Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent bottlenecks, Active Directory issues, low memory, and other causes of poor server performance.
Microsoft is the enterprise network's engine.
It provides core functionality such as Active Directory services, Exchange mail servers, and SQL servers, enables virtualization and cloud integration, supports mission-critical applications like IIS and SharePoint, and has built-in security, integration, and management features.
With so much riding on it, you can't afford not to keep a close eye on it. And, with Paessler PRTG, you can carry out thorough server performance monitoring, without having to remember manually checking the stats.
Our all-in-one network monitoring tool has preconfigured sensors designed specifically for monitoring CPU, RAM, virtual machines, and other key components of Microsoft-built software and hardware.
But, best of all, you can set it and forget it. Once it's up and running, it will track all your key health stats round the clock, alert you if something doesn't look right, so you can fix it straight away. and even restart critical services automatically if they've been stopped.
Get up and running in a few clicks. The automatic network discovery does most of the work, detecting and adding every Microsoft server and other network devices within your given IP range and assigning the appropriate sensors.
Pick your preferred performance monitoring thresholds, and PRTG texts you, emails you, or sends an in-app notification if there's a risk of going under or over. Better still, you can set it so it restarts critical Microsoft services automatically if they've been stopped.
Prevent bottlenecks, malfunctions, and other performance problems before they cause unplanned downtime and disruption. With round-the-clock monitoring and automatic alerts, nothing will fall through the cracks ever again.
PRTG doesn't just monitor Microsoft servers. With preconfigured sensors and device templates, and the ability to create your own, it can track every parameter imaginable across your network's entire infrastructure, making it easier to keep your network stable and plan ahead.
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the availability, health, and performance of your Microsoft Windows servers. Show CPU load, memory, bandwidth, uptime, disk space, and other key performance metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot bottlenecks, low memory, or configuration errors.
Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup
Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure
Live traffic data graph in PRTG
Custom PRTG dashboard for hardware monitoring
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If Microsoft made it, PRTG probably has a sensor that can connect to it seamlessly and track its various parameters to ensure it performs optimally.
Our monitoring software’s preconfigured Microsoft and Windows server-monitoring sensors can track, for example:
PRTG comes with more than 250 native sensor types for monitoring your entire on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environment out of the box. Check out some examples below!
The WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2019 sensor monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server. It can show the following and more:
The Microsoft SQL v2 sensor monitors a database on a Microsoft SQL server and executes a query. It can show the following:
The Hyper-V Host Server sensor monitors a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI or Windows performance counters. It can show the following:
See the PRTG Manual for a list of all available sensor types.
Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.
PRTG is set up in a matter of minutes and can be used on a wide variety of mobile devices.
“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”
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Integrating monitoring results from PRTG into NetBrain maps makes the foundation for network automation.
IT that works constitutes a business-critical basis for a company's success. Availability and security must be defined for the respective purpose and closely monitored – by OT and IT alike.
With ScriptRunner Paessler integrates a powerful event automation platform into PRTG Network Monitor.
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent bottlenecks, Active Directory issues, low memory, and other causes of poor server performance.
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PRTG is a proprietary software tool that tracks the health and performance of Windows servers, Microsoft Exchange servers, and other servers, databases, and network hardware and software made by Microsoft. Available for Windows-based on-premises servers or as a cloud-hosted solution, it's capable of monitoring unlimited local, remote, and virtual devices, bringing critical system data together in one simple, intuitive interface you can access from anywhere: at the office, at home, or on the go.
PRTG can monitor Microsoft servers via WMI, Windows performance counters, SNMP, or PowerShell.
WMI, performance counters, and SNMP all have their pros and cons, and the approach you take will depend on your circumstances, particularly the size and complexity of your network and the resources you have available:
Yes, PRTG is fully equipped to monitor a mixed server environment that includes both Microsoft and Linux servers. While it excels in monitoring Windows server performance through protocols like WMI, SNMP, and performance counters, PRTG’s flexibility extends to Linux and other platforms with the multi-platform probe, allowing you to have a unified view of your IT infrastructure. With this cross-platform support, PRTG provides comprehensive infrastructure monitoring to give you full visibility and control over your entire server environment.
In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.
Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins. The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier.
Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network.
Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.
