PA Server Monitor Feature List

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Monitors	Pro	Lite	Free
Disk Space Monitor Monitor the free disk space on server drives. You can set the warning threshold in absolute size, or percentage of disk space. Includes reports and auto-configuration.
Web Page Monitor Monitor one or many pages on a web site. Checks for positive cases (text that must be found), negative cases (alerts if error text found) and if the page has changed at all. Response times are checked and recorded, and reports can be generated to understand trends.
Event Log Monitor Checks any specified Windows Event Logs (Application, System, Security plus custom event logs) and executes actions you specify if a source you're interested in adds an event to the log.
Ping Monitor Tests a connection/device by periodically testing it with a ping. No response or too great a delay triggers actions. Ping response times are recorded in a database for reporting and graphing.
Log File Monitor Periodically checks the content of one or more log files for target text. Target text and be a simple text phrase or a regular expression.
SNMP Monitor Connects to local or remote SNMP agents and queries SNMP object values. Custom MIBs are supported. The value is compared to a threshold that you set and actions are fired as specified. SNMP values are also recorded to a local database for reporting purposes. Supports SNMP v1, v2c and v3.
TCP Port Monitor Makes a TCP connection on a specified port. Optionally send command text and check response text. Timing data is recorded for reporting purposes.
Server Temperature Monitor Using the free SpeedFan utility, the Server Temperature Monitor will watch the values from the various temperature probes on your server and notify you if they go above the thresholds you set. NOTE: This monitor ONLY works on the computer PA Server Monitor is installed on.
File & Directory Monitor This monitor is a host-based IDS (Intrusion Detection System) that will notify you when the date, size or even content of a file changes. File creation and deletion is also monitored. A good tool to help with configuration management as well. Auto-configuration functionality is available.
Directory Quota Monitor The Directory Quota Monitor keeps track of directory sizes, and executes actions if the directory sizes are over the quota. End users (directory owners) can be notified via email with the Monitor-Directed E-mail action. Includes reports.
Mail Server Monitor Monitor your mail servers (POP3, IMAP & SMTP) and validate that they are running and accepting incoming connections.
Performance Monitor The entire breadth of the system Performance Counters can be monitored allowing you to set actionable thresholds on CPU usage, memory usage, NIC traffic, etc. Performance counter values are stored in a database so you can view historical counter reports and understand trends.
Service Monitor Watches system services and runs customized actions (including restarting the service) if they are not running.
Execute Scripts Execute your custom written scripts written in the Visual Basic Scripting Edition language. You can use custom or 3rd party ActiveX controls. The script determines whether to trigger actions using your own logic.
Environment Monitor Connects to an Esensors EM01b Websensor on the LAN and monitors the current temperature, humidity and luminescence, and notifies you if the values go above thresholds that you set. Historical reports as well.
Process Monitor Monitor that specified processes are running on Windows or Linux servers.
Citrix Presentation Server Monitor Monitor and alert on Citrix XenApp (Presentation Server) client connect and login response times. Alert if too slow, and record times for historical charts.
File Age Monitor Monitor file ages and alert if the files become too old (good for watching server queues, spool directories, etc).

Actions	Pro	Lite	Free
Send SMTP E-mail Sends SMTP email messages to mail boxes, cell phones, mobile devices, etc. The E-mail action has Alert Digests which are a powerful/friendly feature that combines multiple alerts that happen within a short time into a single email notification. This can be very helpful when something goes really wrong. You can easily specify when messages should be sent or suppressed.
SMS Text Message Send SMS text messages to your mobile device via your service providers SMS Internet gateway (SMPP server). You can control which information gets sent, as well as when messages are allowed.
Pager Alert via SNPP Send monitor results to pagers via standard Simple Network Paging Protocol (SNPP). You can easily specify when messages should be sent or suppressed, and the content of the message.
Reboot Server Reboots the server if a monitor has detected a critical system failure.
Start Application Starts a specified application when the monitor triggers actions
Start, Stop or Restart Service Sends control messages to the Windows Service Control Manager to start, stop or restart a specified service.
Execute Script Similar to the Execute Script monitor, this Action lets you extend the list of available actions via your own script written in VBScript. Many variables from the source monitor are also available for creating rich, situation-specific responses.
Write to Log File Log the findings of any triggered monitor to a file. Separate files can be created for each day, week, month, etc.
Display Message Box A simple message box that displays monitor findings. These message boxes are smart: if there are many pending alerts you can easily dismiss them all at once.
Play Sound Audible alert when monitors detect a problem with the server.
Write to Event Log Writes monitor details to the Windows Event Log.
Network Message (Net Send) Sends a message box containing the critical monitor details to every place that you are logged in.
Dial-Up Connection Connects or disconnects a Windows Dial-up Connection. Typically this is for servers that are not on the Internet, but need to connect to send alerts.
Phone Dialer (DTMF/SMS) Dials a modem/phone and optionally sends DTMF commands or other commands (to send SMS messages for example). This is typically used by a disconnected server to send an alert over a normal phone line (where the CallerID identifies the server)
Monitor-Directed Email The monitor which detects a problem specifies the email address to use for each alert. This is very useful when sending reminders and alerts to end users such as with the User Quota Monitor and the Directory Quota Monitor.

Reporting Features	Pro	Lite	Free
HTTP accessible reports Reports are generated in HTML and accessible from within the PA Server Monitor Console application, or from a web browser
Server Summary Report Easily see at a glance the state of your server along with system statistics
Summary Status Report See a one line status indicator per server to see at a glance how the servers in your data center are doing. Per-group status reports are also supported.
Visual Status Map See a graphical map that contains status indicators that show you at a glance how servers in different geographic regions are doing.
Scheduled Report Generation You can create scheduled reports which will get created when you want them, and optionally email the report to a list of recipients. Scheduled report URLs are stable so you can add them to your Favorites list to quickly and easily see the latest results.
Ad Hoc Report Generation Generate reports on the fly to quickly see graphical trends
Republish HTTP Reports PA Server Monitor supports the ability for its reports to be published via your web servers for further distribution

Other Features	Pro	Lite	Free
Runs as a service PA Server Monitor is composed of a console that you interact with, and a system service that is started when the computer boots up and is always running in the background.
Monitors Multiple Servers from a Single Installation No agents are needed in order for PA Server Monitor to monitor multiple servers from a single installation.
Event Escalation If a problem persists for longer and longer, different sets of actions can be run to progressively deal with the issue (for example try auto resolving, and if that doesn't work contact the tech staff).
Server Grouping Group servers together in visual groups to help keep track of them. Group-based status reports are also available.
Maintenance Schedule While a computer is in maintenance mode, PA Server Monitor won't run monitors. It will turn itself back on automatically after the maintenance window expires if you forget to.
Configuration and Monitoring Security Using system alerts, you can get a configuration how you like it and then enable Security Alerts. These alerts will tell you anytime something happens that would affect the system's ability to monitor. For example, stopping the service, putting a server into maintenance mode, changing configuration settings, etc. You can also set a password on the configuration application.
Console Lock Lock the PA Server Monitor Console to keep anyone from purposely or accidentally changing the configuration (great for consultants)
Simple Branding Easily brand PA Server Monitor to have your name and graphics by simply dropping a couple of files into the installation directory.
Easy to Use and Configure "...hands down the most straight-forward, uncluttered and effective monitoring tool I have used" - A satisfied customer
Smart Config Automatic Configuration Automatic configuration of monitors for a server. Each monitor inspects a server and then creates appropriate default monitors for that specific server.
Smart Configuration Feature Paste a list of servers or IP address into a list and let PA Server Monitor inspect and self-configure for each server/device. Or easily copy the configuration from one configured server to one or more other servers.
Bulk Config Bulk Configuration Perform changes of settings in actions, monitors, reports and scheduling for several servers at one time, or copy configuration settings to other servers.
Bulk Configuration Feature Paste a list of servers or IP address into a list and let PA Server Monitor inspect and self-configure for each server/device. Or easily copy the configuration from one configured server to one or more other servers.
Simple Installation Takes less than 3 minutes to install and get a default installation customized for your system.
Easily Duplicate Configurations Although a single installation of PA Server Monitor can watch multiple servers, you may find you want to install it in many locations. A server can be quickly configured by passing a configuration file via the command line. This is also useful if you want to bundle <%=GetShortProductName(baseProdID)%> with your product.
System Activity Log Quickly see which monitors are running, how long they are taking, which actions are being fired and more.

Price	Pro	Lite	Free
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