Overview
At the core of the LogicMonitor solution, there is the LogicMonitor Collector. The Collector is a small Java app installed on servers that collects and sends monitored data to LogicMonitor. However, sometimes these Collectors can go down, potentially leading to gaps in monitoring. Obviously, this is an issue you want to resolve quickly, but you may not know how. While the LogicMonitor support team is always here to help, you may be able to resolve the problem yourself far faster with a good troubleshooting strategy and an understanding of what the LogicMonitor Collector needs to function. This guide is designed to give you a better understanding of how the Collector works, and how to use that knowledge to get a down Collector back up and running as well as some best practices to maximize the resilience of your Collectors.
Quick Steps
- Check if server is online and healthy
- Check that the two LogicMonitor services are running on the server
- Can the server get to "*.logicmonitor.com"?
- Review the Collector's Health in LogicMonitor
- Open LogicMonitor support session
LogicMonitor Collector health and care
To check each Collector’s health, click on the "Help, my Collector is down" link and scroll to section "Review Collector Health".
Help, my Collector is down! - Documentation
https://www.logicmonitor.com/blog/my-collector-is-down-troubleshoot-in-6-steps
Collector Health Dashboards:
Health Overview - All Collectors
https://harvard.logicmonitor.com/santaba/uiv3/dashboard/index.jsp#dashboard=3
Collector Health Dashboard - Buffer Latency & Collector Tasks
https://harvard.logicmonitor.com/santaba/uiv3/dashboard/index.jsp#dashboard=532
Reviewing the Collector's Health in LogicMonitor
Collector health can be accessed by going to the Collector in your LogicMonitor Portal, clicking the Manage icon and then the Support drop down:
Collector Status is a great place to check on Collector health. It can indicate potentially problematic load issues and LogicModules with abnormally high numbers of failed polls.
