Nginx default checks and policies
reference australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read nginx-checks-policies.md
Agent Client Collector provides the following policies for Nginx health monitoring. Policies come with the checks specified in the indicated table. Policies and checks are available for both Windows and Linux.
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Check |
Description |
Usage |
Command |
Output |
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nginx.check-nginx-alive |
Verifies whether Nginx server is alive.Note: Use basic authentication for events. |
Nginx hostname
Nginx port Note: Use basic authentication for events. |
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Check |
Description |
Usage |
Command |
Output |
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nginx.metrics-nginx-server |
Retrieves the following information:
Total number of active connections on server.
The accepted connections.
Handled connections, which normally equals the number of accepted connections.
Total number of handled requests by the server.
Shows whether the server is reading requests.
Shows whether the server is writing responses to the client.
Idle connections waiting for a request. Note: Use basic authentication for metrics. |
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--- title: Nginx default checks and policies description: Agent Client Collector provides the following policies for Nginx health monitoring. Policies come with the checks specified in the indicated table. Policies and checks are available for both Windows and Linux. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/nginx-checks-policies.html release: australia product: Agent Client Collector classification: agent-client-collector topic_type: reference last_updated: "2026-09-10" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [ACC-M default checks and policies, ACC-M reference, Agent Client Collector reference, Agent Client Collector, IT Operations Management] --- # Nginx default checks and policies Agent Client Collector provides the following policies for Nginx health monitoring. Policies come with the checks specified in the indicated table. Policies and checks are available for both Windows and Linux. <table id="table_y3r_2qd_2tb"><thead><tr><th> Check </th><th> Description </th><th> Usage </th><th> Command </th><th> Output </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> nginx.check-nginx-alive </td><td> Verifies whether Nginx server is alive.**Note:** Use basic authentication for events. </td><td> `check-nginx-status.rb` - **-h, --host** Nginx hostname - **-p, --port** Nginx port **Note:** Use basic authentication for events. </td><td> `` </td><td> Successful `CheckNginxStatus OK: Nginx is Alive and healthy` Failure `CheckNginxStatus CRITICAL: Nginx is Down` </td></tr></tbody> </table><table id="table_mqy_xzd_2tb"><thead><tr><th> Check </th><th> Description </th><th> Usage </th><th> Command </th><th> Output </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> nginx.metrics-nginx-server </td><td> Retrieves the following information: - **nginx.active\_connections** Total number of active connections on server. - **nginx.accepts** The accepted connections. - **nginx.handled** Handled connections, which normally equals the number of accepted connections. - **nginx.requests** Total number of handled requests by the server. - **nginx.read** Shows whether the server is reading requests. - **nginx.writing** Shows whether the server is writing responses to the client. - **nginx.waiting** Idle connections waiting for a request. **Note:** Use basic authentication for metrics. </td><td> `metrics-nginx.rb` Options: `-u --url` Full URL to the server status page. For example: `https://yoursite.com/nginx_status` </td><td> `` </td><td> ``` ws19-INC0047517.nginx.active_connections 1 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.accepts 5746 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.handled 5746 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.requests 9603 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.reading 0 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.writing 1 1640135552 ws19-INC0047517.nginx.waiting 0 1640135552 ``` </td></tr></tbody> </table>**Parent Topic:**[Agent Client Collector Monitoring default checks and policies](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/agent-policies-checks.md)
| title | Nginx default checks and policies |
| description | Agent Client Collector provides the following policies for Nginx health monitoring. Policies come with the checks specified in the indicated table. Policies and checks are available for both Windows and Linux. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/agent-client-collector/nginx-checks-policies.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Agent Client Collector |
| classification | agent-client-collector |
| topic_type | reference |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | ACC-M default checks and policiesACC-M referenceAgent Client Collector referenceAgent Client CollectorIT Operations Management |