Introduction
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Terminology, functional areas and the path to your first monitoring setup.
Structure and terminology
Your first monitoring setup
Functional areas
Qisutu Monitoring
Manual · Version 1.x
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Introduction
Structure and terminology
Your first monitoring setup
Functional areas
Installation and commissioning
Requirements and operating model
Installation from the tar.gz package
First sign-in and commissioning
Updates without losing existing data
Operation and analysis
Signing in and navigation
Device list and device details
Understanding statuses
Starting and pausing checks
Understanding check rules
Opening device details
Reading measurement histories
Devices and device discovery
Adding devices manually
Adding devices from device discovery
Configuring a device and saving changes
Managing device groups
Selecting and changing multiple devices
Creating monitoring templates
Applying and updating templates
Deleting checks or devices
Checks and readings
Set up ping
Check websites and web interfaces
Check TCP connections
Set up Linux resources over SSH
Set up resources using SNMP
Thresholds for CPU, RAM and filesystems
Select additional resource types
Configure detected interfaces individually
Set up additional checks
Certificate trust for additional checks
Certificate expiry
DNS check
Mail · SMTP, Mail · IMAP and Mail · POP3
Windows
Virtualization · Hyper-V
Virtualization · VMware
Hardware · iLO / iDRAC / Redfish
Hardware · Synology NAS and Hardware · UPS
Database · MariaDB / MySQL / PostgreSQL
Printer · Status and supplies
Network quality
Traffic by source
Web scenario
HTTP / JSON
SNMP / Vendor profile
Linux log
Custom SSH check
Prometheus exporter
Docker containers
Kubernetes
AWS CloudWatch
Azure Monitor
Microsoft SQL Server
Calculated metric
Device connections
Configuring a monitoring dependency
Documenting cable and Wi-Fi connections
Using and saving the diagram
Notifications and Qisutu
Purpose and access
Define the device scope
Set up email notifications
Test the connection and save
Send notifications to the Qisutu ticket system
Prepare the connection in Qisutu
Store the connection in monitoring
What is transmitted to Qisutu?
Use internal CA certificates
Check delivery status and changes
Notifications during maintenance or dependencies
End-to-end check after setup
Administration
Agents: user accounts for the interface
Create an account
Edit, deactivate and delete accounts
Personal language and password
Reset a forgotten password
Defaults for new service checks
Reading retention and performance
Set up distributed data collectors
Step 1: Create the data collector on the central server
Step 2: Install the remote Linux system
Step 3: Assign devices
Change the access key and pause the data collector
Behavior during connection interruptions
Device activation and service contract
Request and apply an activation file
Select devices for a smaller tier
Operation and backups
Service control, diagnostics and logs
Server address, HTTPS port and custom certificate
Backups
Uninstallation
Troubleshooting and interfaces
Device or check provides no current values
No notification or no Qisutu ticket
Interface shows old or misplaced content
Frequently asked administration questions
Common errors
Intended integration methods
