Are there any NAM limitations I need to be aware of?

Platform Synthetic Monitoring
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What is the maximum number of NAM monitors allowed per environment?

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You can find a description of NAM monitors’ limitations in related documentation.

But let me briefly recap these limitations here:

  • Protocols: NAM monitors only support ICMP, TCP, and DNS protocols.

  • Number of Monitors: You can have a maximum of 5,000 NAM monitors per environment. Other types of monitors (Browser, HTTP) don’t count towards this limit.

  • Number of Network Activities within a single NAM monitor: Each NAM monitor can execute up to 1,000 network activities, which include DNS requests, TCP requests, or ICMP packets. If a monitor uses a target filter, the exact number of activities might be unpredictable in advance as it reflects the current configuration of the monitored environment.

  • Deployment Type: NAM monitors are only supported on private Synthetic locations. For containerized deployment of private synthetic locations, additional permissions are required for ICMP tests.

  • Use of Proxy: NAM monitors don’t support the use of proxy servers. Your network configuration must allow direct access to the monitored endpoints without routing through a proxy.

You can also check the reply to this question to get more insight about the limit on the number of monitors and network activities.

Additionally, like all other synthetic monitors, NAM monitors have requirements for private location hardware that limit the maximum number of executions. You can find those limits here along with a brief explanation of how tests were performed to estimate these limits.

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An important limitation in NAM is when it’s used in Dynatrace Managed…

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Hi Antonio,

Of course, you’re right.
Another set of questions and answers covering the topic of NAM on Dynatrace Managed will be published soon.
Additionally… well, I do not want to spoil the surprise, but there might be a related blog post in the upcoming days.

Best Regards,

Jacek