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ismolnar
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2 months ago
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Docker Container Dynamic Groups by type.

We have a fleet of ECS servers supporting our application containers.   Each container type does a specific workload.   The Dynamic Groups function in LM does not really offer, unless I am really doi...
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    edward_garza
    2 months ago

    Are the containers showing up as instances under the node running those containers?

    I ask because dynamic grouping only works for resources (the monitored node running the containers) and does not support instances (the containers running on the monitored node).

    Having said that, you can group the instances under the monitored node running those instances. We have a support guide for instance grouping under a resource.

    https://www.logicmonitor.com/support/devices/device-datasources-instances/instance-groups

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edward_garza
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2 months ago

Are the containers showing up as instances under the node running those containers?

I ask because dynamic grouping only works for resources (the monitored node running the containers) and does not support instances (the containers running on the monitored node).

Having said that, you can group the instances under the monitored node running those instances. We have a support guide for instance grouping under a resource.

https://www.logicmonitor.com/support/devices/device-datasources-instances/instance-groups