Getting Started with PA Server Monitor
Thank you for selecting PA Server Monitor, your best solution for monitoring the health of Windows servers, network services, and networked devices.
If you need to install PA Server Monitor at this time, please go to the Installation Guide. If you have already installed PA Server Monitor, please use the navigation column at the left of the page to proceed to the documentation page that you wish to review.
How the Documentation is Organized
This section describes how to find what you need in the documentation. All of these links to documentation pages may be found in the left hand column of every documentation page, so you do not need to return to Getting Started in order to navigate the help pages.
First Time Users
The following topics are recommended for first time users and for review prior to your first deployment of this product:
Basic Operation
The following topics are also recommended for first time users, and they provide instructions for core procedures that are used in administration of PA Server Monitor.
- Terminology and Concepts
- Console (Main Screen)
- Global Settings
- Database Settings
- Report Settings
- HTTP Settings
- SNMP Settings
- Adding Computers
- Adding Monitors
- Adding Actions
- Configuration Export and Import
Documentation of Monitors
Monitors are the "building blocks" of PA Server Monitor. The following help topics explain how each of the available monitors works.
- Disk Space Monitor
- Web Page Monitor
- Event Log Monitor
- Ping Monitor
- Log File Monitor
- SNMP Monitor
- TCP Port Monitor
- Server Temperature Monitor
- File & Directory Monitor
- Directory Quota Monitor
- Mail Server Monitor
- Performance Monitor
- Service Monitor
- Execute Scripts
- Environment Monitor
- Process Monitor
- Citrix Presentation Server Monitor
- File Age Monitor
Documentation of Actions
Monitors use Actions to notify you of error conditions or to run automated fixes in response to error conditions. The following help topics explain how each of the available actions works.
- Send SMTP E-mail
- SMS Text Message
- Pager Alert via SNPP
- Reboot Server
- Start Application
- Start, Stop or Restart Service
- Execute Script
- Write to Log File
- Display Message Box
- Play Sound
- Write to Event Log
- Network Message (Net Send)
- Dial-Up Connection
- Phone Dialer (DTMF/SMS)
- Monitor-Directed Email
Report Documentation
Reports are summaries of conditions observed by PA Server Monitor on your network. The entries in this section explain the types of reports that are supported and how to view them.
- Server Summary Report
- Summary Status Report
- Visual Status Map
- Scheduled Report Generation
- Ad Hoc Report Generation
- Republish HTTP Reports
Other Features
This section has entries for aspects of PA Server Monitor that do not fit into the documentation for installation, monitors, actions, or reports.