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HostMonitor is a highly scalable network monitoring software
suitable for small and enterprise-level networks
Probably you will say "There are dozens of programs like this"? That is right! But please check what HostMonitor offers and compare its power and flexibility to surprisingly low price:
:: using 58 test methods our software can check almost any parameter of your servers;
:: highly flexible action profiles allow you to start actions in predefined order depending on the test results;
:: HostMonitor creates various log files using different detail levels and file formats (Text, HTML, DBF and ODBC);
:: built-in Report Manager allows you to create and customize reports to your liking in a variety of ways;
:: using Remote Monitoring Agents for Windows, FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris you may easily monitor remote networks;
:: Web Service, Telnet Service and Remote Control Console simplifies remote management;
:: and this is not all...
HostMonitor includes 4 built-in utilities:
>> Local Info -- examines the local host and provides information about processor, memory, Winsock data, etc
>> Trace -- trace the route to a remote host over the network
>> Telnet client -- telnet client
>> IP-Monitor -- displays real time charts for TCP, UDP, ICMP In, Out, Error packets
-- 58 test methods!
-- 30 alert methods
-- Powerful Report Manager and Log Analyzer
-- Remote Monitoring Agents for Windows, FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris
-- Web service, Telnet service, Remote Control Console
-- 11 Utilities and auxiliary applications
-- IP-Tools provides 19 TCP/IP utilities
58 test methods!
HostMonitor can check any TCP service, ping a host, check a route, monitor Web, FTP, Mail, DNS servers. It can check the available disk space, monitor size of a file or folder, check integrity of your files and web site; it tests your SQL servers, monitors network traffic and much, much more.
But what is of no less importance is how you can manage monitoring tasks ("test items" in our terminology). Test items can be organized into different groups (folders), each folder has its own settings such as color palette, list of reports, different statistic information, etc.
Tests can be performed on regular intervals (e.g. every 5 min) or on schedule (e.g. every Friday between 6pm and 9pm); tests can be performed directly by HostMonitor or they can be performed by Remote Monitoring Agents installed on remote network. Some tests may depend on another, e.g. you may easily configure HostMonitor to check 10 web servers when your primary router is up, and check another (backup) server when your primary router is down.
30 alert methods
HostMonitor is a network administration software, it provides different ways to respond on failed services. Audio and visual notifications alert people near the machine. E-mail and pager notifications inform a wider range of remote operators. HostMonitor can take actions that are designed to recover from a failure automatically without human intervention (e.g. "restart service", "reboot computer" or "dial-up to the network" actions).
Highly flexible Action Profiles allow you to start actions in predefined order depending on the test results:
- E.g. you may start some action only when both primary and backup mail servers do not respond.
- Or an action profile can be set up to page both the IT manager and the network administrator during regular office hours, and to page the administrator alone the rest of the time, while doing nothing else but writing to the log on weekends.
- Another example: when some critical service fails HostMonitor may reboot the server. If that does not help, HostMonitor will send e-mail to the on-call technician. If, however, the server remains silent during the next three probes, the network administrator is to be paged until the server is brought back up.
Install HostMonitor and you will see how easy it is to implement all of the above with even more sophisticated behavior patterns.
And yes, various macro variables allow you to use the same action profile for hundreds or thousands of monitoring tasks (test items). E.g. If you monitor 10 different services on each of 100 servers, you may use single action to restart any failed service on any of these systems.
Powerful Report Manager and Log Analyzer
HostMonitor can generate test result log files and reports. HostMonitor creates various log files using different detail levels and file formats (Text, HTML, DBF and ODBC) and can be configured to suit your needs.
The highly flexible built-in Report Manager allows you to create and customize reports to your liking in a variety of ways. For example, a report designed for the IT manager might have an entirely different look and feel as compared to the one intended for use by the network administrator. Also note that separate groups of tests may contain its own list of reports, and each of the reports may be set up with a launching schedule specific to that group.
Also Advanced Host Monitor package includes a Log Analyzer which can illustrate separate information for each tested host. The Log Analyzer can collect statistical information and show graphs of all response times for specific time periods for all or individual servers. Using the statistical information, an administrator can analyze request times for specific servers over a period of time.
Remote Monitoring Agents for Windows, FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris
HostMonitor can check remote hosts directly or using Remote Monitoring Agents (RMA) installed in another network. RMA is small application that accepts requests from HostMonitor, performs test and provides information about test result back to HostMonitor.
RMA increases security of the network, decreases network traffic, simplifies network administration, and allows to monitor systems that are impossible to monitor directly from HostMonitor (e.g. using RMA HostMonitor can check a number of running processes on Linux system).
Web service, Telnet service, Remote Control Console
Web Service works like an HTTP server and provides web interface for HostMonitor. Telnet Service works like Telnet server and allows you to control HostMonitor remotely using any telnet client. These applications allow you to check brief or detailed status of any test, start or stop monitoring process, enable or disable alerts, change global macro variables, etc. Also you will be able to disable and enable tests, reset statistics, force tests to execution and even change some parameters of the tests.
RCC allows you to work with HostMonitor which is running on a remote system just like you work with HostMonitor when it is started on your local system. Several operators may start RCC on different systems and work with the same instance of HostMonitor at the same time.
Utilities and auxiliary applications
In addition to HostMonitor (the core of a whole package) an Advanced Host Monitor package has the following auxiliary components:
-= Remote Control Console =-
RCC allows you to work with HostMonitor which is running on a remote system just like you work with HostMonitor when it is started on your local system. Via RCC you will be able to modify alert profiles, reports, change any option, edit mail templates, create new or modify existing test items, etc.
What is important - several operators may start RCC on different systems and work with the same instance of HostMonitor at the same time.
-= Log Analyzer =-
Log Analyzer is a graphical tool that visualizes the log data. It parses the contents of a log file and presents the data as a variety of charts representing different test statistics. Log Analyzer may analyze all types of log files: HTML, Text, and DBF log files. In a second, administrator can get a snap shot of the host performance over a period of days or even months.
-= HML Manager =-
HML Manager is a tool, which provides easy and effective manipulation with tests in HML files. HML Manager supports Drag&Drop operations, so that you may move tests from one file to another without a hassle. You may copy or delete hundreds of tests in one click. Folders may be organized and reorganized in any order. Using group operations with tests provides you with a powerful option of changing parameters for hundreds of tests in one time.
-= RMA =-
RMA is a small application that accepts control requests from HostMonitor. RMA can be installed on a remote systems and runs there as an application or as a Win32 service. Being controlled by a HostMonitor RMA performs tests and sends the results back to the HostMonitor.
-= RMA Manager =-
RMA Manager utility is designed to control and manage the array of Remote Monitoring Agents. It allows you to change settings for hundreds of agents installed on remote systems at one time and from one location. Both RMA Manager and HostMonitor are using the same list of Remote Monitor Agents. Working with this list you may select group(s) of agents and then perform the following actions for the whole group:
- get information about an agent: version, platform, list of tests supported by the agent, list of allowed tests, etc;
- change agent configuration: change TCP port, timeout, password; enable/disable tests, change different management parameters, etc;
- reload agent (restart application);
- force agent to reread settings from its ini file;
- terminate agent;
- and even upgrade agent's code remotely.
-= Telnet Service =-
This application works like Telnet server and allows you to control HostMonitor remotely using any telnet client. Telnet Service allows you to check brief or detailed status of any test and folder. Also you can disable and enable tests, reset statistics, force tests to execution and even change some parameters of the tests. HM Telnet Service allows you to start or stop monitoring process, enable or disable alerts, change global macro variables, etc.
-= Web Service =-
This application works like an HTTP server and provides web interface for HostMonitor. It means you can install Web Service on a local or remote system and check (and control) HostMonitor in real time using a web browser on any computer that is connected to the Internet.
Web Service allows you to check brief or detailed status of any test and folder. Also you may disable or enable tests, reset statistics and force tests to execution. You will be able to start and stop monitoring, enable and disable alerting, etc.
-= Replicator =-
Although Replicator is a very small application it serves to save you huge amounts of time. Those who have large networks with hundreds of servers will appreciate the ability to replicate a test (i.e. reproduce and apply to...) for an array of systems in almost an instant.
-= MIB Browser =-
MIB Browser allows you to view the hierarchy of SNMP MIB variables in the form of a tree and provides you with additional information about each node. With MIB Browser you can easily load (compile) standard and proprietary MIB files, view and manipulate data that is available in an SNMP agent.
-= WMI Explorer =-
Explorer allows you to explore the full set of WMI management classes, objects and their properties; browse through objects and settings on remote machines; execute any WQL query and view the result set.
-= IP-Tools =-
Also you can use IP-Tools. IP-Tools is a popular and powerful network tool which provides 19 TCP/IP utilities (for computer diagnostics that help to detect problems on LAN or WAN, detect trojans on your computer or for retrieving various information). This is an indispensable set of tools for anyone who uses Internet and/or Intranet.
IP-Tools is a separate package, however an Enterprise license for Advanced HostMonitor includes a bonus license for IP-Tools.
IP-Tools provides 19 TCP/IP utilities
IP-Tools is a popular and powerful network tool which provides 19 TCP/IP utilities. IP-Tools is a separate package, however an Enterprise license for Advanced Host Monitor includes a bonus license for IP-Tools.
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