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Host Template: Cloud - Uptrends - MultiStep API
Overview Copied
Monitor your MultiStep API monitor checks.
This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:
| Service Check Name | Description | Default Thresholds (Metric: Warning, Critical) | UOM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uptrends - MultiStep API - Summary | A summary of step executions for a multi-step API check | N/A | ms |
Note
See details about Monitoring Plugin thresholds here.
Usage Instructions Copied
Please review the overall Cloud - Uptrends Opspack documentation for details on prerequisites, known issues, and other necessary configurations that apply to all Host Templates in the Opspack.
Add this Host Template Copied
Add the Cloud - Uptrends - MultiStep API Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you’re monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Host Templates to Hosts.
Add and configure Variables Copied
The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Monitor instance alongside the Host Template:
Note
For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Variables to Hosts.
Apply Changes Copied
Apply Changes and the system will now be monitored:
Available Variables Copied
UPTRENDS_CREDENTIALS Copied
The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your Uptrends API account credentials.
| Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A (Opsview UI Only) | Value | Credentials | The credentials for your Uptrends API account |
--username |
Arg1 | Username | The username for your Uptrends API account |
--password |
Arg2 | Password | The password for your Uptrends API account |
UPTRENDS_MONITOR_GUID Copied
Set this value to the GUID of your Uptrends Monitor. You can retrieve this value from the URL of your Uptrends Monitor dashboard.
| Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--monitor-guid |
Value | Monitor GUID | The GUID of the Uptrends monitor |
UPTRENDS_CHECK_DETAILS Copied
The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the Time Period with one of:
- CurrentDay
- CurrentWeek
- CurrentMonth
- CurrentQuarter
- CurrentYear
- PreviousDay
- PreviousWeek
- PreviousMonth
- PreviousQuarter
- PreviousYear
- Last2Hours
- Last6Hours
- Last12Hours
- Last24Hours
- Last48Hours
- Last7Days
- Last30Days
- Last60Days
- Last90Days
- Last365Days
- Last3Months
- Last6Months
- Last12Months
- Last24Months
- All
Default: Last24Hours
| Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A (Opsview UI Only) | Value | Details | The details for your Uptrends checks |
--time-period |
Arg1 | Time Period | The requested time period for the Uptrends check |
Plugin help Copied
Plugin: check_uptrends
For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m <mode> flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode.
The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here:
| Service Check Name | Mode |
|---|---|
| Uptrends - MultiStep API - Summary | Uptrends.MultiStep.Summary |