Host anomaly detection API - PUT configuration

Updates the configuration of anomaly detection for hosts.

The request consumes an application/json payload.

PUT	ManagedDynatrace for Government	`https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/hosts`
	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/hosts`
	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/hosts`

Authentication

To execute this request, you need an access token with WriteConfig scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
body	HostsAnomalyDetectionConfig	The JSON body of the request. Contains parameters of the host anomaly detection configuration.	body	optional

Request body objects

The `HostsAnomalyDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of anomaly detection for hosts.

Element	Type	Description	Required
connectionLostDetection	ConnectionLostDetectionConfig	Configuration of lost connection detection.	required
diskLowInodesDetection	DiskLowInodesDetectionConfig	Configuration of low disk inodes number detection.	required
diskLowSpaceDetection	DiskLowSpaceDetectionConfig	Configuration of low disk space detection.	required
diskSlowWritesAndReadsDetection	DiskSlowWritesAndReadsDetectionConfig	Configuration of slow running disks detection.	required
highCpuSaturationDetection	HighCpuSaturationDetectionConfig	Configuration of high CPU saturation detection	required
highGcActivityDetection	HighGcActivityDetectionConfig	Configuration of high Garbage Collector activity detection.	required
highMemoryDetection	HighMemoryDetectionConfig	Configuration of high memory usage detection.	required
highNetworkDetection	HighNetworkDetectionConfig	Configuration of high network utilization detection.	required
metadata	ConfigurationMetadata	Metadata useful for debugging	optional
networkDroppedPacketsDetection	NetworkDroppedPacketsDetectionConfig	Configuration of high number of dropped packets detection.	required
networkErrorsDetection	NetworkErrorsDetectionConfig	Configuration of high number of network errors detection.	required
networkHighRetransmissionDetection	NetworkHighRetransmissionDetectionConfig	Configuration of high retransmission rate detection.	required
networkTcpProblemsDetection	NetworkTcpProblemsDetectionConfig	Configuration of TCP connectivity problems detection.	required
outOfMemoryDetection	OutOfMemoryDetectionConfig	Configuration of Java out of memory problems detection.	required
outOfThreadsDetection	OutOfThreadsDetectionConfig	Configuration of Java out of threads problems detection.	required

The `ConnectionLostDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of lost connection detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required
enabledOnGracefulShutdowns	boolean	Alert (`true`) on graceful host shutdowns.	required

The `DiskLowInodesDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of low disk inodes number detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	DiskLowInodesThresholds	Custom thresholds for low disk inodes number. If not set, automatic mode is used.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

The `DiskLowInodesThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for low disk inodes number. If not set, automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description	Required
freeInodesPercentage	integer	Alert if percentage of available inodes is lower than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `DiskLowSpaceDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of low disk space detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	DiskLowSpaceThresholds	Custom thresholds for low disk space. If not set, automatic mode is used.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

The `DiskLowSpaceThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for low disk space. If not set, automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description	Required
freeSpacePercentage	integer	Alert if free disk space is lower than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `DiskSlowWritesAndReadsDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of slow running disks detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	DiskSlowWriteAndReadsThresholds	Custom thresholds for slow running disks. If not set, the automatic mode is used.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

The `DiskSlowWriteAndReadsThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for slow running disks. If not set, the automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description	Required
writeAndReadTime	integer	Alert if disk read/write time is higher than X milliseconds in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `HighCpuSaturationDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of high CPU saturation detection

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	HighCpuSaturationThresholds	Custom thresholds for high CPU saturation. If not set then the automatic mode is used.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

The `HighCpuSaturationThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for high CPU saturation. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description	Required
cpuSaturation	integer	Alert if CPU usage is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `HighGcActivityDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of high Garbage Collector activity detection.

Element Type Description Required

customThresholds

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	HighGcActivityThresholds	Custom thresholds for high GC activity. If not set, automatic mode is used. Meeting any of these conditions triggers an alert.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

HighGcActivityThresholds

Custom thresholds for high GC activity. If not set, automatic mode is used.

Meeting any of these conditions triggers an alert.

optional

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

required

The `HighGcActivityThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for high GC activity. If not set, automatic mode is used.

Meeting any of these conditions triggers an alert.

Element	Type	Description	Required
gcSuspensionPercentage	integer	GC suspension is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required
gcTimePercentage	integer	GC time is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `HighMemoryDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of high memory usage detection.

Element Type Description Required

customThresholds

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	HighMemoryThresholds	Custom thresholds for high memory usage. If not set then the automatic mode is used. Both conditions must be met to trigger an alert.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

HighMemoryThresholds

Custom thresholds for high memory usage. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Both conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

optional

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

required

The `HighMemoryThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for high memory usage. If not set then the automatic mode is used.

Both conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

Element	Type	Description	Required
pageFaultsPerSecondNonWindows	integer	Memory page fault rate is higher than X faults per second on Linux.	required
pageFaultsPerSecondWindows	integer	Memory page fault rate is higher than X faults per second on Windows.	required
usedMemoryPercentageNonWindows	integer	Memory usage is higher than X% on Linux.	required
usedMemoryPercentageWindows	integer	Memory usage is higher than X% on Windows.	required

The `HighNetworkDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of high network utilization detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	HighNetworkThresholds	Custom thresholds for high network utilization. If not set, automatic mode is used.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

The `HighNetworkThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for high network utilization. If not set, automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description	Required
utilizationPercentage	integer	Alert if sent/received traffic utilization is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

Metadata useful for debugging

Element	Type	Description	Required
clusterVersion	string	Dynatrace version.	optional
configurationVersions	integer[]	A sorted list of the version numbers of the configuration.	optional
currentConfigurationVersions	string[]	A sorted list of version numbers of the configuration.	optional

The `NetworkDroppedPacketsDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of high number of dropped packets detection.

Element Type Description Required

customThresholds

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	NetworkDroppedPacketsThresholds	Custom thresholds for dropped packets. If not set, automatic mode is used. All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

NetworkDroppedPacketsThresholds

Custom thresholds for dropped packets. If not set, automatic mode is used.

All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

optional

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

required

The `NetworkDroppedPacketsThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for dropped packets. If not set, automatic mode is used.

All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

Element	Type	Description	Required
droppedPacketsPercentage	integer	Receive/transmit dropped packet percentage is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required
totalPacketsRate	integer	Total receive/transmit packets rate is higher than X packets per second in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `NetworkErrorsDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of high number of network errors detection.

Element Type Description Required

customThresholds

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	NetworkErrorsThresholds	Custom thresholds for network errors. If not set, automatic mode is used. All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

NetworkErrorsThresholds

Custom thresholds for network errors. If not set, automatic mode is used.

All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

optional

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

required

The `NetworkErrorsThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for network errors. If not set, automatic mode is used.

All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

Element	Type	Description	Required
errorsPercentage	integer	Receive/transmit error packet percentage is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required
totalPacketsRate	integer	Total receive/transmit packets rate is higher than X packets per second in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `NetworkHighRetransmissionDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of high retransmission rate detection.

Element Type Description Required

customThresholds

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	NetworkHighRetransmissionThresholds	Custom thresholds for high retransmission rate. If not set, automatic mode is used. All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

NetworkHighRetransmissionThresholds

Custom thresholds for high retransmission rate. If not set, automatic mode is used.

All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

optional

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

required

The `NetworkHighRetransmissionThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for high retransmission rate. If not set, automatic mode is used.

All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

Element	Type	Description	Required
retransmissionRatePercentage	integer	Retransmission rate is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required
retransmittedPacketsNumberPerMinute	integer	Number of retransmitted packets is higher than X packets per minute in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `NetworkTcpProblemsDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of TCP connectivity problems detection.

Element Type Description Required

customThresholds

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	NetworkTcpProblemsThresholds	Custom thresholds for TCP connection problems. If not set, automatic mode is used. All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

NetworkTcpProblemsThresholds

Custom thresholds for TCP connection problems. If not set, automatic mode is used.

All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

optional

enabled

boolean

The detection is enabled (true) or disabled (false).

required

The `NetworkTcpProblemsThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for TCP connection problems. If not set, automatic mode is used.

All of these conditions must be met to trigger an alert.

Element	Type	Description	Required
failedConnectionsNumberPerMinute	integer	Number of failed connections is higher than X connections per minute in 3 out of 5 samples.	required
newConnectionFailuresPercentage	integer	Percentage of new connection failures is higher than X% in 3 out of 5 samples.	required

The `OutOfMemoryDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of Java out of memory problems detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	OutOfMemoryThresholds	Custom thresholds for Java out of memory. If not set, automatic mode is used.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

The `OutOfMemoryThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for Java out of memory. If not set, automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description	Required
outOfMemoryExceptionsNumber	integer	Alert if the number of Java out of memory exceptions is X per minute or higher.	required

The `OutOfThreadsDetectionConfig` object

Configuration of Java out of threads problems detection.

Element	Type	Description	Required
customThresholds	OutOfThreadsThresholds	Custom thresholds for Java out of threads detection. If not set, automatic mode is used.	optional
enabled	boolean	The detection is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).	required

The `OutOfThreadsThresholds` object

Custom thresholds for Java out of threads detection. If not set, automatic mode is used.

Element	Type	Description	Required
outOfThreadsExceptionsNumber	integer	Alert if the number of Java out of threads exceptions is X per minute or higher.	required

Request body JSON model

This is a model of the request body, showing the possible elements. It has to be adjusted for usage in an actual request.

json
{
  "connectionLostDetection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "enabledOnGracefulShutdowns": true
  },
  "diskLowInodesDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "freeInodesPercentage": 10
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "diskLowSpaceDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "freeSpacePercentage": 10
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "diskSlowWritesAndReadsDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "writeAndReadTime": 300
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "highCpuSaturationDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "cpuSaturation": 90
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "highGcActivityDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "gcSuspensionPercentage": 20,
      "gcTimePercentage": 35
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "highMemoryDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "pageFaultsPerSecondNonWindows": 10,
      "pageFaultsPerSecondWindows": 50,
      "usedMemoryPercentageNonWindows": 85,
      "usedMemoryPercentageWindows": 85
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "highNetworkDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "utilizationPercentage": 88
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "metadata": {
    "clusterVersion": "Mock version",
    "configurationVersions": [
      4,
      2
    ]
  },
  "networkDroppedPacketsDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "droppedPacketsPercentage": 8,
      "totalPacketsRate": 8
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "networkErrorsDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "errorsPercentage": 9,
      "totalPacketsRate": 9
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "networkHighRetransmissionDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "retransmissionRatePercentage": 15,
      "retransmittedPacketsNumberPerMinute": 15
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "networkTcpProblemsDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "failedConnectionsNumberPerMinute": 5,
      "newConnectionFailuresPercentage": 5
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "outOfMemoryDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "outOfMemoryExceptionsNumber": 2
    },
    "enabled": true
  },
  "outOfThreadsDetection": {
    "customThresholds": {
      "outOfThreadsExceptionsNumber": 2
    },
    "enabled": true
  }
}

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
204		Success. Configuration has been updated. Response doesn't have a body.
400	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The input is invalid

Validate payload

We recommend that you validate the payload before submitting it with an actual request. A response code of 204 indicates a valid payload.

The request consumes an application/json payload.

POST	ManagedDynatrace for Government	`https://{your-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/hosts/validator`
	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/hosts/validator`
	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/hosts/validator`

Authentication

To execute this request, you need an access token with WriteConfig scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
204		Validated. The submitted configuration is valid. Response doesn't have a body.
400	ErrorEnvelope	Failed. The input is invalid

Example

In this example, the request updates the configuration of anomaly detection for database services from the GET request example. It activates the Alert on graceful host shutdowns feature. It also changes Detect CPU saturation on host mode to based on custom settings and sets the following threshold:

Alert if CPU usage is higher than 90% in 3 out of 5 samples.

The API token is passed in the Authorization header.

You can download or copy the example request body to try it out on your own. First, be sure to create a backup copy of your current configuration with the GET host anomaly detection configuration call.

Curl

bash
curl -X PUT \
  https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/hosts \
  -H 'Authorization: Api-Token dt0c01.abc123.abcdefjhij1234567890' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{<truncated - see the Request body section below>}'

Request URL

plaintext
https://mySampleEnv.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/anomalyDetection/hosts

Request body

json
{
  "connectionLostDetection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "enabledOnGracefulShutdowns": true
  },
  "highCpuSaturationDetection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "customThresholds": {
      "cpuSaturation": 90
    }
  },
  "highMemoryDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "highGcActivityDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "outOfMemoryDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "outOfThreadsDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "networkDroppedPacketsDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "networkErrorsDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "highNetworkDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "networkTcpProblemsDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "networkHighRetransmissionDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "diskLowSpaceDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "diskSlowWritesAndReadsDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  },
  "diskLowInodesDetection": {
    "enabled": true
  }
}

Response code

204

Result

The updated configuration has the following parameters:

Host anomaly detection API - PUT configuration

Authentication

Parameters

Request body objects

The HostsAnomalyDetectionConfig object

The ConnectionLostDetectionConfig object

The DiskLowInodesDetectionConfig object

The DiskLowInodesThresholds object

The DiskLowSpaceDetectionConfig object

The DiskLowSpaceThresholds object

The DiskSlowWritesAndReadsDetectionConfig object

The DiskSlowWriteAndReadsThresholds object

The HighCpuSaturationDetectionConfig object

The HighCpuSaturationThresholds object

The HighGcActivityDetectionConfig object

The HighGcActivityThresholds object

The HighMemoryDetectionConfig object

The HighMemoryThresholds object

The HighNetworkDetectionConfig object

The HighNetworkThresholds object

The ConfigurationMetadata object

The NetworkDroppedPacketsDetectionConfig object

The NetworkDroppedPacketsThresholds object

The NetworkErrorsDetectionConfig object

The NetworkErrorsThresholds object

The NetworkHighRetransmissionDetectionConfig object

The NetworkHighRetransmissionThresholds object

The NetworkTcpProblemsDetectionConfig object

The NetworkTcpProblemsThresholds object

The OutOfMemoryDetectionConfig object

The OutOfMemoryThresholds object

The OutOfThreadsDetectionConfig object

The OutOfThreadsThresholds object

Request body JSON model

Response

Response codes

Validate payload

Authentication

Response

Response codes

Example

Curl

Request URL

Request body

Response code

Result

The `HostsAnomalyDetectionConfig` object

The `ConnectionLostDetectionConfig` object

The `DiskLowInodesDetectionConfig` object

The `DiskLowInodesThresholds` object

The `DiskLowSpaceDetectionConfig` object

The `DiskLowSpaceThresholds` object

The `DiskSlowWritesAndReadsDetectionConfig` object

The `DiskSlowWriteAndReadsThresholds` object

The `HighCpuSaturationDetectionConfig` object

The `HighCpuSaturationThresholds` object

The `HighGcActivityDetectionConfig` object

The `HighGcActivityThresholds` object

The `HighMemoryDetectionConfig` object

The `HighMemoryThresholds` object

The `HighNetworkDetectionConfig` object

The `HighNetworkThresholds` object

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

The `NetworkDroppedPacketsDetectionConfig` object

The `NetworkDroppedPacketsThresholds` object

The `NetworkErrorsDetectionConfig` object

The `NetworkErrorsThresholds` object

The `NetworkHighRetransmissionDetectionConfig` object

The `NetworkHighRetransmissionThresholds` object

The `NetworkTcpProblemsDetectionConfig` object

The `NetworkTcpProblemsThresholds` object

The `OutOfMemoryDetectionConfig` object

The `OutOfMemoryThresholds` object

The `OutOfThreadsDetectionConfig` object

The `OutOfThreadsThresholds` object