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The following table is an example of a properly-formatted hosts file.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Host Name | Name or IP address of the system to add to UIM. |
| Display Name | Name of the system that you want to appear in the UIM UI. |
| Description | Optional. A short description of the system. |
| Type | System type, which is one of the following items:
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| Service Group | Optional. Name of the UIM service group (which enables you to simultaneously apply common service checks to hosts that you are monitoring) to which you want to add the system. |
| Port | Port number used to connect to the system. Leave this field blank to use the default port for the type of system that you are adding. |
| Community | If you are adding a Net-SNMP system to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor, specify the read community, which acts like a user ID or password, that gives you access to the system. Valid options are:
|
| Username | If you are adding a Net-SNMP or Norvell NRM system to UIM, specify the user name required to access the system. |
| Password | If you are adding a Net-SNMP or Norvell NRM system to UIM, specify the password required to access the system. |
| Group | The name of the entity group, which is a set of systems that are combined in a meaningful way. |
| SSL | Optional. For agent systems, use this field to specify whether UIM securely communicates with an agent installed on the system using SSL. Valid options include true and false. |
| Authentication Method | For Net-SNMP systems, use this field to determine how encrypted information traveling between the Net-SNMP instance and UIM is authenticated. Valid options are:
|
| Privacy Password | For Net-SNMP systems, this is the password used to encrypt information traveling between the Net-SNMP instance and UIM. |
| Privacy Type | For Net-SNMP systems, this explains how information traveling between UIM and the Net-SNMP instance is encrypted. Valid options are:
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| Pingable | For virtual nodes, use this field to specify whether UIM can contact the virtual node using the icmp ping utility. Valid options are true and false. |
Adding multiple systems to UIM
To add multiple systems to Uptime Infrastructure Monitor with the addsystem utility:
- Copy the hosts file to the scripts folder in the directory where you installed the UIM monitoring station. For example, if you installed the monitoring station in the default location, copy the hosts file to the following folder:
Code Block language sql Windows Installation: C:/Program Files/uptime software/uptime/scripts Linux Installation: /usr/local/uptime/scripts/ - At the command line, navigate to the scripts folder.
- Enter the following command:
Where <path_and_filename> is the name of the text file that contains the list of systems that you want to add to UIM along with its full path.Code Block language sql addsystem <path_and_filename>
The systems listed in the file are added to UIM unless:- UIM cannot connect to the system.
- The system does not exist in your environment.
- The system is already added to UIM.