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Nodinite Overview

Know exactly what is installed, where, and in which version, without logging on to any server. The Nodinite Overview in Administration › Tools is a run-time installation report of your whole Nodinite environment, built for administrators and for support cases.

  • Every installed component in one list, with status
  • Address, version, and key properties for each component
  • The first page to check, and to share, when something doesn't connect
  • Export Monitor Agents to JSON when moving from Nodinite 6 to 7

Understanding the Nodinite Overview

When you open the page, the Web API asks each registered component for its current status and properties over the network. That is why the page can take a moment to load, and why a component that is stopped or unreachable shows up here first.

graph LR Admin["fa:fa-user-gear Administrator
Nodinite Overview"] --> WebAPI["fa:fa-cloud Web API"] WebAPI --> Config["fa:fa-database Configuration Database"] WebAPI --> LogDB["fa:fa-database Log Databases"] WebAPI --> Services["fa:fa-gears Log API, Logging Service,
Monitoring Service"] WebAPI --> Agents["fa:fa-desktop Monitoring Agents"] style Admin fill:#2678BD,color:#fff style WebAPI fill:#E47528,color:#fff style Config fill:#3F827B,color:#fff style LogDB fill:#3F827B,color:#fff style Services fill:#9E59BB,color:#fff style Agents fill:#9E59BB,color:#fff

Blue: where you open the report. Orange: the Web API collects the information. Teal: databases. Purple: services and agents. Each one appears in the report with its own status.

What information can I see?

Under Current configuration, the page lists each component with a Status icon and Information:

Information Meaning
Name The component, for example Configuration Database, Log Database, or LogAPI
Uri Where it is: the database and SQL Server, or the service URL
Version The installed version (for databases, the schema version)
Properties Run-time details such as @@ServerName, MachineName, SqlInstance, and Size; Log Databases also show their Start date and End date

The report covers the Core Services: the Configuration Database, the Log Databases, the Log API, the Web API, the Logging Service, and the Monitoring Service, plus the registered Monitoring Agents. Each component is explained on its own page; the Overview tells you whether it is reachable and which version runs.

Nodinite Overview page with the Current configuration report and the Export Monitor Agents button
The Configuration Database and the online Log Database at the top of the report; Export Monitor Agents sits in the top-right corner.

Animated sequence of the Nodinite Overview gathering run-time information
An older animated example of the report loading component by component.

Note

It may take some time to gather the information on this page, depending on the number, whereabouts, and current state of the installed services.

When to use it

  • Troubleshooting connectivity – a component with a failed status is the place to start; compare its Uri with the ProductArtifactsPath System Parameter, which holds the addresses the Web API uses.
  • Before and after an update – confirm the versions of all components, and that the Log Database schema matches; see Update Log Database.
  • Support cases – the report gives Nodinite Support the versions and addresses they ask for first; see Support.
  • Capacity – the Size of the Configuration Database and Log Databases shows how storage grows.

Export Monitor Agents

The Export Monitor Agents button opens a modal with a JSON list of the registered Monitoring Agents (fields such as MonitorAgentId, UniqueId, ConnectionType, and ServiceURL). You use it when you move from Nodinite 6 to 7: the JSON is pasted into the Nodinite Portal so the Portal can update the locally installed agents. Follow Step 5: Export Monitoring Agents in the v6 to v7 guide for the exact procedure, including which agents to exclude.

Next Steps

Administration Tools

Core Components

Environment Management