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Host Settings

From the left menu select Settings/Hosts and then click the Create button. Here you can define the target host you would like to monitor.

Pre-requisites​

Check that the host is of a type that is a supported host.

Before adding the Host target, please read the pre-requisites for the host you would like to monitor.

List Host Targets​

The list shows any Host Targets you have defined and you have the option to start, stop, edit or delete them.

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Creating a new Host Target​

Create a host target to monitor

Linux host​

For a Linux host the following parameters need to be defined.

ParameterDescription
NameEnter any free-text identifier to give your target host a meaningful name. Names must be unique.
Host AddressThe hostname or IP address of the host which must be resolvable from the DBmarlin machine
Host TypeChoose Linux
Debug ModeIn most cases you should leave Debug off unless directed by Support.
PortSelect the TCP Port for SSH. In most cases this will be 22 and there must be no firewall blocking this port between the DBmarlin machine and the target host
Connection UsernameThe OS username with which to connect.
PasswordThe password for the username you are using.
KeyfileThe PEM file containing the private key for SSH authentication.
AgentThe default agent is the built-in agent on the DBmarlin server. Additional remote agents can be installed on either Linux or Kubernetes and will automatically register themselves with the DBmarlin so that they appear in this list.

Note that you should only enter either a Password or a Keyfile and not both. If you do enter both then the Keyfile will be used and the Password ignored.

Windows host​

For a Windows host the following parameters need to be defined.

ParameterDescription
NameEnter any free-text identifier to give your target host a meaningful name. Names must be unique.
Host AddressThe hostname or IP address of the host which must be resolvable from the DBmarlin machine
Host TypeChoose Windows
Debug ModeIn most cases you should leave Debug off unless directed by Support.
Connection UsernameThe OS username with which to connect.
PasswordThe password for the username you are using.

If you want to monitor the same host where DBmarlin is running then set Host Address to localhost and enter a username but leave the password empty.