Monitoring host

After you install the Instana host agent, the host sensor is automatically installed and deployed. You can view metrics that are related to the host sensor in the Instana UI.

Supported operating systems

  • AIX
  • IBM i
  • Linux
  • macOS
  • Solaris on Sparc
  • Windows

To install agents for your host, see agent configuration.

Viewing metrics

To view the host metrics, complete the following steps:

  1. From the navigation menu in the Instana UI, select Infrastructure.
  2. Click a specific monitored host. You can see a host dashboard with all the collected metrics and monitored processes.