March 22, 2001, 11:09 AM —
ipMonitor
AppManager
RoboMon
Guardian
System Sentinel
LogCaster
MonitorIT
WhatsUp Gold
InterMapper
Monitors:
Collects Windows NT performance data (via Performance Monitor data), notes failed NT services and specific event log entries; pings IP-addressable network devices to check for availability and polls them via SNMP to discover their status Applications monitored:
Oracle, SQL Server, Exchange, Notes
Notification:
E-mail; pager, issue a network broadcast message, insert entry into Windows NT event log; alert ICQ chat client; SNMP alert
Corrective Action:
Reboot a server, restart an NT service or launching a customized program or batch file
Price:
$695 per server
Product: AppManager
Monitors:
Windows NT performance parameters; event logs; registry; services; can monitor network devices and non-Windows computers
Applications monitored:
Oracle, SQL Server, Exchange, Lotus Domino, Citrix MetaFrame, Citrix WinFrame, SAP R/3
Notification:
E-mail; pager; SNMP alerts
Corrective Action:
Launch a program; restart an NT service or application; update database via ODBC
Price:
$600 per server
Product: RoboMon
Monitors:
Windows NT performance; event log entries; application log file entries; COM object changes; Windows Management Interface events; Cisco devices
Applications monitored:
Oracle, SQL Server, Exchange, WinFrame, Lotus Notes, Lotus Domino
Notification:
E-mail; pager, SNMP alerts
Corrective Action:
Launch a program; make network configuration changes; update database with SQL statements; copy a file or restart application or NT service
Price:
$595 per server
Product: Guardian
Monitors:
Windows NT event logs, NT services, Performance Monitor data; can also monitor Linux; can send IP pings and SNMP polling requests to network devices
Applications monitored:
SQL Server, IIS, Exchange
Notification:
E-mail; pager; SNMP alerts; send network message
Corrective Action:
Restart Windows NT service; reboot server; launch program or batch file
Price:
Starts at $9,000 for 10 servers
