Use Case

Setting up a distributed monitoring configuration between a branch location and the central location of our example company.

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Please see the Functional Principle article before setting up the environment for better understanding.

Example Setup

The instructions are based on the example setup as described below.

Satellite SONARPLEX

This is a branch location in cologne which is managed remotely.

Central SONARPLEX

This is the network operation center where all alerts are collected form the remote locations.

The satellite device should send its status every 30 minutes and only HARD events should be sent.

The general procedure is as follows.

1. Configure the Agent on the Central SONARPLEX
2. Set the location identifier on the Satellite SONARPLEX
3. Enable status and event delivery on the satellite
4. Done.

Step-by-step guide

Follow these steps for the Central SONARPLEX. First set the azeti Agent credentials.

1. Open the in the administrative Web Interface (http://172.16.0.254:81) and choose Configuration :: Network
2. Choose Agent Configuration
3. Set Port to use: 4192
4. Set Agent Password: How-ToDM
5. Click Image Modified to save the configuration

Now open the administrative web interface of the Satellite SONARPLEX and set the location identifier. 

1. Choose Configuration :: My Properties and scroll down to the bottom
2. Open the resource LOCATION
3. Set Ressource Value: Cologne
4. Click Image Modified to save the configuration

Now enable the status and event delivery on the Satellite SONARPLEX.

1. Choose Configuration :: Status Delivery Configuration for Distributed Monitoring and configure the settings like shown below.

See the Status Delivery Configuration Reference article for a detailed explanation of the particular settings.

Verifying the Setup

Troubleshooting

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