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=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
When something goes wrong, a computer tells you about it. This is what a monitor is: a Datadog feature that actively checks metrics, integration availability, network endpoints, etc. and communicates when an alerting condition occurs. The monitor has a query and alert conditions. There are different monitor types. | When something goes wrong, a computer tells you about it. This is what a monitor is: a Datadog feature that actively checks metrics, integration availability, network endpoints, etc. and communicates when an alerting condition occurs. The monitor has a query and alert conditions. There are different monitor types. | ||
=Monitor Types= | |||
==Metric== | |||
==Host== | |||
A host monitor listens to the [[Datadog_Concepts#Agent|Datadog Agent]] heartbeats and notifies on the status of the heartbeat. This could give an indication whether the hosts the Agents run on are responsive. | |||
=Triggered Monitor= | =Triggered Monitor= | ||
=Downtime= | =Downtime= | ||
Revision as of 21:35, 25 May 2022
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Overview
When something goes wrong, a computer tells you about it. This is what a monitor is: a Datadog feature that actively checks metrics, integration availability, network endpoints, etc. and communicates when an alerting condition occurs. The monitor has a query and alert conditions. There are different monitor types.
Monitor Types
Metric
Host
A host monitor listens to the Datadog Agent heartbeats and notifies on the status of the heartbeat. This could give an indication whether the hosts the Agents run on are responsive.