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Getting started with host monitoring

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This page is the entry point for host monitoring in Infrastructure Explorer. Once you connect a cloud account, the matching resources appear in the Hosts view alongside any Kubernetes nodes you already monitor.

Set up host monitoring

Pick the integration that matches your cloud:

Each setup runs separately. If you use multiple clouds, complete each integration. Add additional AWS accounts, Azure tenants, or GCP projects by repeating the relevant integration.

What you get

Once an integration is active:

  • Hosts appear in Infrastructure, then Infrastructure Explorer, under the Hosts sidebar entry.
  • The Cloud column shows the source (AWS, Azure, or GCP), and you can filter by cloud, region, or instance type.
  • Drill into any host to view its metadata, configuration, ownership, and any telemetry sent by agents running on the host.

Note

OpenTelemetry does not report the instance type for Google Compute Engine instances, so the instance type appears as missing for a GCE host that is brought in by the OpenTelemetry agent alone. Set up the GCP Infrastructure Explorer integration to enrich Compute Engine hosts with the instance type and other resource metadata.

Next steps

Add cloud tags and extended metrics to your hosts by configuring Host data enrichments.

Need help? Contact Support.
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LLM? Read llms.txt.
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