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Monitor Rediscovery

What is monitor rediscovery in Motadata AIOps?
  • Monitor rediscovery allows you to discover new 'Instances' within existing monitors for monitoring. This is useful for situations where you add new components (applications, VMs, etc.) to a device that's already set up as a monitor in AIOps. For Example, if you have discovered an ESXi as a monitor in AIOps, you can use rediscovery to discover the VMs within that ESXi and set them up as instances for monitoring
What is the difference between a Monitor and an Instance in Motadata AIOps?
  • A Monitor refers to a device, application, or service that has been set up for monitoring in Motadata AIOps. This is the primary entity being observed for performance, availability, and other metrics.
  • An Instance is a specific component or sub-element within a Monitor. Instances are often discovered through monitor rediscovery and represent individual units that can be monitored separately within the overarching Monitor. For example, if an ESXi server is set as a Monitor, the individual virtual machines (VMs) hosted on it are Instances.
What types of instances can be rediscovered in AIOps?

Motadata AIOps supports rediscovery for the following types of instances:

  • Application
  • Cloud
  • Virtualization
  • Interface
  • Process
  • Service
  • File/Directory
  • HCI Cluster
  • HCI VM
What are some things to remember when rediscovering instances?
  • Ensure the server/device you want to monitor is already set up as a monitor in AIOps.
  • For applications on Windows servers, corresponding processes and services need to be defined in Process Monitor Settings and Service Monitor Settings before rediscovery.
  • You can add file/directory paths for monitoring in File/Folder Monitor Settings before running a file/directory rediscovery.
How does rediscovery work for file/directory monitoring?

When you run a rediscovery for File/Directory, any paths added to the File/Directory Monitor Settings will be discovered and monitored for the selected monitors.

Can I monitor files and directories from multiple servers?

Yes, you can monitor files and directories on multiple servers by adding their path to the File/Directory Monitor Settings.

Can I set up alerts for file and directory changes?

Yes, you can create alerts based on specific changes, such as file size exceeding a threshold or modification time of a file being outside a accepted range.

How does Motadata AIOps handle process and service monitoring?
  • Motadata AIOps has a pre-loaded list of well-known processes and services in the Process Monitor Settings and Service Monitor Settings respectively. It automatically monitors these processes if they are active on discovered servers. You can also add custom processes and services for monitoring.
How does process monitoring help rediscover applications?
  • By monitoring processes, Motadata AIOps can identify and rediscover applications that are running on servers. This ensures that new or updated applications are included in your monitoring.
What prerequisites are needed for rediscovering applications?

For Windows servers:

  • Corresponding process and service must be added to Process Monitor Settings and Service Monitor Settings.

For Linux servers:

  • Corresponding process must be added to Process Monitor Settings.
Can I customize process monitoring settings?
  • Yes, you can configure metric polling settings for individual processes to monitor specific metrics.
What types of processes can be monitored?
  • Motadata AIOps can monitor a wide range of processes, including system processes, application-specific processes, and custom processes.