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Configuring the Mule ESB/MuleSoft Anypoint Monitoring Agent

Take control of your integration landscape with the Nodinite Mule ESB Monitoring Agent. This guide empowers you to configure and optimize monitoring for both Mule ESB and MuleSoft Anypoint, ensuring visibility, compliance, and operational excellence.

Nodinite supports both Version 3 and 4, on-premise and in the cloud.

Note: Monitoring and remote configuration become available after you install and create the initial Monitoring Agent Configuration for the Mule ESB Monitoring Agent. If this is your first time, start here.

Remote Configuration

As a Nodinite Administrator, click the 'Configuration' button to open a modal and configure the agent:

Remote Configuration
Click the 'Configuration' button to open the configuration modal.

You can adjust configurations on the Resource using the Action button if the Monitor View has the Remote Actions feature enabled.

Adding the Mule ESB/MuleSoft 3.x instance

The Mule ESB/MuleSoft 3.x tab lets you manage one or more server instances.
Click the Add button to add a Mule Server Instance to monitor.
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Add your Mule ESB/MuleSoft 3.x instance to monitor.

Configuring the Mule ESB/MuleSoft 3.x instance

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Configure your Mule ESB/MuleSoft 3.x instance.

Click the Accordion to expand the selected configuration:
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Expand the configuration for more options.

  • Name: Enter a unique, user-friendly name for your Mule instance
  • Address: Specify the address (including port, default 8084) to the API for the Mule ESB server Application for Nodinite
http://localhost:8084/Nodinite/api  

Example address for the Mule ESB/MuleSoft 3.x application (installed using the ZIP file for Nodinite).

Repeat this step for each Mule ESB/MuleSoft 3.x Server instance you want to monitor with Nodinite.

Adding the MuleSoft 4.x instance

The MuleSoft 4.x tab lets you manage one or more server instances.
Click the Add button to add a Mule Server Instance to monitor.
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Add your MuleSoft 4.x instance to monitor.

Configuring the MuleSoft 4.x instance

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Configure your MuleSoft 4.x instance.

Click the Accordion to expand the selected configuration.
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Expand the configuration for more options.

  • Name: Enter a unique, user-friendly name for your Mule instance
  • Username: The Anypoint platform username
  • Password: The Anypoint platform password
  • Organization Id: The Anypoint platform Organization Id
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    Enter your Anypoint platform credentials.

AnyPoint Environment: Click the Accordion to expand.

  • Environment: The specific environment within Anypoint platform
  • Environment Id: The environment Id for the selected Anypoint platform environment

Repeat this step for each Mule 4.x Server instance you want to monitor with Nodinite.

Settings tab

Within the Settings tab, provide details that determine the operation of the Mule ESB Monitoring Agent.
Settings Tab
Settings tab for advanced configuration.

Environment

Set the name of the target environment (e.g., TEST, QA, PROD)—a common feature for all Monitoring Agents.

Debug

Enable or disable the Debug flag for additional file logging 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

Click 'Save' or 'Save and close' to persist your changes. The new settings/thresholds are evaluated on the next synchronization.
Save and Close buttons
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: Close the dialogue without saving changes.


Add Mule ESB Monitoring Agent Configuration

After successfully installing the Nodinite Mule ESB Monitoring Agent, provide connection details so the Monitoring Service recognizes the new agent.

No monitoring or configuration of the Mule ESB Monitoring Agent can be performed before completing the steps below.

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 (see the beginning of this guide).
  3. Create one or more self-service enabled Monitor Views that include the selected Resources provided by the Mule ESB Monitoring Agent according to business needs.
  4. Fine-tune specific settings directly on Resources using Remote Actions.

Next Step

Add or manage a Monitoring Agent Configuration
Add or manage Monitor View

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