Linux/Unix SSH Configuration

Monitoring Account:

Please add a dedicated “itconductor” Linux/Unix user that is a member of sapsys group.
The user should be able to execute at the minimum the following commands:

df
fstab
vmstat
mpstat
lpstat
free
uptime
ps

Access to additional comands may be required if custom configuration is needed.

Connection Properties:

SSH requires minimum configuration:

Host
Port (default 22)

From Menu, go to Dashboards > Administrator

Click on Unix/Linux Systems

Click Create New Linux System

Enter the following details. Those marked with * are mandatory.

Description	Short description for your Linux system
Organization	When Multi-organizational support is enabled
Role	system role such as Development, Quality, Production etc
Site	Logical Grouping of the system
Gateway	Configured and active ITC Gateway the system will be monitored from
Host	Hostname of the Linux host. Always make sure the local/corporate firewall permits Gateway machine to connect to the configured Host/Port
Port	Specify another port if needed (default 22)
Shell	Execution Shell
Sudo Arguments	If sudo elevation is requested (specified in the account), optional additional sudo arguments

Click on or Finish when Done

Enter Linux System Connection User Details:

Description	Linux account description
Realm	If Kerberos authentication is supported by the server, enter Domain name
User Name	Linux user Name
Private Key File	A path to gateway-local .ppk file if key authentication is required
Sudo	Sudo elevation is required - this will apply to all commands by this user

Click to Start monitoring the Linux Server

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