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Getting started with InfraSonar

Feel free to book a free implementation consultancy session to get you up and running quickly.

Begin your InfraSonar journey with our proven, actionable approach, designed to ensure a smooth and efficient implementation process.

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  a([Get to Know<br> Our Concepts]) --> b([Define Your Implementation Strategy]) --> c([Prepare <br>for Deployment]) --> d([Deploy]) --> e([Adopt])

Get to Know Our Concepts

  • Deep Dive into Documentation: Thoroughly review the InfraSonar documentation to understand its architecture, features, and capabilities.
  • Conceptual Understanding: Grasp the core concepts, such as assets, collectors, labels, conditions, alerts, and notifications.
  • Hands-on Exploration (Sandbox/Demo): setup sandbox environment or ask us for a demo to familiarize yourself with the platform's interface and functionality.
  • Attend Training/Webinars: Participate in our training sessions to gain deeper insights and ask questions.

Define Your Implementation Strategy

  • Identify Monitoring Goals: Clearly define your monitoring objectives and the key performance indicators (KPIs) you want to track.
  • Inventory Your Assets: Create a comprehensive inventory of all assets (IT, OT, etc.) that need to be monitored, consider using our discover collector to assist you in this task.
  • Determine Monitoring Scope: Define the scope of your monitoring, decide which collectors you want to deploy.
  • Develop a Labeling Strategy: Plan your labeling strategy to effectively organize and categorize your assets.
  • Define Condition Requirements: Elevate our pre-defined conditions and determine if these are sufficient for your organizations needs.
  • Create Authorization and User Roles: Plan what user roles you need, and what views they should have access to.
  • Develop a Rollout Plan: Define a timeline and phased approach for deploying InfraSonar.

Prepare for Deployment

  • Infrastructure Assessment: Assess your existing infrastructure to ensure compatibility with InfraSonar.
  • Network Configuration: Configure network settings and firewall rules to allow InfraSonar to communicate with your assets.
  • Collector Deployment Planning: Plan where collectors will be deployed, and how they will be installed.
  • Credential Management: Setup credentials for accessing monitored assets and define a process for changing the any passwords according to your organizations requirements..
  • Test Environment Setup: Create a test environment to validate your configuration and deployment process.
  • Document Procedures: Create custom documentation for the deployment and configuration process for your organization.

Deploy

  • Install InfraSonar Appliance (if applicable): Deploy the InfraSonar appliance if applicable for your chosen deployment model.
  • Deploy Collectors: Install and configure collectors for or on your assets. (probes, agents and/or services)
  • Configure Assets and Labels: Add your assets to InfraSonar and apply the necessary labels.
  • Define Conditions and Alerts: Configure the conditions and alerts based on your monitoring requirements.
  • Validate Data Collection: Verify that InfraSonar is successfully collecting data from your assets, ensure there are no notifications.
  • Test Alerting: Test the alerting functionality to ensure that notifications are being sent correctly.
  • Create Views: Create custom views to visualize your monitoring data.

Adopt

  • Train Your Team: Provide training to your team on how to use InfraSonar and interpret monitoring data.
  • Integrate with Existing Systems: Integrate InfraSonar with your existing incident management and ticketing systems.
  • Establish Monitoring Procedures: Define clear procedures for responding to alerts and resolving issues.
  • Regularly Review and Optimize: Continuously review your monitoring configuration and optimize it as needed.
  • Gather Feedback: Collect feedback from your team and users to identify areas for improvement.
  • Stay Up-to-Date: Keep up with the latest InfraSonar updates and features.
  • Create Knowledge Base: Create a knowledge base with common issues and their solutions.