How-To Setup Distributed Monitoring

Setting up a distributed monitoring configuration with several SONARPLEX devices. The instructions are based on the following example setup.

Satellite SONARPLEX

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

Location	Cologne
IP-Address	172.16.0.100

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.

Step-by-step guide

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

Open the in the administrative Web Interface (http://172.16.0.254:81) and choose Network
Choose Agent Configuration
Set Port to use: 4192
Set Agent Password: How-ToDM
Click to save the configuration

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

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

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

Parameter Name	Setting
Deliver Status at regular base	enable
Delivery Interval in Minutes (Heartbeat)	30
Retry Frequency in Minutes	5
Retry Attempts	3
Deliver following Events immediately	Service Alerts Host Alerts Suppress SOFT State alerts
Deliver Performance Data	enable
Do not store performance data locally	disable
Destination Host (NOC)	172.16.0.254
Destination Agent Port	4192
Destination Agent Password	HowTo-DM
Default service output upon transfer problems	Missing check result from satellite.
Default service state upon transfer problems	UNKNOWN
Retain state on outdated services	enable
Debug Level	WARN

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