Quick Details
Typically Runs From: Managed Cloud Agent
Is Auto-Discovered By: N/A
Can Auto-Discover: N/A
Parent/Child Type Inspector: No
Inspection via: API
Data Summary: Here
Overview
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Inspector Setup Preparation
Getting your API Key
- Login to Watchman Monitoring
- On the left-hand navigation pane, expand Settings and click on API


- In the API Keys panel, click on the Generate a Key button


- Enter a name of the API key such as Liongard and set the scope to Full Access


Scope/Permissions
Please note the inspector only does GET requests to the API but we are restricted to what Watchman Monitoring provides for scoping of API keys.
- Click Save
- Copy the API key that appears in the API keys panel.


Liongard Inspector Setup
In Liongard, navigate to Admin > Inspectors > Navigate to the Watchmam Monitoring Inspector > Select Add System.
Fill in the following information:
- Environment: Select the Environment this System Inspector should be associated to
- Friendly Name: Suggested "Watchman Monitoring [Environment Name]"
- Agent: Cloud-Linux
- Inspector Version: Latest
- Cloudwatch Monitoring URL: The URL of your Watchman Monitoring instance. Include the ‘http’ protocol.
- API Key: The API Key copied above
- Scheduling: The Inspector will default to run once a day at the time the Inspector is set up. Here you can adjust the schedule
Select Save. The Inspector will now be triggered to run within the minute.
Optional: Turn on Flexible Asset/Configuration Auto-Updating
If you would like this Inspector's data to be sent to ConnectWise and/or IT Glue, turn on Flexible Assets/Configurations for this Inspector:
- ConnectWise: Admin > Integrations > ConnectWise > Configuration Types > Confirm the "Configuration Auto-Updating" toggle is enabled
- IT Glue: Admin > Integrations > IT Glue > Flexible Assets > Confirm the "Flexible Asset Auto-Updating" toggle is enabled
Watchman Monitoring Quick Tips/FAQs
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