Host importer
Versio.io can import, historize and process monitoring data from the host your OneImporter is running on.
Configuration
You can find the configuration option in Versio.io at Environment settings > OneImporter > Configurations > Host.
Here you can edit all existing configurations, create new configurations or delete existing configurations. Each configuration can import one host for every OneImporter instance into a single specified entity.
To add a new configuration enter a Name and click Add to proceed to the configuration.
To edit an existing configuration click the arrow on the left of your importer name to expand the configuration options.
The following configuration options are available:
| Field | Description | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Meaningful name | Should include "Host" |
| Active | Option to activate and deactivate the configuration. Data is only imported if the configuration is activated. | |
| CPUs | Option to activate and deactivate the detection of CPUs. They are only imported if this option is activated. | |
| Network interfaces | Option to activate and deactivate the detection of network interfaces. They are only imported if this option is activated. | |
| Mounted disks | Option to activate and deactivate the detection of mounted disks. They are only imported if this option is activated. | |
| Environment variables | Option to activate and deactivate the detection of environment variables. They are only imported if this option is activated. | |
| Environment variables | Specify environment variables to detect if detection is activated. | |
| Entity name | Name of the entity that instances are assigned to (default: host) |
Determine standards about entity names before your first import |
| Executing OneImporter | Select one or multiple OneImporters where the host data should be imported from. | Requires installed OneImporter: Installation instruction |
| Schedule time (cron format) | Determine the frequency of imports in CRON format | Learn more about CRON format: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron |
Table: Host import configuration parameters
The following image is an example of a configuration in Versio.io for imports of hosts:
Figure: Example of a configuration in Versio.io for imports of hosts
The following data can be determined via a server or desktop host:
| Topic | Subtoptic | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Display namen | Display name of the Versio.io instance. This contains the host name or IP of the host so that users can access the instances intuitively. The display name can also be customised to suit the environment. | |
| Last boot time | Timestamp of when the computer was last restarted. | |
| Operating system | General information about the operating system. | |
| Main user | Only on Windows: The user who has logged in most frequently is determined on the basis of the users who have logged in successfully in the last 3 days. | |
| Mounted disks | All available Windows drives or Linux mounts. | |
| Network interfaces | All available network interfaces. | |
| Network interfaces address spaces | Determined number of public and private IP addresses based on RFC 1918 for IPv4. | |
| Nameserver | Only for Linux hosts. | |
| Services | Captures all services of an operating system and their status. | |
| SELinux | Captcher configuration of Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) | |
| System | Describes the entire computer system. | |
| Hardware | Memory | Describes the physical or virtualised memory banks of the host. |
| Processor | Describes the physical or virtualised CPU of the host. | |
| Base board | Only for physical hosts. | |
| Cache | Only for physical hosts. | |
| Disk drive | Only for physical hosts. | |
| Chassis | Describes the chassis of the system. | |
| Vendor warranty | Based on the serial number of the device, an attempt is made to determine the warranty information via an API offered by the manufacturer. Dell, Intel and Lenovo are currently supported. Not all manufacturers currently offer a Warranty API! | |
| Technology | Operating systems identified by Versio.io, their version incl. kernel versions and product version. |
Table: Overview of all data captured by the host importer
Example
The Versio.io OneImporter imports hosts based on your specific configuration and stores the different instances in the entity defined by you (default: host). To view the imported instances in Versio.io, you can select 'Asset & Configuration Repository → Instance Viewer'. There you can select your specific instance and click it for a detailed view in the instance history viewer.
The following image is an example of an imported host:
Figure: Example of a host instance
Host-ID composition
The host ID is formed from the unique machine ID and, if available, the name of the cloud provider and the corresponding instance ID of the cloud provider. If both the machine ID and the cloud instance ID are not available, the unique ID of the installed OneImporter is used. The value taken will be hashed.