Activate system monitoring - TeamViewer Support
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><br></p><p>The <strong>TeamViewer IoT Agent</strong> comes with a pre-configured monitor for monitoring the operating system of your <strong>Edge Device</strong>. This is helpful to monitor the status and the health of your devices.</p><p>You can use this feature to keep track of the following device operating system metrics:</p><ul><li>1 min load</li><li>5 min load</li><li>15 min load</li><li>Free Memory</li><li>Total Memory</li><li>Free Swap Memory</li><li>Total Swap Memory</li><li>Buffers Memory</li><li>Cached Memory</li><li>Number of CPU cores</li><li>User CPU Usage</li><li>Nice CPU Usage</li><li>System CPU Usage</li><li>Idle CPU Usage</li><li>Io Wait CPU Usage</li></ul><p><br></p><h3></h3><h2 data-id="what-you-will-need">What you will need</h2><p>Make sure that you have prepared the following points:</p><ul><li>Your TeamViewer credentials.</li><li>The edge device is set up with a TeamViewer IoT Agent and <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109820-enable-the-edge-management" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">TeamViewer Edge Management is enabled</a>.</li><li>The edge device is connected to the internet.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-1"></h3><h2 data-id="setup">Setup</h2><p>1. To log in to the <strong>IoT Management Console</strong>, open <a href="https://teamviewer-iot.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">https://teamviewer-iot.com</a> and use your TeamViewer account credentials.</p><p>2. From the left menu select <strong>Inventory</strong>.</p><p>3. On the right side from the dropdown menu <strong>Add </strong>select <strong>Sensor</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/L80NXD72ODDM/active-system-monitoring-add-sensor.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/L80NXD72ODDM/active-system-monitoring-add-sensor.png" alt="active_system_monitoring-add_sensor.png" height="166" width="999" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none" srcset="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=10/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/L80NXD72ODDM/active-system-monitoring-add-sensor.png 10w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=300/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/L80NXD72ODDM/active-system-monitoring-add-sensor.png 300w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=800/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/L80NXD72ODDM/active-system-monitoring-add-sensor.png 800w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1200/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/L80NXD72ODDM/active-system-monitoring-add-sensor.png 1200w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1600/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/L80NXD72ODDM/active-system-monitoring-add-sensor.png 1600w, https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/L80NXD72ODDM/active-system-monitoring-add-sensor.png"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>4. Depending on which data you want to monitor, activate <strong>CPU</strong>, <strong>Memory </strong>or <strong>Load</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/JDJWDF1LD94V/active-system-monitoring-add-monitoring.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/JDJWDF1LD94V/active-system-monitoring-add-monitoring.png" alt="active_system_monitoring-add_monitoring.png" height="474" width="999" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none" srcset="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=10/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/JDJWDF1LD94V/active-system-monitoring-add-monitoring.png 10w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=300/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/JDJWDF1LD94V/active-system-monitoring-add-monitoring.png 300w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=800/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/JDJWDF1LD94V/active-system-monitoring-add-monitoring.png 800w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1200/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/JDJWDF1LD94V/active-system-monitoring-add-monitoring.png 1200w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1600/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/JDJWDF1LD94V/active-system-monitoring-add-monitoring.png 1600w, https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/JDJWDF1LD94V/active-system-monitoring-add-monitoring.png"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>5. From the dropdown menu <strong>Select Device</strong> select the <strong>Edge Device</strong> you want to monitor. The <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">Sensor Name</code> will be generated automatically with the selected option.</p><p>6. Select the <strong>frequency</strong> by which the data will be sent to the <strong>TeamViewer IoT Cloud</strong>. It can be defined in seconds or minutes.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/BL6A5M3A5AZR/active-system-monitoring-add-frequency.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/BL6A5M3A5AZR/active-system-monitoring-add-frequency.png" alt="active_system_monitoring-add_frequency.png" height="603" width="999" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none" srcset="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=10/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/BL6A5M3A5AZR/active-system-monitoring-add-frequency.png 10w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=300/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/BL6A5M3A5AZR/active-system-monitoring-add-frequency.png 300w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=800/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/BL6A5M3A5AZR/active-system-monitoring-add-frequency.png 800w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1200/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/BL6A5M3A5AZR/active-system-monitoring-add-frequency.png 1200w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1600/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/BL6A5M3A5AZR/active-system-monitoring-add-frequency.png 1600w, https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/BL6A5M3A5AZR/active-system-monitoring-add-frequency.png"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>7. To finish click <strong>Add</strong>. You will be redirected automatically to the <strong>Inventory</strong>.</p><p>8. From the list choose the <strong>Sensor</strong> you want to monitor, then from the dropdown menu select <strong>Pin to Dashboard</strong>.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/2H6U343E0CQE/active-system-monitoring-pin-to-dashboard.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/2H6U343E0CQE/active-system-monitoring-pin-to-dashboard.png" alt="active_system_monitoring-pin_to_dashboard.png" height="215" width="998" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none" srcset="https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=10/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/2H6U343E0CQE/active-system-monitoring-pin-to-dashboard.png 10w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=300/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/2H6U343E0CQE/active-system-monitoring-pin-to-dashboard.png 300w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=800/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/2H6U343E0CQE/active-system-monitoring-pin-to-dashboard.png 800w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1200/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/2H6U343E0CQE/active-system-monitoring-pin-to-dashboard.png 1200w, https://us.v-cdn.net/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,width=1600/https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/2H6U343E0CQE/active-system-monitoring-pin-to-dashboard.png 1600w, https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/2H6U343E0CQE/active-system-monitoring-pin-to-dashboard.png"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>You can use <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109852-rules-alarms-and-notifications" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Rules and Notifications</a> if you want to receive a notification when the health of your Edge Device is in danger. For example: receive a warning if the CPU usage is above 90%.</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-2"></h3> </article> </main>
