Manage Log File Parser Agent Monitoring Agent
Manage monitoring thresholds and perform remote administrative actions on Log File configurations
The agent monitors the content of one or more text-based log files in one or more specified SMB shares and/or folders. Various filters exist. Apply these to include only a specific type of file using the specified RegEx expression.
Each log file configuration manifests as a unique Resource, with the user-friendly display name from the remote configuration settings.
| Application Management Team | IT Operations | Business |
|---|---|---|
| Don't waste your time with manual labour; instead, automate the process of evaluating content in text-based log files | Stay on top with complete control of deployed assets and get alerts only when needed | Give your business a heads up on failed and/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 has the following features:
- Manage Monitoring thresholds
- Perform Remote Actions
- Remote Configuration
As an Administrator with access to Monitoring Agents, from the Remote Administration dialogue, you can further manage:
- Add, Remove, and Manage Log File Configurations
- Manage monitoring thresholds
- Enable and Disable Monitoring
See the global Configuration page, for additional details about how to configure Nodinite 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 has 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 additional details about monitoring.
The following Actions are available to users from the Monitor Views where Remote Actions are allowed:
- Perform the following Remote Actions:
- 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
- Show an Error report about currently detected errors
Info
All operations you and other Users perform are logged to the Nodinite Audit Log, ensuring you stay compliant with policies and applicable regulations.
Error Report
You can get an overview of the currently detected problems. There is a different modal shown, depending on the type of evaluation being performed:
- End Match is enabled (default) - Scenario starts with one row and waits for another row later, potentially in another file
- End match is disabled - scenario is simple if any row matches the current monitoring settings
1. End match is enabled
When 'End match' is enabled, the following modal will be shown.
You can download all the current files as a .zip file, then click the Save all as .zip button.
Further, you can expand any row to get additional details about the reported problem.
At the bottom of the modal, there is 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 have this requirement.
Clear Error(s)
If you want to ignore any errors older than the current date-time, click on the Clear error(s) menu item in the Actions button.
A dialogue will be displayed, asking for confirmation to perform the requested action.
Example dialogue asking for confirmation to ignore all old errors
If the operation succeeds (the usual outcome), the following modal is displayed in the Web Client for the end-user.
Note
This operation is unlikely to fail. Common reasons to fail are:
- The server where the agent is installed is pending a reboot or has already begun the reboot operation
- Someone tampered with the account for the service
- The monitoring agent is being updated.
If any of these are the case, please wait a minute or two and retry the operation. Otherwise, contact your Nodinite administrator and/or contact our support.
Show Log Files
To display the actual list of monitored files, click on the 'Show log files' menu item in the Actions button.
Note
If the Clear Date Time is set, 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 can manage a Log File using the Actions menu on any entry in the table. The following Actions exist:
Download Log File
Further, you can download individual files by selecting the Download menu item in the Actions button.
You can download all the current files as a .zip file, then click on the Save all as .zip button.
Delete Log File
Further, you can delete individual files by selecting the Delete menu item in the Actions button.
Edit time-based thresholds
As in the global Configuration, you can also easily manage the time-based thresholds, and 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. Please allow the agent some time to re-synchronize the result.
Frequently asked questions
The solution for common problems and the FAQ for the Nodinite Log File Parser Monitoring Agent is detailed 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.