i have a dedicated server along with smart monitor. How can I use my smart monitor service?

Answer by: George Kaloyanov, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support

The Smart Monitor is a service that can be used by Aplus.Net’s dedicated server customers to monitor their own server. The service allows the user to modify email alert notifications in case of specific service failure. Furthermore, it provides easy to use web interface for server monitoring and statistical data.

Note: Your Smart Monitor service will be activated by our Dedicated Servers engineers within the next business day after subscription. You will receive an email notification once your Smart Monitor is activated.

The Smart Monitor can be used for monitoring the following services:

• Basic plan: SMTP, HTTP, ICMP, FTP, SSH, SSL
• Advanced plan: CPU Utilization, Disk I/O, Memory Utilization, Process Count, SQL Transactions, Disk space availability

How to use the Smart Monitor service once it is activated:

1. Open: https://216.55.169.170/zabbix/ with your web browser.
2. Login using your Account Registration Number and your Smart Monitor password. Both are disclosed to you in the confirmation email sent from dedicatedsupport@aplus.net.

3. Now, select the Screens tab from the top navigation bar.

4. Under Screens, click on the name of the server you’d like to manage. The format is RegNumber.ServerNumber

5. You will be presented with all the statistical data for the respective monitored services.

Important: If you’d like to setup separate user accounts with different permissions for your Smart Monitor service, please your request to dedicatedsupport@aplus.net. Include the following information:

• Your account registration number and dedicated server number
• The list of emails and password choices for the users who should have access to your Smart Monitor web interface.
• A list of monitored services to be available for each user.

Note: If you have questions regarding Smart Monitor and your server please contact dedicatedsupport@aplus.net.