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image::hosts_new_host_1.png[alt="Dialog with host properties: the host name."]
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Whenever possible, you should use the host's DNS name.
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{CMK} überprüft für Sie, ob der Host unter seinem Namen im DNS gefunden werden kann.
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Schon während Sie den Host-Namen in das Eingabefeld eintippen, prüft {CMK} im Hintergrund die Auflösbarkeit des Namens und testet anschließend, ob der Host erreicht werden kann.
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{CMK} checks for you whether the host can be found by its name in the DNS.
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Even as you type the host name into the input field, {CMK} checks in the background whether the name can be resolved and then tests whether the host can be reached.
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If the DNS name is too bulky, an easier to recognize alias name can be assigned later.
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Note, however, that {CMK} allows a maximum length of 240 characters for the host name.
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xref:rename[Changes to the host name] are in principle also later possible, however since the host name is used in many places in {CMK}, later changes are more complex and time-consuming when monitoring data has already been accumulated by the time the change is to made.
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xref:rename[Changes to the host name] are in principle also later possible,
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however since the host name is used in many places in {CMK}, later changes are more complex and time-consuming when monitoring data has already been accumulated by the time the change is to made.
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Im Kasten [.guihint]#Basic settings# haben Sie zwei Optionen, um festzulegen, von wo aus der Host überwacht werden soll.
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Mit [.guihint]#Monitored on site# wählen Sie die {CMK}-xref:glossar#site[Instanz] aus und mit [.guihint]#Monitored on relay# das xref:glossar#checkmk_relay[{CMK} Relay].
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In the [.guihint]#Basic settings# box, you have two options for specifying where the host should be monitored from.
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With [.guihint]#Monitored on site#, you select the {CMK} xref:glossar#site[site], and with [.guihint]#Monitored on relay#, you select the xref:glossar#checkmk_relay[{CMK} Relay].
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Die Auswahl der Instanz ist relevant im xref:glossar#distributed_monitoring[verteilten Monitoring] und ein {CMK} Relay können Sie nur dann auswählen, wenn es bereits eingerichtet wurde.
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The selection of a site is relevant in xref:glossar#distributed_monitoring[distributed monitoring], and you can only select a {CMK} Relay if it has already been set up.
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You can assign an alternative, descriptive name for the host under [.guihint]#Alias#, which is displayed in many places in the GUI and in reports.
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If you do not assign an alias, the host name will be used instead.
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.Assign an alias and an IP address to the host
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.Assigning an alias and an IP address to the host
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image::hosts_new_host_2.png[alt="Dialog with properties of a host: alias and IP address."]
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You do not necessarily have to specify an IP address.
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Wenn Sie aber eine IP-Adresse eintragen, überspringt {CMK} die Prüfung der Auflösbarkeit des Host-Namens und testet direkt die Erreichbarkeit dieser IP-Adresse.
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Die Rückmeldung über das Ergebnis erhalten Sie dann beim Feld mit der IP-Adresse.
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However, if you enter an IP address, {CMK} skips the check for host name resolvability and directly tests the connectivity of this IP address.
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You will then see the result in the field containing the IP address.
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Four options are available for configuring the IP address, which also determine when the name is resolved:
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For some applications it is necessary to set the [.guihint]#IP address family# to [.guihint]#No IP#.
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This applies to hosts queried via a xref:glossar#special_agent[special agent], and to the xref:glossar#push_mode[push mode] of the {CMK} agent.
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You can read more about this in the following section on monitoring agents.
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Wenn Sie [.guihint]#No IP# auswählen, stellt {CMK} seine Überprüfung von Host-Name oder IP-Adresse im Hintergrund ein.
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If you select [.guihint]#No IP#, {CMK} will stop checking for host names or IP addresses in the background.
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If you do not define at least one active check, {CMK} will automatically create a [.guihint]#PING# service.
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Für jeden Wert mit {CMK}-Agenten, das heißt für die ersten beiden Einträge der Tabelle, wird der Knopf [.guihint]#Test agent connection# eingeblendet.
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Per Klick können Sie so die Agentenverbindung testen und falls der Agent nicht installiert oder registriert ist, die Installation und/oder Registrierung starten.
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Dazu wird Ihnen ein Slideout eingeblendet, das Sie durch die notwendigen Schritte führt, die im xref:intro_setup_monitor#download_agent[Leitfaden für Einsteiger] genau beschrieben sind.
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For each value having {CMK} agent — that is, for the first two entries in the table — the [.guihint]#Test agent connection# button will be displayed.
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With a single click, you can test the agent connection and, if the agent has not been installed or registered, start the installation and/or registration process.
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To do this, a slideout will appear, guiding you through the necessary steps, which are described in detail in the xref:intro_setup_monitor#download_agent[Beginner’s Guide].
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Für jeden Wert mit {CMK}-Agenten, das heißt für die ersten beiden Einträge der Tabelle, wird der Knopf [.guihint]#Install & register agent# eingeblendet.
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Per Klick können Sie so die Installation und Registrierung des Agenten starten.
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Dazu wird Ihnen ein Slideout eingeblendet, das Sie durch die notwendigen Schritte führt, die im xref:intro_setup_monitor#first[Leitfaden für Einsteiger] beschrieben sind.
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For each value having {CMK} agent — that is, for the first two entries in the table — the [.guihint]#Install & register agent# button will be displayed.
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By clicking this button, you can start the installation and registration of the agent.
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To do this, a slideout will appear, guiding you through the necessary steps, which are described in the xref:intro_setup_monitor#first[Beginner’s Guide].
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With the [.guihint]#{CMK} agent connection mode# option you decide whether the {CMK} agent should work in the xref:glossar#pull_mode[pull mode] or in the xref:glossar#push_mode[push mode].
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This option is only available in {CCE}, as the push mode is supported only in this edition.
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By the way, this option is also available in {CE} in the properties of a folder and is used there to enable xref:hosts_autoregister#[hosts to be created automatically] via auto-registration.
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If you select [.guihint]#Push - {CMK} agent contacts the server# for the host here, additionally set [.guihint]#IP address family# to [.guihint]#No IP# in the xref:dns[Network address box].
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Wenn Sie für den Host [.guihint]#Push - {CMK} agent contacts the server# auswählen, wird der Knopf [.guihint]#Test agent connection# ersetzt durch [.guihint]#Install & register agent#.
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Für einen Host im Push-Modus, setzen Sie zusätzlich im xref:dns[Kasten Network address] die [.guihint]#IP address family# auf [.guihint]#No IP#.
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If you select [.guihint]#Push - {CMK} agent contacts the server# for the host, the [.guihint]#Test agent connection# button is replaced by [.guihint]#Install & register agent#.
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For a host in push mode, also set the [.guihint]#IP address family# to [.guihint]#No IP# in the xref:dns[Network address box].
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This prevents the host's accessibility from being checked via xref:cmc_differences#smartping[Smart Ping].
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In all other editions, the agent works in pull mode.
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which allows you to specify the SNMP community.
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However, since this is usually the same for many hosts, it is more advisable to store this setting in the xref:folder[folder].
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If you do not specify anything, `public` is automatically assumed.
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Die Auswahl von SNMP setzt voraus, dass der Host per {CMK} Relay überwacht wird.
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Die entsprechende Option [.guihint]#Monitored on relay# finden Sie im Kasten [.guihint]#Basic settings#, dort, wo Sie auch den xref:host_name[Host-Namen] festlegen.
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Selecting SNMP requires that the host is monitored via {CMK} Relay.
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You can find the corresponding option [.guihint]#Monitored on relay# in the [.guihint]#Basic settings# box, where you also specify the xref:host_name[host name].
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The next field [.guihint]#Piggyback# refers to the use of xref:glossar#piggyback[piggyback data], which is piggybacked by other hosts and assigned as agent output to this host.
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Note that the setting made here must match the settings of the first [.guihint]#{CMK} agent / API integrations# option,
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otherwise the absence of expected monitoring data may not be noticed.
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For this reason, one entry is explicitly [.guihint]#Always use and expect piggyback data#.
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Zur Option [.guihint]#OpenTelemetry data# erfahren Sie mehr im xref:opentelemetry#[Artikel zu OpenTelemetry].
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For more information on the [.guihint]#OpenTelemetry data# option, see the xref:opentelemetry#[OpenTelemetry article].
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