Administration Guide

Chapter 6. Core Monitoring
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Chapter 6. Core Monitoring

Table of Contents

1. Availability Monitoring

1.1. Controlling the Ping Cycle Time

1.2. Using the Predefined /Ping Device Class

1.3. Monitoring TCP Services

1.3.1. ZenStatus
1.3.2. Adding a Service to Monitor
1.3.3. Monitoring Status Service Status Information
1.3.4. Editing Service Information
1.3.5. Configuring Service zProperties
1.3.6. Using the Predefined /Server/Scan Device Class
1.3.7. Monitoring a Service Using a Service Class

1.4. Monitoring Processes

1.4.1. Adding Processes to Monitor
1.4.2. Configuring Process zProperties

2. Performance Monitoring

2.1. About Performance Monitoring

2.2. Performance Templates

2.2.1. Viewing Performance Templates

2.3. Template Binding

2.4. Data Sources

2.4.1. Adding a Data Source

2.5. Data Points

2.6. Data Point Aliases

2.6.1. Alias Formula Evaluation
2.6.2. Adding a Data Point Alias
2.6.3. Zenoss Reports That Use Aliases

2.7. Thresholds

2.8. Performance Graphs

2.8.1. Graph Points
2.8.2. Custom Graph Definition
2.8.3. Graph Commands

2.9. Changing Graph Display Order

3. Monitoring Using ZenCommand

3.1. About ZenCommands
3.2. Example: Writing a ZenCommand (check_http example)
3.3. Example: Collect Data from A ZenCommand
3.4. Plugin Format for ZenCommands
3.5. Testing ZenCommands

4. SNMP Monitoring

5. Monitoring Devices Remotely via SSH

5.1. Installing Zenoss Plugins on the Remote Machine

5.1.1. Zenoss Plugin Installation Technique: RPM
5.1.2. Zenoss Plugin Installation Technique: setuptools
5.1.3. Testing the Plugin Installation
5.1.4. Troubleshooting Plugin Installation
5.1.5. Changing Zenoss to Monitor Devices Remotely Using SSH
5.1.6. Using the Predefined /Server/Cmd Device Class

6. Monitoring Windows Devices

6.1. Device Preparation for Windows Devices
6.2. Setting Windows zProperties
6.3. Testing WMI on a Windows Server
6.4. Optional Windows Configuration
6.5. Modeling Services on Windows Devices
6.6. Collecting Windows Eventlog Events
6.7. Monitoring Windows Performance with SNMP Informant
6.8. Running winexe Commands on Windows Servers

Read the following sections for more information about basic and advanced Zenoss monitoring:

Availability Monitoring
Performance Monitoring
Monitoring Using ZenCommand
SNMP Monitoring
Monitoring Device Remotely Via SSH
Monitoring Windows Devices

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