Android app: Monitors

The Monitors tab in the Site24x7 Android app allows you to track and manage the performance of your IT infrastructure. Monitors play a vital role in ensuring that your websites, servers, applications, and network devices are running smoothly. This document covers how to navigate the Monitors tab, utilize various monitoring types, and interpret performance reports. You will also learn how to access the outage history, configuration error details, and process lists for servers. Whether you're seeking to create a new monitor or troubleshoot issues, our step-by-step instructions and tips will empower you to maintain optimal operational efficiency.

Select Monitors from the bottom navigation bar to navigate to the Monitor page.

By clicking the down arrow next to Monitor Types, you can choose the filter from the following options:

• Monitors
• Monitor Types
• Monitor Groups

Monitors

Any resource whose performance needs to be tracked is considered a monitor in Site24x7. A monitor can be a website, a server, a network device, an application, or any component in your IT infrastructure that needs monitoring. 

The top panel shows the total number of monitors, including monitors that are down, in critical condition, experiencing trouble, up, suspended, under maintenance, in the discovery phase, or have a configuration error.

Clicking on a specific monitor will take you to the Monitor Details page. 

• SUMMARY: Provide the summary of the monitor based on the monitor type, which includes the availability and the downtime based on location and the RCA report.
  • Performance Report: Click the graph icon to navigate to the Performance Report screen. This is applicable only for monitors that have performance reports.
• OUTAGES HISTORY: Specify the duration during which the monitor is unavailable.
• INVENTORY: Capture the basic monitor information and its various configuration settings, including monitor groups, licensing categories, check frequency, notification profile, and more.
• LOG REPORT: Access detailed log information for the monitor over a custom time frame. 
• CONFIGURATION ERROR DETAILS: Get information about configuration errors associated with the monitor. By understanding these errors, you can resolve issues and make your monitor work properly. This tab will be displayed only for monitors with configuration errors.

The below tabs are available for server monitors:

• PROCESSES: Retrieve a list of processes currently running on your Windows server.
• NETWORK: Access network statistics, including speed, bandwidth, data sent and received, packets sent and received, and details on any error packets.  
• DISKS: View the available disk space on your servers.  
• PLUGINS: Obtain a list of plugins available on the server, along with their status.  
• CHECKS: Check the list of resource checks that are available on the server.  

To access additional features in the monitors, tap on the three dots:

• Create Shortcut: Create a shortcut on your mobile screen for direct access to the monitor. This will add a 1x1 widget, allowing you to view monitor details with a single tap.
• Poll Now: Click the Poll Now option to monitor your selected monitor based on the on-demand check. This report is helpful for immediate troubleshooting or verifying the status after an alert.
• Suspend: Click the Suspend option to stop the activities of a particular monitor temporarily.
• Delete: Click the Delete option to remove a monitor.

Monitor Settings

Alter your monitor settings by selecting the setting icon on the top right corner of the Monitor Details page. 

• Poll Now: Click the Poll Now option to monitor your selected monitor based on the on-demand check. This report is helpful for immediate troubleshooting or verifying the status after an alert.
• Schedule Maintenance: Click Schedule Maintenance to schedule maintenance for a particular monitor and select a time for it.
• Suspend: Click the Suspend option to stop the activities of a particular monitor temporarily.
• Delete: Click the Delete option to remove a monitor.

Quick Add Monitor

Click the Quick Add Monitor icon to add a monitor instantly. You can use this option to set up web and internet service monitors by configuring your domain or website URL. This helps you discover and set up all the related services for your website.

Monitor Types

Categorize monitors based on the functionality and purpose of the monitors with Monitor Types. It groups the monitors under a specific type such as Real User Monitors, SOAP Web Services, SSL/TLS Certificate, and so on.
Click the Monitors() and  Monitor Types option is the default option from the drop-down list.

This screen displays the number of monitors for each type and specifies how many are in Up, Trouble, Critical, and Maintenance states. 

Monitor Groups

Group your monitored resources for better organization using the monitor group. Click the down arrow next to Monitors() and select the Monitor Groups option from the drop-down list.

This screen categorizes the monitors based on their groups. Clicking the group will display the list of monitors based on groups. 

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