Technical Tip: Automate FortiGate Performance Monitoring: Using Webhooks to Track CPU and Memory Status

[sjoshi]

Description

This article provides a step-by-step guide to setting up webhooks for real-time monitoring of CPU and memory usage on FortiGate devices. 

Scope

FortiGate.

Solution

• Setup the automation stitches on FortiGate as below:

Go to Security Fabric -> Automation -> Stitch.

CLI Part:

config system automation-stitch
    edit "webhook"
        set trigger "Time_Interval"
            config actions
                edit 1
                    set action "CLI Script - System Status"
                    set required enable
                next
                edit 2
                    set action "Web_Hook"
                    set required enable
                next
            end
        next
    end

• Automation Trigger can be setup as below:
  

Go to Security Fabric -> Automation -> Trigger.

• An Automation Action can be set up as below:
  

Go to Security Fabric -> Automation -> Action.

In this case, 2 automation actions must be setup. One to run the cli command and another to sent those command output to webhook site.

1. CLI Script

2. Webhook Notification.

• Once the automation stitch is triggered, the CPU and Memory status information will be sent as an HTTP Post request on the webhook website as shown below: