What is IPHost Network Monitor?
IPHost Monitor provides you with a number of monitoring features that let you monitor almost all critical enterprise servers and applications. The tool checks the availability and performance characteristics of monitored network resources simultaneously. IPHost Monitor automatically searches the network servers, workstations and other equipment, and detects network services running on them. Regular network rediscoveries facilitate the tasks of adding new monitors and of tracking equipment relocation/presence.
The list of monitor types available in the current version of IPHost Network Monitor:
| Monitor Types | Goal and Target Applications | Protocol |
|---|---|---|
| Basic connectivity | Network connectivity check and simple operability (availability) check of network services. |
PING TCP UDP |
| Performance and availability of various mail servers, for instance Microsoft Exchange, IBM Lotus Notes, Unix-based and others. |
POP3/POP3S IMAP4/IMAP4S SMTP/SMTPS |
|
| Internet | Performance and availability of web sites and web applications both intranet and Internet, FTP servers. |
HTTP(S) FTP |
| Resources | Check for the availability and current state of network resources. |
Disc space File Windows service |
| WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) | Universal method of requesting information about the performance and other characteristics of Windows systems and applications. | WMI |
| SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) | Universal method of requesting information about the performance and other characteristics of networking equipment, UNIX servers and other systems and applications. | SNMP |
| Databases | Availability and performance characteristics of different database servers. |
Generic (ODBC) MSSQL MySQL Oracle |
| Custom | Availability and performance data may be collected by external programs and scripts running either locally or on another host. | Custom |
Adjustable Alerting and Actions
IPHost Networks Monitor reacts to monitored resource inaccessibility or poor performance by one of the following alerts: sends e-mail messages with an issue description to concerned parties, sends netsend/SMS/ICQ/AOL/Jabber messages, shows a pop-up window or a balloon with the message, runs a user-specified program or a batch file, or plays a sound. Thus you can not only receive prompt information on an encountered defect but also get the tool to automatically correct the problem of a monitored resource. IPHost Networks Monitor allows you to create flexible alerting configurations based on two levels of performance (performance warning and performance problem) and availability (down and extended down) provided for each monitor or a group of monitors. An alerting rule can be specific to a monitor or common for a group of monitors.
Web-enabled Reporting
Summary reports for the total network resources or for a group of monitors let you easily locate problem resources at a glance. A detailed report for a specific monitor provides you with complete information on all events that occurred during a selected period of time, which helps you to identify the cause of the problem. All reports in IPHost Network Monitor are in HTML so you can easily send them to your colleagues or superiors. Each report is also accessible in a browser via a specific URL. A regular daily/weekly/monthly reporting feature lets you monitor trends and create reports for your manager.
IPHost Networks Monitor offers a specialized web interface for mobile devises optimized for small screen resolution and slow connection speed.
The complete monitoring data is stored in a relational database (Firebird). You can use this information for creating custom reports.