Opsview 6.8.x End of Support

With the release of Opsview 6.11.0 on February 2025, versions 6.8.x have reached their End of Support (EOS) status, according to our Support policy. This means that versions 6.8.x will no longer receive code fixes or security updates.

The documentation for version 6.8.9 and earlier versions will remain accessible for the time being, but it will no longer be updated or receive backports. We strongly recommend upgrading to the latest version of Opsview to ensure continued support and access to the latest features and security enhancements.

AutoMonitor Express Scan

AutoMonitor allows users to quickly and effortlessly discover and import hosts into their Opsview Monitor environment. The new wizard-based functionality simplifies and automates the scanning and configuration steps providing a fast and reliable way of maintaining continuous monitoring of your changing Enterprise landscape. Discovered hosts will be imported into the Opsview > AutoMonitor > {Scan Type} > ... Host Group Structure.

AutoMonitor currently supports three Express Scan technologies:

• Azure Express Scan
• VMware vSphere Express Scan
• Windows Express Scan

Prerequisites Copied

In order to access the AutoMonitor Application and run an Express Scan, the following permissions are required:

Opsview User Role

• CONFIGUREHOSTS permission defined in your Roles.
• CONFIGUREHOSTGROUPS permissions defined in your Roles.
• Access to the Opsview Host Group when running an AutoMonitor Express Scan to be able to create the Host Group Structure.
• Not to be a tenant user..

Host certificates Copied

AutoMonitor Express scans do not use certificates for host checking. However several of the service checks do use certificates for host identification checks. Refer to the following sections for more information:

• Windows Express Scan Host Certificates
• VMware vSphere Express Scan Host Certificates

Troubleshooting Copied

Failing scans Copied

If a scan fails the error will be recorded within the scan log, available via in the UI. The full error will also be recorded within /var/log/opsview/opsview.log on the collector performing the scan. You can see these errors by running:

Host group ‘Automonitor’ could not be created: Parent does not exist Copied

This error is caused by the topmost Hostgroup having been renamed. The fix is to rename this top group back to the default of Opsview and retry the scan.