We have implemented Grafana along with our Nagios plugin AAG, for quite some time. However, this was done using pnp4Nagios to capture the performance data from our checks and push them through to a PNP […]
Connecting NagiosXI to Grafana
EM4i gets a new feature
We have been aware of a limitation with the IBM provided monitors which can cause a number of issues when set up in a specific manner that can result in a noticeable increase in CPU […]
Press Release : Shield Takes IBM i Monitoring Solution AAG to New Heights with Ansible
Press Release. Immediate Release, 5 March 2025, Toronto, Ontario. Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd announces major improvements taking their AAG – Nagios Monitoring plugin for IBM i, to new heights using Ansible. “We’re thrilled to share […]
Take Action with AAG.
Released in the latest update, AAG is now capable of working with Ansible to take action on problems found within your IBM i environment. I wanted to jump on here and quickly outline a use […]
Saving Time on IBM i
Is your data critical to your business and your time extremely precious? As I watch on, I have to admire the change and effective use of our time in the office. Our team activities have […]
Nagios Monitoring
There has been a lot going on with the Nagios monitoring solution over the past few months so I thought it was time to update everyone. IBM stops support. IBM has sunset support for their […]
TechXchange 2024 – Follow Up
Our Shield team were at the TechXchange in Las Vegas last month. We’d like to thank all those who visited our booth and chatted with Chris and Charlie. A special thank you to COMMON too, […]
FT4i gets more enhancements
A recent update adds the ability to manage the TCP/IP *FTP server from the FT4i web interface as well as adding control over the SSHD logging. There are times when a restart of the TCP/IP […]
Power Systems Firmware check
We have just added a couple of new checks to the AAG product that will allow system administrators to quickly see when IBM releases new firmware updates / upgrades. There are 2 types of firmware […]
Shield Advanced Solutions takes HA4i to the next level
Press Release – Toronto, Ontario – Immediate release Shield Advanced Solutions Ltd takes their High Availability Solution for IBM i – HA4i to the next level announcing version 7.4. HA4i is storming ahead of competition […]