Tips&Tricks
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The tips and tricks page contains some best practices that may enhance your monitoring experience.
This page is a living document and will be updated frequently. We kindly invite you to check this document on a regular basis.
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Monitoring Software
Debug Mode Operations
Following articles outline how to run the Monitoring Software in debug mode. By running the software in this mode, users can get more detailed info on what the software does behind the screen.
- Running the web server in debug mode
- Running the monitoring service in debug mode
- Running the alerting module in debug mode
Testing WMI
WMI is used to obtain data of a remote devices. Due to custom security implementations, customers may get unwanted messages such as "Access Denied", "RPC is unavailable". This article shows how
Weekly Reboot Schedule
As for any Windows based computer, it is recommended to reboot the system periodically. This article details how to do that.
Backup your configuration / Move to a new server
Following article details how to backup one's configuration or move it to a new system
Appliance
System Restore
As has happened in the past, Windows updates may cause damage to the monitoring appliance's OS. A hidden functionality in Windows and supported on the appliance is to perform a system restore. Following article shows how to do this screen by screen: Appliance_Reset
