Windows Agent

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this document will guide you through installing the kloudmate agent on your windows machine (windows server 2016+) the commands below are for reference only log in to kloudmate and copy your account specific command to install the agent what the windows agent monitors once installed, the windows agent collects host metrics cpu, memory, disk, and network usage service monitoring status of critical windows services (optional, if configured) windows event logs system, application, and security logs application logs logs from installed applications (if configured) alerts configure thresholds for host metrics or service status to notify on critical events dashboards pre built and custom dashboards to visualize windows host metrics and logs this allows you to monitor windows hosts, troubleshoot issues, and correlate logs with metrics for performance insights accessing your data view all collected data in these kloudmate sections 1\ infrastructure monitoring monitor windows host metrics (cpu, memory, disk, network) track service status and host availability monitor uptime and performance trends docid\ cqlcjf olivt69bqqpwhe 2\ dashboards use the pre built https //templates kloudmate com/host metrics windows/index html dashboard template to quickly visualize windows host metrics and logs build custom dashboards tailored to your host metrics, services, or logs docid\ ok ep0fq7ewvljdwp4mi8 3\ log explorer access windows event logs (system, application, security) search and filter logs by source, severity, or timestamp correlate logs with host metrics to troubleshoot performance issue docid 8xd7dr5xgyamqh5umhnlr install agent step 1 navigate to the settings → agents section in your kloudmate account step 2 select windows from the list of available integrations step 3 download the windows executable using the provided link step 4 after installation completes, enter the api key and collector endpoint when prompted step 5 run the command under check service status in powershell to verify the service is running log integration by default, the kloudmate agent collects basic system logs to configure custom application logs and enable file based log monitoring, refer to docid\ cjfdb06do tlizykti8t5 documentation this guide explains how to configure the file log receiver add custom log file paths enable multiline log parsing validate logs in log explorer next steps open infrastructure monitoring to see host metrics and service status go to dashboards to visualize host performance and logs use log explore r to investigate windows event logs and application logs configure alerts for host or service thresholds uninstall agent run the following command to uninstall the agent