iWay Sentinel User's Guide > Managing and Monitoring Servers > Managing Servers

Managing Servers

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Server management is performed through the available Servers link, as shown in the following image.

Click Servers to display the available list of actions, which include:

Registering a Server

How to:

This section describes how to register a server using iWay Sentinel.

Procedure: How to Register a Server

  1. To register a server for monitoring, click the Servers link and then select Register..., as shown in the following image.

    The Register Server screen opens, as shown in the following image.

  2. Provide values for the parameters, as listed and described in the following table.

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    Name of the server you want to register. This can be any name used to identify the server. If a value for the Host parameter is not provided, then this value will be attempted to be used as the host name.

    Description

    Description for the server being registered.

    Host

    IP address or host name of the physical server. If not provided, then the value specified for the Name parameter will be used as the default.

    Envoy

    Port number for the Envoy running on the server. If not provided, the default is 9001. An optional SSL setting is provided that can be enabled or disabled.

    Username

    A valid user name to connect to the iSM server. If not provided, the default value is admin.

    Password

    A valid password to connect to the iSM server. If not provided, the default value is admin.

    Host Username

    User name for the host machine where iSM is running. This is required only for OS level operating tasks, such as starting or stopping the iSM server, which requires proper access to the host machine.

    Host Password

    Password for the host machine.

    The following image shows sample server registration in SPOG that has been completed.

  3. Click Register to register the server.

    After the server has been registered it will first show up as Missing as Sentinel needs to get all information from the server.

  4. Click the refresh icon to refresh the view and if available it will show up as Available under the Connectivity - At a Glance area.

Removing a Server

How to:

Removing a server from iWay Sentinel will not actually remove the physical server installation. Removing the server means that server will no longer be registered and monitored by Sentinel.

Procedure: How to Remove a Server

  1. To remove a server from Sentinel monitoring, click the Servers link and then select Remove..., as shown in the following image.

    The Select the server(s) to be removed prompt is displayed, as shown in the following image.

  2. Click None selected to display a list of available servers.
  3. Select the server(s) to be removed and then click OK, as shown in the following image.

    A prompt to confirm the removal of the server from Sentinel is displayed, as shown in the following image.

  4. Click OK.

Editing a Server

How to:

This section describes how to edit a registered server using Single Pane of Glass (SPOG) for iWay Sentinel.

Procedure: How to Edit a Server

  1. Select a server you want to edit by clicking on it from the list of available servers.

    The server will be highlighted and its details are displayed.

  2. Click the Servers link and then select Edit..., as shown in the following image.

    The Update Server Registration screen opens, as shown in the following image.

  3. Provide updated information for the server as required and then click Update.

    The information for the registered server will be updated.

Starting a Server

How to:

To start a remote server, the server must be installed as a Windows service and host credentials provided during the server registration process must enable the remote access.

Procedure: How to Start a Server

  1. Select a server you want to start by clicking on it from the list of available servers.

    The server will be highlighted and its details are displayed.

  2. Click the Servers link and then select Start..., as shown in the following image.

    A prompt to confirm the start action for the server is displayed, as shown in the following image.

  3. Click OK.

    The selected server will be started.

Stopping a Server

How to:

To stop a remote server, the server must be installed as a Windows service and host credentials provided during the server registration process must enable the remote access.

Procedure: How to Stop a Server

  1. Select a server you want to stop by clicking on it from the list of available servers.

    The server will be highlighted and its details are displayed.

  2. Click the Servers link and then select Stop..., as shown in the following image.

    A prompt to confirm the stop action for the server is displayed, as shown in the following image.

  3. Click OK.

    The selected server will be stopped.

Restarting a Server

How to:

This section describes how to restart a server using iWay Sentinel.

Procedure: How to Restart a Server

  1. Select a server you want to restart by clicking on it from the list of available servers.

    The server will be highlighted and its details are displayed.

  2. Click the Servers link and then select Restart..., as shown in the following image.

    A prompt to confirm the restart action for the server is displayed, as shown in the following image.

  3. Click OK.

    Note: The process of restart a server can take a few minutes. If you monitor the Feeds section of Sentinel, you will see activity related to the restart process, as shown in the following image.