Monitoring templates

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Monitoring templates let you configure devices quickly and consistently. They save time and ensure each device meets your check and automated task requirements.

Instead of adding checks or automated tasks to each device individually, apply monitoring templates to install the agent or update multiple devices at once.

Monitoring templates work with Windows Agent v10, Mac Agent v3.02, and Linux Agent v2.0.1 or later.

You need the required Permissions in your N-sight RMM account to access Monitoring template settings.

Default monitoring templates for installation

You can apply a monitoring template when you install an Agent. This reduces installation time and ensures consistent configuration across all monitored devices.

Create multiple templates for different sites and use them when deploying the Agent interactively or silently.

For details, see Configure installation templates for new device installation.

Apply multiple templates

You can apply up to ten monitoring templates at the same time. This lets you create targeted templates with specific checks and stack them in order from one to 10 to meet your monitoring needs.

For example, you can:

  1. Apply a base template with 24x7 Checks.

  2. Add a template with Daily Safety Checks.

  3. Include a template for Script Checks.

  4. Add a template for vendor-specific checks.

For details, see Apply monitoring templates to existing devices.

Language requirements

The template language must match the operating system language. If they don't match, you might see duplicate checks with different names. For example, a Windows Service name in English may differ from its German name, causing two checks. If an English template is installed on a German device, the check fails.

Asset Tracking Only

To collect only hardware and software asset details or use a feature without monitoring, you can use Asset Tracking Only templates. For details, see Asset Tracking Only.

Feature checks

Feature checks monitor the state of specific features. They are added or removed automatically when you turn a feature on or off. For example, enabling Patch Management, adds the Patch Status Check.

Because the system adds feature checks when you enable a feature, you cannot use bulk methods (including Monitoring Templates) to add them. This prevents duplicate checks or monitoring for products that are not installed.

To add another instance of a specific check for a product, Add checks per device.

Feature checks are always added when you enable the feature, regardless of template configuration.