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Add Remote Systems for Monitoring

Use the Systems page to enter system information for systems you would like to remotely monitor.

To add a system

  1. Click + (Create New).

    The Create New pane appears.

  2. Enter the name of the system you want to monitor remotely in the RM System name field and edit the following settings (if necessary):
    RM System Name

    Specifies the name of the RM System. Using user interface, you must enter RM System name in FQDN notation only, for example "vm1234.ca.com”. Using "rmonwatch" utility, you can also specify RM system name by Short name or IP Address.

    Status

    Specifies whether the system is active or in maintenance.

    Protocol

    Specifies whether the protocol is DCOM or SOAP.

    Max instances

    Specifies the maximum number of instances created in the instance table by any query to this system.

    Credentials

    Specifies the user credentials for the remote system.

    Config sets

    Specifies the config set (or group of metrics) that will be collected for the remote system.

  3. Click Save.

    The system is added to the list of systems you are remotely monitoring.