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Running monitoring service under non-default account
Which account shall IPHost monitoring service run as? Q: My site shows different behavior when visited from actual browser and under Web Transaction Monitor! Cookies are not saved, why? A: You should perhaps run monitoring service under a different account. See below for longer explanation. By default, IPHost monitoring service runs under Local System account […]
How do I set up periodic notifications indicating the host is alive?
How do I create monitor sending periodic alerts when its host is alive? Q: I need to create a setup which will inform me every 3 hours when a particular host is online. Is it possible? A: Yes, it is possible; basic connectivity monitor (such as PING, TCP or UDP) is enough to make such […]
Remote Network Agent runs out of resources, why?
Remote Network Agent is shown as active and connected, yet it fails to update its monitors’ state – how to solve that? Q: I noticed that several remote network agents I use write to their log files messages about not enough TCP connections and/or threads. How to handle this? A: Remote Network Agents can remove […]
What are the advantages of using IPHost Network Monitor when compared to manual monitoring?
What are the advantages of using IPHost Network Monitor when compared to manual monitoring? Q: Why shall I bother installing IPHost if I can check everything manually? A: To make sure the system is working as expected, miscellaneous utilities can be used; traditionally, on Linux platforms, programs like ‘ps’, ‘top’, ‘free’, ‘vmstat’, ‘iotop’ are used; […]
Is it necessary to monitor server CPU temperature, if it was working just fine for a long time, without any monitoring at all?
Is it necessary to monitor server CPU temperature, if it was working just fine for a long time, without any monitoring at all? Q: Should I bother monitoring my CPU temperature? A:Every CPU, when working, emits certain amount of heat. Simply speaking, the quicker is the CPU, the more cores it has etc., the more […]
Why can’t I add monitors or change their state?
I can’t add monitors or update their state, perhaps monitoring database is at fault? Q: We can’t add more monitors. Every time we add new ones, after monitoring service restart all new monitors are gone. Also, no data is gathered for existing monitors. Is everything OK with monitoring database? A: The symptoms described mean monitoring […]
Are raw data on monitor polls available?
Are there raw data for all polls of monitors in IPHost Network Monitor? Q: Can I access “raw” (original performance) monitoring data collected by IPHost Network Monitor? A: Starting from IPHost v5.1 build 14047, monitoring database doesn’t keep the raw monitoring data; users can only access averaged (over 10 minutes intervals) results. That resulted in […]
How to add PING monitors without IPHost client?
How to add monitor without using the IPHost interface? Q:Is there a way of adding ping monitors without using IPHost client? E.g., using some kind of script? A: Yes. You can do something like the following (save SQL script below as create.sql): CONNECT '127.0.0.1/3055:C:\ProgramData\IPHost Network Monitor\data\nms.fdb' user 'SYSDBA' password 'masterkey'; SET HEADING; set term ^ […]
What is monitors dependency?
What is monitors dependency? Q: We are looking for the ability/feature that would allow us to monitor devices and based off of the device type and depending on whether or not that device is up/down, then alert on other devices that are down. Example: Site router is down which is being monitored remotely. ONLY send […]
Can I monitor custom port?
Is it possible to create a custom port monitor? Q: Looks like I can only monitor using your built-in monitoring types. Is there a way to monitor a port of my choice? A: You can use the generic “TCP” or “UDP” monitor types to check services listening on any custom port. Just specify required port […]
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