories.
- click the Add button to add additional records.
- Click the icon to remove the selected record.
The CategoryId is used to reference the name of the Category.
Settings tab
From within the Settings tab, you can provide some details that determines the rub-time operational behaviour of the File Monitoring Agent.
Environment
Part of the standard features shared with all Monitoring Agents is an option to set the name of the target environment, for example, TEST, QA, PROD.
Debug
Part of the common features shared with all Monitoring Agents, there is an option to set the Debug flag for additional file logging that can be enabled/disabled as needed. Default is unchecked.
Culture Information
The Culture Information setting determines how time-based data from this agent is presented in the Web Client/Web API.
Save
You must click 'Save' or 'Save and close' for changes to persist. The new settings/thresholds are evaluated on the next synchronization.
Here's an example of the Save options.
Note
The delay in presenting the new evaluated state depends on the synchronization interval set for the monitoring agent. Click the Sync Now button to force an immediate synchronization.
Save and close, save, and close the dialogue.
Cancel, closes the dialogue without saving any changes.
Add File and FTP Monitoring Agent Configuration
After the successful installation of the File Monitoring Agent you must provide Nodinite with connection details so the Monitoring Service knows there's a new guy in town.
No monitoring or other configuration of the File Monitoring Agent can be performed before the steps outlined below has been executed.
Configuration Steps
- Add and configure a new Monitoring Agent Configuration
Connection information is available in the
README.txtfile in the installation folder. - Use the Remote Configuration feature to configure the agent. Detailed at the beginning of this user guide.
- Create one or more self-service enabled Monitor Views that include the selected Resources provided by the File Monitoring Agent according to business needs.
- Fine-tune specific settings directly on Resources using Remote Actions
Next Step
Install File Folder Monitoring Agent