Manage Log File Parser Agent Monitoring Agent
Take control of your log file monitoring with the Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent. On this page, you will:
- ✅ Automate monitoring and alerting for any text-based log file
- ✅ Set and manage thresholds for proactive issue detection
- ✅ Perform remote actions and configuration changes instantly
- ✅ Empower IT, business, and application teams with actionable insights
- ✅ Ensure compliance with full audit logging of all actions
You monitor the content of one or more text-based log files in any SMB share or folder. Apply filters using RegEx expressions to include only the files you need. Each log file configuration appears as a unique Resource, with a user-friendly display name from your remote configuration settings.
| Application Management Team | IT Operations | Business |
|---|---|---|
| Automate the evaluation of log file content and eliminate manual labor | Gain complete control of deployed assets and receive alerts only when needed | Give your business a heads up on failed or missing business transactions |
Here's an example of different Log File Configurations as seen in a Monitor View
Features
The Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent enables you to:
- Manage Monitoring thresholds
- Perform Remote Actions
- Remote Configuration
As an Administrator with access to Monitoring Agents, you use the Remote Administration dialogue to:
- Add, remove, and manage Log File Configurations
- Manage monitoring thresholds
- Enable and disable monitoring
See the global Configuration page for more details about configuring the Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent.
| Resource Name | Monitoring | Actions | Metrics/Statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log File Events | Error report Clear errors Show log files Edit | - |
Category Log File Events
The Category Log File Events creates one Resource entry for each log file configuration.
Example from a Monitor View with a list of 'Log file configurations'
Review the Monitoring Log Files user guide for more details about monitoring.
You perform the following Actions from the Monitor Views where Remote Actions are allowed:
- Show an Error report about currently detected errors
- Save all as .zip
- Download
- Delete
- Clear errors - ignores all older errors
- Show log files
- Edit time-based thresholds
Info
When you or other Users perform operations, Nodinite logs all actions to the Audit Log to help you stay compliant with policies and regulations.
Error Report
You get an overview of currently detected problems. The modal changes depending on the type of evaluation:
- When you enable End Match (default), the scenario starts with one row and waits for another row later, potentially in another file.
- When you disable End Match, the scenario is simple: any row matches the current monitoring settings.
1. End match is enabled
When you enable 'End match', you see the following modal.
You download all current files as a .zip file by clicking the Save all as .zip button.
Expand any row to get more details about the reported problem.
At the bottom of the modal, you find an accordion with a read-only view of the current monitoring time-based thresholds.
2. End match is disabled
This agent was not initially designed for this monitoring pattern. Please contact our support if you need this feature.
Clear Error(s)
To ignore errors older than the current date-time, click the Clear error(s) menu item in the Actions button.
A dialogue appears, asking you to confirm the action.
Example dialogue asking for confirmation to ignore all old errors
If the operation succeeds (the usual outcome), Nodinite displays the following modal in the Web Client for you.
Note
This operation rarely fails. Common reasons include:
- The server where the agent is installed is pending a reboot or has already begun the reboot operation
- Someone tampered with the service account
- The monitoring agent is being updated.
If you encounter these issues, wait a minute or two and retry. Otherwise, contact your Nodinite administrator or our support.
Show Log Files
To display the actual list of monitored files, click the 'Show log files' menu item in the Actions button.
Note
If you set the Clear Date Time, the list may be empty or contain fewer rows.
Here's an example of a filtered list when the Clear Date Time property is set
Manage Log File
You manage a Log File using the Actions menu on any entry in the table. The following Actions are available:
Download Log File
Download individual files by selecting the Download menu item in the Actions button.
You also download all current files as a .zip file by clicking the Save all as .zip button.
Delete Log File
Delete individual files by selecting the Delete menu item in the Actions button.
Edit time-based thresholds
You easily manage time-based thresholds, the Description, and the Clear Date Time property directly on the monitored Resource (log file configuration).
Click the Edit menu item in the Actions button.
This operation opens a new modal, where you can change the following properties:
- Description - The user-friendly description for this log file configuration
- Clear Date Time - Date time in ISO 8601 format (UTC) (yyy-mm-ddThh:MM:ss.ms+/-timezoneoffset, for example '2019-05-17T13:31:00.123+02:00')
- Allowed time span - Timespan format (days.hours:minutes:seconds)
- Warning - Max time between start match value and end match value to issue the warning alert
- Error - Max time between start match value and end match value to issue the error alert
Click the Save button to verify and persist your changes. Allow the agent some time to re-synchronize the result.
Frequently asked questions
You find solutions for common problems and the FAQ for the Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent in the Troubleshooting user guide.
Info
To manage your Log File Configurations from Nodinite, you must first enable Monitoring of log files, which is detailed in the Configuration page.