Added new checks.
Fixed error. Host Monitor is a highly scalable network monitoring software suitable for small and enterprise-level networks
Probably you will say "There are dozens of programs like this"? That is right! But please check what Host Monitor offers and compare its power and flexibility to surprisingly low price:
HostMonitor can check any TCP service, ping a host, check a route, monitor Web, FTP, Mail, DNS servers. It can check the available disk space, monitor size of a file or folder, check integrity of your files and web site; it tests your SQL servers, monitors network traffic and much, much more.
But what is of no less importance is how you can manage monitoring tasks ("test items" in our terminology). Test items can be organized into different groups (folders), each folder has its own settings such as color palette, list of reports, different statistic information, etc.
Tests can be performed on regular intervals (e.g. every 5 min) or on schedule (e.g. every Friday between 6pm and 9pm); tests can be performed directly by HostMonitor or they can be performed by Remote Monitoring Agents installed on remote network. Some tests may depend on another, e.g. you may easily configure HostMonitor to check 10 web servers when your primary router is up, and check another (backup) server when your primary router is down.
| Test method | Purpose | Target platform | Test can be performed by | ||
| Host Monitor | RMA for Windows | RMA for UNIX | |||
Network related tests |
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| Ping | Tests the IP channel between monitoring system and an IP enabled computer or device. | ANY* | - | ||
| Trace | Checks the route between monitoring system and an IP enabled computer or device. | ANY* | - | ||
| TCP | Tests any TCP based services such as News, WhoIs, FTP, etc. | ANY* | |||
| UDP | Checks UDP based servers such as TFTP, SNTP, Daytime, etc. | ANY* | |||
| NTP | Tests NTP (network time protocol) service's availability and responsiveness. | ANY* | - | ||
| SMTP | Checks SMTP mail server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | ANY* | - | ||
| POP3 | Tests the ability of a POP3 mail server to accept incoming sessions. | ANY* | - | - | |
| IMAP | Checks the ability of an IMAP4 mail server to accept incoming sessions, checks the load of specified mailbox. | ANY* | - | - | |
| Mail Relay | Examines chain of mail servers. HostMonitor sends an e-mail thru specific mail server and checks when the mail becomes available in target mailbox. | ANY* | - | - | |
| DNS | Tests domain name server's ability to accept requests, checks received results. | ANY* | - | ||
| URL | Checks availability and responsiveness of the FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, and Gopher servers. Checks data contents and integrity. | ANY* | - | ||
| HTTP | Tests HTTP server's availability and responsiveness. Checks data contents and integrity. | ANY* | - | - | |
Database related tests |
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| Interbase | Checks the ability of Interbase SQL server to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | - | ||
| MS SQL | Checks MS SQL server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | - | ||
| MySQL | Checks MySQL server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | - | ||
| Oracle | Checks the ability of Oracle SQL server to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | - | ||
| Postgree | Checks Postgree server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | - | ||
| Sybase | Checks a Sybase SQL server's ability to accept incoming sessions. | Any Supported* | - | ||