PA Server Monitor Free Edition

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PA Server Monitor Free is for anyone that needs simple web page, event log or ping monitor and doesn't want to spend a lot. Why are we giving it away free? Frankly because we think you'll be impressed with our products and tell your collegues about us. And someday if your own needs increase, we hope you'll think of us when you start searching for a solution.

Features:

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Monitors	Free
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.

Actions	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.
Reboot Server Reboots the server if a monitor has detected a critical system failure.
Start, Stop or Restart Service Sends control messages to the Windows Service Control Manager to start, stop or restart a specified service.
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.
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	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
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	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.
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)
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	Free
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