Server and network interface inventory | Docs

Kabeen's infrastructure inventory (servers and network interfaces) is populated automatically by the server agent deployed on each machine. There is no manual entry to perform: the agent collects and transmits the network configuration of every server. You find your servers under Infrastructure › Servers.

Automatic discovery

A server's network interfaces are detected and reported automatically by the server agent. In the Network interfaces section, each server displays as many entries as there are network interfaces detected on the machine: a Main interface and, where relevant, Secondary interfaces.

Linking interfaces to networks

The network of the main interface is linked automatically from its IP address. If that network doesn't exist yet, Kabeen creates it and names it after its address range (see Infrastructure networks). For a server reported by the agent, this link cannot be changed by hand.

You can link a secondary interface to a network yourself with Add the connected network. The list of networks is sorted by name and offers a search once it holds more than three networks.

Agent-driven inventory

For a server reported by the agent, the interface inventory cannot be edited manually: there is no action to edit or delete a network interface, because the data reflects what the agent detects on the machine. You can, however, choose the main interface with Mark as main interface.

The interfaces of a server added manually are managed from its details (Update the interface, Delete the interface).

Archiving a server

A server is no longer deleted directly: it is archived. An archived server leaves the list but remains available in the archives, where you can restore it or delete it permanently.

In the server's details, open the menu and choose Archive the server.
To find archived servers, open the ⋮ menu of the server list, then Archives. Each server is listed with its origin (Detected automatically or Added manually). The Search a server field filters the list.
From the archives:
- Restore puts the server back in the list;
- Delete, then Delete permanently, erases the server and all its links. This cannot be undone.

An archived server is no longer brought back to the list by the agent that keeps detecting it: archive a server to remove it from your inventory for good. On the other hand, a server detected by the agent and then deleted permanently comes back to your inventory if it is detected again.

Archiving, restoring and deleting a server require the Delete permission on the Servers resource (see Roles and permissions).

A stale interface that persists

If a stale network interface remains after a change to the server's configuration, contact Kabeen support.