Hostmonitor is a powerful operation and maintenance management software

Directory (?) [-] Tools Introduction Deployment RMA Configuration window platform Linux/unix platform Remote Web Management summary 1. Introduction to Tools Hostmonitor is a powerful operation and maintenance management software, can monitor Windows, Linux, Unix operating system, the mainstream database such as Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, MS SQL, General network protocol and so on. and provide abnormal alarm, exception handling, log, report and many other functions. The scope of the monitoring can be as follows:

Basic environment: temperature and humidity

Network: Ping, routing ...

Host: CPU, memory, swap, IO, operating system log ...

Database: Table space, session, lock, resource, performance ...

application: Process, log, service, application delay ... Related documents can be referred to : Http://www.ks-soft.net 2. Deployment

2.1. Overview Under normal circumstances, using hostmonitor we can focus on monitoring network environment, host resources, database performance and resources, application status and log checks. For critical monitoring of project anomalies, set voice, SMS alarm, and then refine the log, configure the report, abnormal timely response, tracing the problem is substantiated.

2.2. Installation software can be installed by default on Windows monitoring machine.

2.3. Software interface After the software is opened, the main use of the menu includes:

"Files"--open, modify, and save the entire monitoring configuration

"Monitoring"-start, pause, stop monitoring

"Test"--edit monitoring items, including edit actions such as new, copy, reset, and so on

The software interface mainly includes the menu bar, the tool bar, the Monitor project directory tree, the Monitoring project regulation and so on. As shown in the following figure, the monitoring project tree is all the monitoring host tree structure, according to the host application type classification, click on the host to see the monitoring of the Project regulations, the monitoring regulations can see its name, current status, number, return value and other information.

2.4. Monitoring methods

When increasing the monitoring regulations, you can see the "Test by" item in the open Add-in Monitor panel, which is used to select monitoring methods for monitoring regulations.

Hostmonitor provides two types of monitoring methods, one for the hostmonitor, can be directly from the client, such as "Ping, Telnet, url," such as the selection of such a monitoring method can be directly used; the need to execute the relevant command or statement by the monitoring machine for the agent way, Such as host "CPU, memory, log" and so on, this method needs to configure an agent (RMA), the follow-up will be introduced.

2.5. Monitoring Project

In the figure above, set up the monitoring item as "ping" and "address" to fill in the IP addresses of the host you need to ping. Hostmonitor can monitor most of the projects you can think of. For example, by setting the file system usage for AIX hosts, page usage, multipath State, resource load, ha State, RAC status, Web site monitoring, CRC verification of Web page files, Oracle database such as table space size or usage, Resource usage such as current session number and number of open cursor, cache hit ratio, wait event, IO throughput, failed object, user status or number, lock, listener status, and so on. More importantly, Hostmonitor is safe and stable, and by reasonable configuration, the resource consumption caused by her to your host or database is negligible.

2.6. Monitoring cycle adjustment of monitoring regulations of the monitoring cycle is very necessary, those 7*24, those who are more time-sensitive, those monitoring frequency too fast may cause anomalies need to consider. The default is to check every 10 minutes, for the network state of this time is obvious, monitoring interval can be appropriately adjusted short, for the host file system usage, database table space use rate can be adjusted longer.

2.7. Abnormal alarm

If the monitored items fail, the Hostmonitor will alert the system Manager according to the defined warning items, with the message prompt, the sound alarm, the SMS alert, the mail alarm and many operable methods. In figure I below, the Oracle Database alert log produces a "ora-" message that is monitored and alerted by hostmonitor, a sound alarm in figure II, and alerts the administrator that in figure three, an alert message from Hostmonitor is received, Your phone will also receive this alert message.

message Alert

Sound Alarm

Email, SMS alert

2.8. Exception Handling

In addition, the monitored items fail, and hostmonitor can also handle problems on its own, such as when the program process is abnormal, by setting up the script to automatically reboot, so that the exception without human intervention.

2.9. Log Report

The Hostmonitor log reporting feature is flexible enough to define individual monitoring instance logs and reports can be generated for different roles (boss,administrator). The screenshot below is shown in the example below.

Log screenshot

Screenshot of report

3. RMA configuration

a small application that RMA can communicate with the Hostmonitor Master Monitor program, accepts a monitoring request from the Hostmonitor program, returns the obtained information to the Hostmonitor, and the communication process is encrypted. RMA program has Windows and Linux/unix points, better help you complete the monitoring needs of each platform. 3.1. Window platform

The Windows platform RMA program can be copied directly to other machines in the home directory of the Hostmonitor installation. Run "Rma_cfg.exe" program, choose "Passive" or "active" way, the general choice of passive mode can be.

Communication options to fill in your RMA communication port, communication key; HM address can choose to accept any Hostmonitor host request, or only accept the address bar of the Hostmonitor host request, so that can monitor the items according to the required to check; After the configuration is complete, To activate and start the service.

When completed, the RMA program will automatically run as Windows service.

3.2. Linux/unix platform

Log on to the http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/downpage.htm official website and download the RMA program corresponding to your operating system. Unzip the package to the appropriate directory, edit the "rma.ini" configuration file, modify the program path, host, port, HM Host address, log, and other configuration. Execute the./rma rma.ini command to start the service. 4. Remote Web Management

Hostmonitor support Remote Web Management, using WebService services can be achieved, will facilitate your remote patrol work and abnormal judgment. The following figure

5. summary

Using the Hostmonitor tool, configure the corresponding monitoring strategy, you can monitor all the equipment and applications, perfect alarm, log, report function to make your work easy and easy, operation and maintenance work greatly reduced, your work even as long as the management of your Hostmonitor tool can be.

The tool is applicable to the relatively small number of information technicians, business units, more branches of the company, security level requirements of the Department of Higher. Excellent monitoring and alerting capabilities enable you to handle exceptional events at the first time and, more importantly, Hostmonitor will change the way you work.