Documentation forServer Configuration Monitor
Monitoring server configurations is a key capability of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted (formerly Hybrid Cloud Observability) and is available in the Advanced edition.

Test SCM profile elements before deploying them

Server Configuration Monitor (SCM) now features a TEST button for monitoring in the Add/Edit/View configuration element dialog box. Test any type of element to see whether it works on one of your monitored nodes before you deploy it to your servers.

  1. To use the test function, add a configuration element for monitoring, and then select credentials from the drop-down menu under Access authentication.
    Select the drop-down menu under Access authentication

  2. After setting the credential, click TEST.
    Set credential and click TEST

    SCM displays a list of nodes on your machine from which you can choose. (In the following example, a Linux machine is selected, as the user wants to execute a bash command.)

  3. Click Select & Test.
    Select and test node

  4. SCM displays your test result.

    See the following example of a successful test result:
    Successful test results

    See the following example of a successful test result using a file wildcard definition that returned multiple configuration items:
    Successful test result using a file wildcard definition that returned mulitple configuration items

    See the following example of a failing test result:
    Failing test result