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Adding a server
↩ Servers
You can add a server manually, or let it appear automatically when you install the agent on it. This article covers the manual add and the fields involved.
Server types
| Type | Shown as | Use for |
|---|---|---|
| Physical | Physical | Bare-metal servers |
| Virtual | VM | Virtual machines |
| Container | Container | Containers |
| Hypervisor | Hypervisor | Hosts that run VMs (Proxmox, Hyper-V, XCP-ng, KVM). Created here, but listed and managed under Hypervisors, not Servers — see below. |
Machines running a client OS are added as Workstations or Laptops and appear under Endpoints instead.
Adding a server manually
- Select Servers in the top bar.
- Select Add server.
- Complete the form:
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | A friendly name, e.g. prod-web-01. Doesn't need to match the hostname. |
| Site | Yes | The location; determines which collector reaches it. |
| Type | Yes | Physical, VM, Container, or Hypervisor. |
| OS / Hypervisor platform | Yes | The platform — e.g. Linux / Unix (SSH), Windows (WMI), or a hypervisor platform. This filters the credential options. |
| Hypervisor | No | For VMs and containers, link to the host that runs them. |
| Connection address | No | IP address(es) or hostname JOATOS uses to reach it. |
| Scanning profile | No | Defines how the server is polled — which credential, interval, and package-scan interval. |
| ICMP profile | No | Controls ping / uptime monitoring, separately from stats collection. |
| Notes | No | Free-form notes shown on the detail page. |
- Select to create. If a server with the same hostname or IP already exists, JOATOS warns you so you can View existing or Add anyway.
A new server starts Offline until its first collection runs.
Hypervisors leave this list
A server created with type Hypervisor does not stay in Servers. It appears under Hypervisors, which has its own list and console, and the Servers list filters it out. Links that point at a hypervisor's old server address redirect there automatically, so an existing bookmark still works.
Getting data flowing
Adding the server records it; to collect from it you choose a collection method — install the agent, assign a scanning profile for agentless polling, or assign only an ICMP profile for up/down monitoring. See Choosing a collection method.
Notes & tips
- The platform you pick (Linux/Windows/Proxmox) controls which credential types the scanning-profile dropdown offers.
- Link VMs and containers to their Hypervisor so the estate view shows what runs where.