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PA File Sight Features

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Remote Monitoring

Remote Monitoring

Monitoring remote servers, even across firewalls and the Internet

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SNAP Tunnels

Safely send data to remote networks using SNAP Tunnels

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Remote Support

Securely connect to monitored servers with Remote Desktop even through firewalls and across the Internet with PA File Sight

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Monitors

Automate common IT tasks with the Action Scheduler.Action Scheduler

Automate common IT tasks with the Action Scheduler. It will run your defined Actions when you specify.

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The All-Systems-GO service can notify you if the monitoring installation is prevented from alertingAll-Systems-GO

Reports to the All-Systems-GO service which can notify you if the monitoring installation is affected in any way that would prevent its from alerting.

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Prevent external disks from attaching to servers or workstationsDrive Sight

Protects servers and workstations by preventing CD/DVDs and/or external drives, including USB drives, from being attached. Any specified devices that are attached are immediately detached by the operating system so they cannot be accessed.

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A global monitor that builds a server/device list based on your criteria.Dynamic Server List

Dynamic Server Lists are groups of serves that meet your criteria. Once the list is known, you can define Dynamic Groups based on the list, and use that group everywhere else groups are used.

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PA File Sight  monitors file access, creation and file deletesFile Sight Monitor

The File Sight monitor watches real time file access by users and programs. You can configure which files it watches, and how you are notified when a particular operation (file read, write, delete, etc) occurs.

The Ultra version also lets you:
* Record the file access operations to a database for reporting (by user, by file, by operation, etc)
* Alert on user usage patterns (i.e. user reads X amount of data in Y time, useful for ransomware protection and detecting file copying)


NOTE: This monitor can ONLY monitor drives on the local computer. Watching files on remote computers requires that the PA File Sight service (or a Satellite) be installed on the remote computers.

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PA File Sight collects inventoryInventory Collector

Collects inventory information (hardware information, pending Windows Update, anti-virus status, etc) from a variety of sources including WMI, SNMP and an optional System Details application.

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PA File Sight checks file access against a list of rules to determine if the access is safe and allowed.Trusted Applications

Checks all file access on a server against a set of rules (application whitelisting) to determine if the application should start and whether file access is allowed.

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Action List

Action ListAction List

Groups of actions for common notifications, group notifications, etc.

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Add to Blocked ListAdd to Blocked List

Adds all users reported on by a File Sight monitor to the Global Blocked Users List.

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Call URLCall URL

This action will call a URL you specify, optionally posting information about the current alert. This makes it easy to connect to a helpdesk/ticketing system.

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Desktop NotifierDesktop Notifier

Delivers alerts to Windows desktops via a pop-up message box or a slider in the lower right corner of the screen.

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Dial-Up ConnectionDial-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.

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E-mail AlertE-mail Alert

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.

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Execute ScriptExecute 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.

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Message BoxMessage 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.

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Monitor-Directed EmailMonitor-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.

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Network Message (Net Send)Network Message (Net Send)

Sends a message box containing the critical monitor details to every place that you are logged in.

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Pager Alert via SNPPPager 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.

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PagerDuty IntegrationPagerDuty Integration

Send alerts directly to your PagerDuty account and track them using the full power of the PagerDuty platform.

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Phone Dialer (DTMF/SMS)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)

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Play SoundPlay Sound

Audible alert when monitors detect a problem with the server.

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Reboot ServerReboot Server

Reboots the server if a monitor has detected a critical system failure.

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Run ReportRun Report

When this action is triggered, it will run the specified Scheduled Report including sending any emails or saving PDF or CSV files that report requires.

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SMS Text MessageSMS 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.

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Server MaintenanceServer Maintenance

Set or remove the Immediate Maintenance period for a server or servers

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SNMP TrapSNMP Trap

Sends an SNMP Trap with details from the monitor firing the action

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Start ApplicationStart Application

Starts a specified application when the monitor triggers actions

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Start ServiceStart Service

Sends control messages to the Windows Service Control Manager to start, stop or restart a specified service.

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SyslogSyslog

Sends monitor alerts to a Syslog server on the network

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Write to Event LogWrite to Event Log

Writes monitor details to the Windows Event Log.

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Write to Log FileWrite to Log File

Log the findings of any triggered monitor to a file. Separate files can be created for each day, week, month, etc.

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Reporting Features

Ad Hoc Reports

Generate reports on the fly to quickly see graphical trends

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Branding Reports

Easily brand reports with your company logo at the top

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Group Settings

Group summary reports can be specified and controlled in a per-group way. In addition, group reports can be automatically emailed to anyone that needs to keep track of the servers.

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HTTP accessible reports

Reports are generated in HTML and accessible from within the PA File Sight Console application, or from a web browser

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Password Protection

Password protect web reports in PA File Sight

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Satellite Status

Quickly see the current status of an individual Satellite Monitoring Service.

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Satellite Summaries

Two reports that let you see the status of all of the Satellites at once.

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Scheduled Reports

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.

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Server Status

Easily see at a glance the state of your server along with system statistics

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System Activity Log

Quickly see which monitors are running, how long they are taking, which actions are being fired and more.

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Standard Report Tabs

View the tabs and information that is common among most report types.

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FS: All Changes

Get a quick report to see everything PA File Sight has recorded in a specified time frame.

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FS: Custom Data Set

Create a report that filters on many different File Sight criteria.

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FS: File Changes

Quickly see all changes that happened to specific file or set of files.

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FS: Type of Change

See all file operations of a specific type. For example, all files that were deleted in the past two days could be quickly shown.

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FS: User Activity

Find all users who have done more than a specified number of specific operations. For example, anyone that has deleted more than 50 files in the past week.

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FS: User Block List

Quick way to see which users are on the File Sight User Block List, and which are on the white list.

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FS: User Changes

Select a specific user and a time frame to see all recorded file activities they have performed.

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FS: User R/W Amt

Find all users who have read and/or written a specified amount of data in a given time frame.

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Grp: All Errors Report

The All Errors report show all recent errors on all monitors on all servers/devices within a group. This is a good place to quickly get a detailed view of any problems happening on the network.

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Grp: All Servers Report

This report shows all of your servers in a group in a single page. Each server is a small box that is color coded according to the status of the monitors on that server.

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Grp: Custom Group

Create custom reports at a group level to show custom HTML, charts, and other status values for the contained servers.

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Grp: Group Summary

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.

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Grp: Status Map

See a graphical map that contains status indicators that show you at a glance how servers in different geographic regions are doing.

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Sys: Config Audit

This report shows you what your current configuration is with your Groups, Servers, Monitors, and Actions.

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Sys: Conn. Sessions

See all sessions (Console, Satellite, mobile apps) currently connected to the Central Service.

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Sys: Error Audit

Powerful report to look at current and past alert conditions that have been detected by the system.

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Sys: Monitor Scope

Displays a summary of what is being monitored on a per-group basis. This would be appropriate to show stake holders to indicate the level of monitoring work being done.

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Sys: Monitor Status

A quick table-based overview of current monitor statuses. You can specify a specific monitor type, only monitors in error, etc.

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Sys: Statistics

View system statistics such as HTTPS connections and data transferred, numbers of monitors and connected Satellites, etc.

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Sys: System Audit

Find out about activities within the monitoring system, such as alert emails sent, user logins, Satellite disconnects, etc.

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Sys: User Permissions

This report will display all users defined in the system, what they have access to, and their permissions.

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Other Features

Automated Maintenance Schedule

While a computer is in maintenance mode, PA File Sight won't run monitors. It will turn itself back on automatically after the maintenance window expires if you manually entered maintenance mode, or it can automatically enter and leave maintenance mode on a schedule.

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Automatic Fail Over

Setup a second instance of PA File Sight to monitor the primary monitoring service, and take over if it fails

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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.

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Configuration Security

Password protect the PA File Sight Console, and alert on changes that could affect monitoring.

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Database Options

Easily point PA File Sight at the embedded SQLite database or use an external Microsoft SQL Server.

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Easy Deploy

Paste a list of servers or IP address from the local network into a list and let PA File Sight silently deploy the Satellite Monitoring Service to those machines for you.

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Easy to Use and Configure

"...hands down the most straight-forward, uncluttered and effective monitoring tool I have used" - A satisfied customer

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Embedded HTTP Server

Control the HTTP port that PA File Sight uses, and optionally enable HTTPS (SSL)

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Error Auditing

Keep track of which errors have been reviewed and acknowledged. Also a great way for administrators to have an overview of any errors within their area of responsibility.

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External API

Send basic configuration requests to the product via an HTTPS URL.

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Runs as a service

PA File Sight 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.

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Server Grouping

Group servers together in visual groups to help keep track of them. Group-based status reports are also available.

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Simple Branding

Easily brand PA File Sight to have your name and graphics by simply dropping a couple of files into the installation directory. See Branding

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Simple Installation

Takes less than 3 minutes to install and get a default installation customized for your system.

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Price

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