Unix Connections

Enter / Edit Connection Details using the Spotlight Configuration Tool Open the Configuration Tool. You will find the Configuration Tool on the desktop of the computer where Spotlight Cloud is installed. Double click the desktop icon. Sign in with your Quest account, and then from the Configuration panel, click Connections. This opens the Spotlight Connection Manager. To enter connection details either click Add new Connection or double click on the connection with details you want to edit.

Address Enter the hostname or IP address to the Unix/Linux machine. User Enter the user name to login to the Unix/Linux machine. Password Enter the password to login to the Unix/Linux machine. Port Number Enter the port number for SSH (secure shell) connection to the Unix/Linux machine. The default value is 22.

Unix/Linux Servers Spotlight can monitor the following operating systems: Red Hat Enterprise 7.3 Ubuntu 16.04 and 16.10 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V12 SP2 Unix/Linux Server Software Ensure the following programs are accessible to the user logged on to the Unix/Linux machine. Perl 5.x awk cat date df grep ifconfig iostat netstat ps sar sed tr uname uptime vmstat wc who Additional Server Software Install the sysstat package.

Unix/Linux Servers Spotlight can monitor the following operating systems: Red Hat Enterprise 7.3 Ubuntu 16.04 and 16.10 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V12 SP2 Unix/Linux Server Software Ensure the following programs are accessible to the user logged on to the Unix/Linux machine. Perl 5.x awk cat date df grep ifconfig iostat netstat ps sar sed tr uname uptime vmstat wc who Additional Server Software Install the sysstat package.

Check the connection to the service. Check the availability of the service. Check the network.