SAM Application Monitor Template Reference
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This reference provides details about predefined application monitor templates and component monitors included in SolarWinds SAM that you can use to monitor elements in your environment, such as servers, applications, processes, services, events, databases, and storage.
Need to get started quickly? Watch this video, and then assign a template to a node to create an individual application monitor on that node.
- Click Settings > All Settings > SAM Settings, and then click Manage Templates.
- On the Manage Application Monitor templates page, select a template and click Assign to Node.
- On the Create Assigned Application Monitor page, select a node and click Next.
- Provide credential details, and then test for component results.
- Click Assign Application Monitors.
When working with templates, note the following details:
- (Recommended) Review Use SAM application monitor templates and application monitors to learn the basics about application monitor templates, application monitors, and component monitors.
- Some target systems (for example, Oracle database servers) require extra configuration to support SAM application monitors. See Configure servers for SAM application monitoring.
- Some templates can use Orion Platform agents to gather data from target servers. Click here to learn about configuring Linux/Unix systems for Orion Platform agents.
- To create custom templates with script monitors, see the SAM Custom Application Monitor Template Guide.
- Only AppInsight templates are replaced during upgrades, to avoid overwriting custom changes made to standard application monitor templates. Check THWACK periodically for updates that you can import it into SAM. Usually, you can continue using templates for older versions, but updating to the latest template is recommended. .
- If systems being monitored are connected to an API, SAM API Poller templates are also available.
Display a list of out-of-the-box SAM templates
To display a list of predefined application monitor templates in the Orion Web Console:
- Click Settings > All Settings.
- Under Product Specific Settings, click SAM Settings.
- Click Manage Templates to open the Manage Application Monitor Templates page.
To find specific templates, click a filter tag such as Azure, or enter text in the Search field.
Learn more
- Use SAM templates, application monitors, and component monitors (SAM Administrator Guide)
- Understanding Application Templates (video)
- Creating a New Application Template (video)
- Managing Assigned Application Monitors (video)
- Using Automation to Apply SAM Templates (video)
- SolarWinds Academy classes