Menu
Index
Search
 
   
   
   
 
 
← Previous page
 
Next page →
 
Print version
Copyright © SoftNAS, LLC.

Monitoring

Monitoring
 
 
1

Basic Monitoring Settings

1. Basic Monitoring Settings
SoftNAS performs monitoring of system resources, services and SoftNAS logging by polling the system based on the Polling Interval (secs).  The default setting is 30 seconds.
 
 
2

Notification Settings

2. Notification Settings
The Notification settings are used to specify the administrator email address that will be sent monitoring alerts.  You can also send monitoring alerts to the corporate SMTP server.
 
 
 
 
3

SMTP Settings

3. SMTP Settings
 If "Use SMTP" is enabled the following fields are available for the SMTP server configuration:
 
Field
Description
SMTP Mailserver
FQDN of the mail server.
SMTP Port
SMTP Port that will be used to send email notifications (25, 587, 465)
SMTP Username
Username required for SMTP server authentication
SMTP Password
Password required for SMTP server authentication.
SMTP Encryption
Encryption setting for the SMTP server connection.  The following settings are possible:
  • SSLV2
  • SSLV3
  • TLSV1
4

Monitoring System Resources

4. Monitoring System Resources
These thresholds control the percentage usage levels above which monitoring notifications will be issued.  The following independant thresholds can be sent:
 
Parameter
Description
% CPU
Threshold setting above which a monitoring notification will be issued for the system resource.
%CPU System
Ibid.
% Memory
Ibid.
% Disk space
Ibid.
% CPU Wait
Ibid.
 
5

Services Monitoring

5. Services Monitoring
You can setup SoftNAS to monitor the core system services and issue monitoring notifications accordingly.  The following services can be monitored by SoftNAS:
 
Parameter
Description
Apache
Apache web server service running on SoftNAS
SSH
secure shell service running on SoftNAS, enabling secure data communication.
Sendmail
Sendmail email routing facility running on SoftNAS.
Winbind
samba service running on SoftNAS which enables connections to domain controllers.
NFS
Distributed file system protocol running on SoftNAS.
SMG
Server Message Block service.
6

SoftNAS Monitoring

6. SoftNAS Monitoring
SoftNAS Monitoring can be used to monitor a variety of logs.  By default, when enabled an email notification is sent any time the word “ERROR” appears in the log.
 
Parameter
Definition
Monitor SNSERV:
(Yes/No)
Allows for enabling or disabling monitoring of the StorageCenter server log located in /var/www/softnas/logs/snserv.log. By default, when enabled an email notification is sent any time the word “ERROR” appears in the log
 
Excluded Terms
Allows for suppression of emails for errors in the StorageCenter server log that include the keywords entered. Valid entries are in regular expression form. For example, to suppress email notifications for any error including the word “foo” or “bar” enter "foo|bar"
Monitor SNAP
(Yes/No)
Allows for enabling or disabling monitoring of the snapreplicate log located in /var/www/softnas/logs/snapreplicate.log. By default, when enabled an email notification is sent any time the word “ERROR” appears in the log.
 
Excluded Terms
Allows for suppression of emails for errors in the snapreplicate log that include the keywords entered. Valid entries are in regular expression form. For example, to suppress email notifications for any error including the word “foo” or “bar” enter "foo|bar"