#System Alerting and Monitoring (SAM)

Preview releases are now available for the first version (v1.0) of InterSystems System Alerting and Monitoring (InterSystems SAM for short).
  
InterSystems SAM v1.0 provides a modern monitoring solution for InterSystems IRIS-based products. It allows high-level views of clusters and single-node drilled down metrics-visualization together with alerts notifications.  This first version provides visualization for more than one hundred InterSystems IRIS kernel metrics, and users can extend the default-supplied Grafana template to their liking.
 
V1.0 is meant to be a simple and intuitive baseline. Please help us make it great by trying it and sending us feedback!

SAM can display information from InterSystems-based instance starting with version 2019.4
 
SAM is only available in container format. You will need the SAM Manager container plus a small set of additional open-source components (Prometheus and Grafana) that are added automatically by the composition file.

SAM components and the SAM Manager Community Edition are available from

• The WRC Preview page: as “SAM Components” and “SAM Manager” 
• Externally at the SAM components Github repo & the SAM Manager on Docker Hub if you want to download it before the docker-compose runs (this last link might not be available for few hours but the container is pullable)

If you are traveling or prefer a voice-based  Q&A description on what SAM is, here is a podcast we have prepared for you: 

InterSystems has decided to stop further development of SAM (System Alerting & Monitoring) and label it as deprecated as of today.  InterSystems will continue to support existing customers using the technology, but it is no longer recommended for new deployments.

We’ve found that most customers who are interested in the type of observability provided by SAM have chosen to connect IRIS’s metrics API & structured logs to their organization’s existing observability platform in order to have a more complete view of their operational platform.

Hi Community,

See how to use System Alerting & Monitoring (SAM) to view and customize metrics for a cluster of systems running InterSystems IRIS:

⏯ Viewing & Customizing Metrics with SAM

Hi Developers,

Our first Online Developer Roundtable of 2024 will take place on March 5th at 9 am ET | 3 pm CET. 

Tech talks:

1. ObjectScript Unit Testing Tools, Techniques and Best Practices - by @Timothy Leavitt , Development Manager, Application Services, InterSystems
2. Monitoring and Alerting Capabilities of InterSystems IRIS - by  @Mark Bolinsky, Principal Technology Architect, InterSystems Mark's presentation is rescheduled for the roundtable in April.

▶ Update: watch the recording of the roundtable below:

GA releases are now available for the first version (v1.0) of InterSystems System Alerting and Monitoring (InterSystems SAM for short)
  
InterSystems SAM v1.0 provides a modern monitoring solution for InterSystems IRIS based products. It allows high-level views of clusters and single-node drilled down metrics-visualization together with alerts notifications.  This first version provides visualization for more than one hundred InterSystems IRIS kernel metrics, and users can extend the default-supplied Grafana template to their liking.
 
V1.0 is meant to be a simple and intuitive baseline.

Hi Community,

System Alerting and Monitoring (SAM) in InterSystems IRIS data platform helps you efficiently monitor and manage your systems. This video shows some solutions it offers for specific challenges faced by developers and operators:

⏯ The Value of System Alerting & Monitoring (SAM)

Hey Developers,

Watch as the presenter uses IKO to deploy the WebGateway, SAM, and InterSystems API Manager with the latest version of the InterSystems Kubernetes Operator: 

⏯ IKO: The InterSystems Kubernetes Operator (Version 3.0)

InterSystems is pleased to announce the release System Alerting & Monitoring (SAM) version 1.1.

What is SAM?

SAM marries IRIS’s standards-based Monitoring API and Log Monitor with familiar industry standard tools like Grafana and Prometheus to create a basic monitoring and alerting solution for IRIS clusters.

For more on SAM, see the System Alerting and Monitoring Guide.

What’s new in SAM 1.1?

You’ll notice performance improvements for the Grafana dashboard graphs, especially when working with large data sets.  If you’re upgrading from SAM 1.

Hey Developers,

Watch this video to learn about observability of your InterSystems IRIS application with InterSystems System Alerting and Monitoring (SAM) and modern DevOps tooling:

⏯ Observability with InterSystems IRIS @ Global Summit 2022

Hey Developers,

Please welcome the new video on InterSystems Developers YouTube:

⏯ System Alerting & Monitoring

Hi Community, 

Watch this video to learn about the Monitoring and Alerting Capabilities of InterSystems IRIS.

🗣  Presenter: @Mark Bolinsky, Principal Technology Architect, InterSystems

This demo was prepared for one of our past online developer roundtables. We encourage you to ask your specific questions about this topic in the comments section, and we will invite our experts to answer them!

Useful Links:

Hi Community,

Enjoy watching the new session recording from InterSystems Virtual Summit 2020:

⏯ Performance Testing with InterSystems Tools

Hi Community,

We're pleased to invite you to the upcoming webinar in Spanish called "SAM: Monitoring InterSystems IRIS with Grafana and Prometheus".

Date & Time: June 15, 4:00 PM CEST

Speaker: @Pierre-Yves Duquesnoy, Sales Engineer, InterSystems Iberia

Hi Developers,

Join us at the upcoming Developer Roundtable on April 25th at 9 am ET | 3 pm CET. 📍
We will have 2 topics covered by the invited experts and open discussion as always.

Tech Talks:
➡ Practical Usage of Embedded Python - by Stefan Wittmann Product Manager, InterSystems

▶ Recording: 

On 4 December 2024, System Alerting and Monitoring  (SAM) will be removed from the InterSystems download sites, the container registry, and documentation site.

InterSystems announced last year that it has ceased further development of SAM and simultaneously labelled it as deprecated.  InterSystems will continue to support existing customers using the technology in the same manner as product versions beyond the Minimum Supported Version window.

InterSystems is pleased to announce the release of System Alerting & Monitoring (SAM) version 2.0.

What is SAM?

SAM marries IRIS’s standards-based Monitoring API and Log Monitor with familiar industry standard tools like Grafana and Prometheus to create a basic monitoring and alerting solution for IRIS clusters.

For more on SAM, see the System Alerting and Monitoring Guide.

What’s new in SAM 2.0?

The industry standard tools that SAM relies on have all been upgraded. 

Configuration Export & Import – You can now export your SAM configuration and re-import it into another SAM instance.