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title: System monitoring data collection
description: All servers have the ability to monitor their health and that of the host system.
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revdate: September 13, 2023
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# System monitoring data collection

All servers have the ability to monitor their health and that of the host system.

Servers do not collect any performance data until they are prepared by the PingDataMetrics server. All of the important server and machine metrics are stored in the `cn=monitor` backend.