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Adding a server
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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) |
Machines running a client OS are added as Workstations or Laptops and appear under Endpoints instead.
Adding a server manually
- Select Servers in the sidebar.
- 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.
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.