PRTG Network Monitor

That really made my Day!

Opmerkingen: First of all: Actually (April 2016) the product is free for up to 100 Sensors! I was searching for an easy solution to monitor the internetconnection of one of my customers from outside. They sporadically experienced strange bandwidth problems and the cable provider didn't solve the problem within months. So while searching for an easy to install and use monitoring (simple ping) solution I found PRTG from Paessler in Nuremberg. I 've heard of it before as the Windows based alternative to Nagios. What can I say: I expected a solid Dice Game and ended up in Las Vegas! Installed withing minutes on a small Celeron machine running Windows 7. This runs the core Server and the Probe. You create Groups within the Windows (or Browserbased) Desktop. Within those Groups you create Devices and Sensors (Ping, HTTP, FTP, NTP, SIP, SMTP, SNMP Switch Traffic, ... and I'd say hundreds of others) at Locations you can define and are shown on a map. A configurable HTTPS allows secure Browser and mobile APP access. I use the one for my Windows phone that shows me my favorite (customer) Sensors directly. Automatically scan your Network (that might create a lot of Devices and Sensors, especially when you are using SNMP ready Switches, but don't worry, just pause them before you run out of your licenses). Monitor Switch Traffic if you wonder how long the Windows 10 updates disturb your other Machines. You can install remote Probes in other networks to monitor them and still collect all data on one central monitoring server. PS: In the end, the cable provider changed the modem after I sent them several times very clear screenshots from PRTG where you could see the 1800 ms echos all three weeks instead of 32 ms the rest of the time.

Pluspunten:

Very good structure and overview of your devices and systems load, usage, availability and traffic Easy install and use. No deep knowledge of MIB, RMON, LINUX or SNMP necessary Free for small environments Very Flexible (google 'prtg netatmo' for an impression :) Be aware and informed about uprising problems (Mail, SMS, Mobile) You literally see what your users experience

Minpunten:

Really! I have been thinking, but didn't find that much. Rather ... nothing? OK, one: you need a Windows system. That might be an issue for some.

Easy installation and configuration.

Opmerkingen: A very easy and intuitive tool with a lot of material available for consultation without the need to program in code

Pluspunten:

Native sensors and easy customization of dashboards

Minpunten:

Some sensors still need to be configured via script or OID

PRTG Network Monitor| Review

Opmerkingen: We been using this for quite few years and never felt the need of any other monitoring tool

Pluspunten:

It makes the job of an System Administrator a lot easier since the single tool provides diverse features for monitoring.

Minpunten:

Not sure about it but feel like there should be handy KB articles regarding the tool on how to use it or what features are available

Overwogen alternatieven: Zabbix

Redenen om voor PRTG Network Monitor te kiezen: Features

Overgestapt van: Zabbix

Easy to implement, web based and nearly agent less monitoring

Opmerkingen: It was easy to install and manage, it's helpling a lot with monitoring and alerting and it's aeasy to use. Also to adapt or tweak thresholds is very easy.

Pluspunten:

It's very easy to implement and for a lot of the user cases it does not need an agent or software to be installed

Minpunten:

For well known Enterprise Products e.g. VMWare VCenter there are only limited intergration available.

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Opmerkingen: More than 5 years. monitoring (ISP infrastructure, Enterprise clients infrastructure)

Pluspunten:

Intuitive management interface. Ease to integrate to your environment

Minpunten:

Price. But if you compare to other monitoring services, it is normal