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ostMonitor 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 77 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...
77 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, amount of free physical or virtual memory, CPU usage, 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.
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).
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.
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.
What's new in version 12.70
New application: IPMI Browser
IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is a set of computer interface specifications for out-of-band management of computer systems. IPMI subsystem works independently of the host CPU, firmware and operating system. IPMI provides a way to manage a computer that may be powered off or otherwise unresponsive by using a network connection to the hardware rather than to an operating system.
IPMI Browser retrieves data from servers using IPMI protocol, shows charts with temperature sensors, voltage, current, fans speed. Also you may check all available counters (e.g. disk status, memory errors) with details: value, lower and upper thresholds, critical and non repairable thresholds; export data into text file, etc
New test methods
- RMCP Ping - this test uses Remote Management Control Protocol (RMCP) to verify connection to remote servers. Unlike (ICMP)Ping this test method may check powered off servers. Note: not every server supports RMCP and IPMI protocols.
- IPMI Health - this test method uses IPMI protocol in order to check target server for power related problems, fans and drives faults, detect chassis intrusion.
Note: we will add more IPMI related test methods in version 12.80
Send e-mail action improvements
- You can specify optional [cc:] and [bcc:] lists in "Recipients" field. e.g. admin@company1.com [bcc:] manager@company1.com
admin1@dom1.com; admin2@dom1.com [cc:] manager@dom1.com [bcc:] hr2@dom1.com; hr5@dom1.com
- HostMonitor adds "HostMonitor runs in EVALUATION mode" note to e-mail messages when software is not registered properly. This helps to detect problem when registration lost for some reason (e.g. due to major Windows 10 update; or when you installed new version of HostMonitor while your free updates term expired and you missed warning displayed by "update check" window). As usually we recommend to start Auditing Tool (menu View) from time to time; it may detect many system and configuration related problems
GUI improvements
- You may press Ctrl+A in order to select all visible test items in test details area
- HostMonitor and RCC offers more items in menu Tools. You may start Disk Meter, Process Meter, WMI Explorer, MIB Browser, IPMI Browser, System info, Log Analyzer to explore resources on specific host. If RCC installed on remote systems, you may copy DiskMeter.exe, IpmiBrowser.exe, MibBrowser.exe, ProcessMeter.exe, WmiExplorer.exe modules to RCC system as well.
- Menu Tools->Recent keeps history of recent actions. E.g. you may check disk space on HostA using SuperMatrix window, check processes on HostB using Network Map, call IPMI Browser from main window - all these commands will be stored in Tools->Recent menu.
Fixed The following issues were resolved
- For some reason ESET antivirus software may set "kernel not running" status while antivirus service is running and working properly. Now Antivirus Status test in "ESET" testing mode ignores "kernel not running" error and sets Ok status (unless other problems detected)
- When Cisco Health test performed by RMA agent detects some problem it shows problem description in Reply field but it could keep Ok test status. Fixed, now test sets Bad status when problem detected, just like test performed by HostMonitor
Tools, Services \ Licenses |
Lite |
Standard |
Professional |
Enterprise |
HostMonitor (# of test items) |
50 |
200 |
600 |
20,000,000 |
Replicator |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
WMI Explorer |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Included |
HML Manager |
- |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Log Analyzer and Log Visualizer |
- |
- |
Included |
Included |
IP-Tools |
- |
- |
Included |
Included |
MIB Browser |
- |
- |
Included |
Included |
Process Meter |
- |
- |
Included |
Included |
Remote Monitoring Agents |
- |
- |
1 Included |
10 Included |
RMA Manager |
- |
- |
- |
Included |
Telnet service |
- |
- |
- |
Included |
Web service |
- |
- |
- |
Included |
RCC |
- |
- |
- |
Included |
Watchdog |
- |
- |
- |
Included |
Free updates term |
6 months |
6 months |
12 months |
12 months |
Additional tools
If you need additional licenses, you may purchase any set of tools separately. E.g. 1 Enterprise license includes 1 RCC license and 10 RMA licenses. If you need more than 10 Remote Monitoring Agents or more than 1 Remote Control Consoles, you may purchase additional licenses at any time.
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