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Configuring the Nodinite File and FTP Monitoring Agent

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:

RemoteConfiguration
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.

You must be a Nodinite Administrator, to Manage the collection of 'SMB/NFS/FTP/FTPS/SFTP' configurations.

Enable Monitoring of File and FTP Sources

The following file/folder related monitoring protocols are provided by the agent and you manage them separately:

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.

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The list of Applications are populated from within the settings from within the Application tab.

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  • 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.

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  • 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
  • Debug
  • Culture Information

SettingsTab

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 for changes to be written to the agent and take effect.
Save and Close buttons

NOTE: The delay in presenting the new evaluated state depends on the synchronisation interval set for the monitoring agent. Click the Sync Now button to force an immediate synchronisation.

Save and close, save, and close the dialogue.
Cancel, close 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

  1. Add and configure a new Monitoring Agent Configuration

    • Connection information is available in the README.txt file in the installation folder

  2. Use the Remote Configuration feature to configure the agent. Detailed at the beginning of this user guide.

  3. Create one or more self-service enabled Monitor Views that include the selected Resources provided by the File Monitoring Agent according to business needs.

  4. Fine-tune specific settings directly on Resources using Remote Actions

Next Step

Folders (SMB)
Folders (NFS)
FTP
SFTP
Monitor Views

Install File Folder Monitoring Agent
Monitoring Agents