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GFI Network Server Monitor, 10-24 IP Addresses,
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GFI Network Server Monitor, 25-49 IP Addresses,
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Automated Server and Network Monitoring Made Easy
GFI Network Server Monitor™ is the software solution you
need to scan your network for failures or irregularities.
GFI Network Server Monitor scans automatically so you can
identify issues and fix unexpected problems before your
users (or managers) even know they've happened.
Maximize network and server uptime
GFI Network Server Monitor maximizes network availability
by monitoring all aspects of your Windows and Linux servers,
workstations and devices (routers, etc). When a failure is detected,
GFI's network monitor can alert you by email, pager or SMS,
as well as taking corrective action by, for example, rebooting
the machine, restarting the service or running a script.
Performs a Real Test
GFI Network Server Monitor actually tests the status of
a service, rather than deducing a service status from
generated events as other products do. It is the only
real way to ensure server uptime.
GFI Network Server Monitor is easy to set up and use, and is
competitively priced.
Built-in rules for several network servers and
services
GFI Network Server Monitor built-in monitoring rules
include: Exchange Server 2000/2003, MS SQL, Oracle and ODBC
databases, CPU usage, FTP & HTTP Servers Group Membership,
Active Directory & NTDS, Disk Drive health, Disk Space,
Event Log (with content checking), File Existence (with
content checking), TCP, ICMP/Ping, SMTP & POP3 Mail servers,
Printers, Processes, Services, UNIX Shell Scripts (RSH),
SNMP & Terminal Server.
Custom monitor functions can also be created in VBscript
and ADSI and WMI can also be leveraged, allowing you to monitor
virtually anything!
Why choose GFI Network Server Monitor?
- Monitor your network and servers for software and hardware
failures
- Out-of-the-box monitoring of Exchange, ISA, SQL, Web
servers and more!
- Monitor disk space, services, processes, etc. on servers
and workstations
- Easy to learn/use and easy to deploy – no client component/agent.

What's new in GFI Network Server Monitor 7?
GFI Network Server Monitor 7 is now available for
purchase and includes these new and enhanced
features:
New features:
- Nested folders
support: It is now
possible to organise folders in
a ‘nested folder’ format – this
has enhanced configuration ease
of use further as well as
support for more complex
monitoring needs such as that of
consultants or enterprises with
more granular server
distribution.
- Support for SQL
Server as a database backend:
GFI Network Server Monitor 7.0
now allows you to store
monitoring data to either an SQL
Server or MS Access database
backend. SQL Server is more
appropriate for users with
higher monitoring level
requirements as well as people
who need to centralize the
monitoring results of multiple
NSM installations in one place
(e.g. for backups, remote
accessing as well as report
generation by third party tools
such as Crystal Reports or MS
Reporting Services).
- New monitoring
checks: Two new checks
are available with GFI Network
Server Monitor 7.0: Email route
check (checks how long it takes
an email to arrive to
destination) and Daemon Check
(this SSH based Linux Monitoring
Check checks that a Linux
service is running/stopped).
Enhanced features:
- Support for both SQL Server
user logins as well as Windows
Authentication based methods for
logging into the SQL database
backend
- Enhanced SMS alerting
options including:
- Sending SMS directly
through a physically
connected GSM mobile
- Use of GFI FAXmaker
email to SMS gateway service
(requires FAXmaker to be
installed and configured
separately)
- Use of Clickatell web
email-to-SMS online gateway
service
- Use of any other third
party email to SMS gateways
- The NSM 5.5/6.0 SMS
engine (kept for backward
compatibility).
- Enhanced existing monitoring
checks configurable parameters
for ICMP and DNS
- Replaced existing monitoring
checks with newer checks which
mimic administrator operations
to verify that target services
are running such as, for
example, logon to a service,
perform a task and logoff the
service. Monitoring checks
upgraded to use such
methodologies include IMAP, POP3
and SMTP Server checks
- Enhanced Create New
Monitoring Checks Wizard making
it easier to configure new
checks which are being created
- Enhanced NSM reporter Wizard
to cater for the newly
introduced nested folders
feature in version 7.0
- Enhanced performance and
feedback in 'Monitor Now'
feature for both Configuration
and Status Monitor
- Enhanced monitoring checks
status views visible over the
web to support nested folders
and the new types of monitoring
checks. New states to indicate
the internal state of a check
have been introduced to further
enhance the feedback NSM returns
to the user.
Features:
Enterprise class architecture
GFI Network Server Monitor consists of a network
monitoring service and a separate management
interface. No agent software needs to be installed
on the machines you wish to monitor. The Network
Monitor Engine is multi-threaded and can run 40
checks at a time. This software architecture allows
for high reliability and scalability to monitor both
large and small networks. View screenshot.Includes checks
for Exchange 2000/2003, ISA server, IIS and others
Via the Quickstart wizard, you can quickly create
a series of checks which monitor all the important services
on your network, including Exchange Server, IIS and
others. Critical Exchange services and performance counters
(Information Store, mailboxes, SMTP service, etc) are
monitored. View screenshot.
Monitors terminal servers by actually logging
in
GFI Network Server Monitor can check the status
of a terminal server by actually performing a complete
login and checking if the session is established correctly.
This monitoring method is superior to relying on the
events that the terminal server generates (as Microsoft
MOM does).
Monitor your database servers (SQL/ODBC)
GFI Network Server Monitor can check the availability
of all leading database applications. Out of the box,
it can monitor Microsoft SQL Server via ADO. Other databases
such as Access, FoxPro, Paradox, SyBase, Informix, IBM
DB2 and many more can be monitored via ODBC. View screenshot.
Monitor Linux servers
GFI Network Server
Monitor includes extensive checks for monitoring Linux
servers. You can monitor CPU usage, printer availability,
file existence, process running, folder size, file size,
users and groups membership, disk partition check and
disk space. In addition, administrators can create any
check by creating an SSH script.
Performs administrative steps to ensure that a
service is running
GFI has developed specialized checks which mimic
administrator operations to verify that services
offered by various applications are running, for
example, logon to a service, perform a task and
logoff the service – without the need for any
administrative intervention! The monitoring
functions that make use of such methodologies
include: IMAP, POP3, SMTP Server and the email route
check. Through the active use of such services one
can guarantee that all aspects of these services are
running and functioning. View screenshot.
Takes corrective action automatically
After an unexpected condition has occurred, GFI
Network Server Monitor can automatically correct the
problem by restarting a service (or multiple
services) upon failure; rebooting a server upon
failure; or launching an executable, batch job or
VBScript. View screenshot.
Built-in Computer Monitor Functions:
- CPU usage function – Ensure that a processor’s
usage does not go beyond a certain level
- Performance counter – Monitor any internal
operating system counter, including counters used
by SQL Server and MSMQ
- Directory size function – Ensure that
a particular directory (for example, a user’s home
directory) does not take up more than x amount of
drive space
- Disk drive function – Monitor the physical
status of the disk
- Disk space function – Check if sufficient
disk space is available
- File existence function – Monitor the
existence of a particular file, for example, results
of scheduled batch jobs
- File size function – Monitor the size
of particular files, for example, critical log files.
Built in Internet Service Functions:
- HTTP function – Checks availability of
HTTP and HTTPS sites; passes credentials if required
- Website content checking – Checks website
content by specifying a text pattern
- FTP function – Checks availability of
an FTP server/site
- ICMP ping function – Checks a remote
host for availability
- IMAP server function – Checks that the
IMAP service is functioning by logging into the
service and checking the count of the emails contained
in a specific folder on the IMAP server
- DNS server function – Checks DNS server
by reading an 'A' record and verifying the result
- SMTP server function – Checks mail server
by establishing a connection and handshaking to
verify SMTP protocol is working correctly
- POP3 server function – Checks POP3 servers
by establishing a connection and handshaking
- NNTP news server function – Checks connection
and does a handshake
- SNMP function – Monitors specific variables
on remote machines or devices via the SNMP GET message
- TCP port function – Checks if a port
is responding and checks its response
- NTP timeserver function – Monitors status
of timeservers
- Email route function – Checks the health
of email services by actually sending test emails
and verifying their delivery at destination. This
check is also useful for verifying performance of
your mailing systems
- Daemon function – SSH-based check that
verifies if particular daemons are running on target
Linux/Unix computer/s.
View screenshot.
Alert notification via email, pager or SMS
When it detects a failure, GFI Network Server Monitor
can send alerts via SMS, pager, email or a network message.
SMS (text) messages are sent either through an SMS service
provider (SMSC), directly through a connected GSM phone/modem;
it is also possible to use the
GFI FAXmaker email-to-SMS
gateway service, Clickatell’s web email-to-SMS online
gateway service or any third party email-to-SMS gateway.
All notifications can be customized using variables.
Recipients can be configured globally for all rules.
Support for SQL Server/MS Access as a database
backend
GFI Network Server Monitor allows you
to store monitoring data to either an SQL Server or
MS Access database backend. SQL Server is more appropriate
for users with higher monitoring level requirements
as well as those who need to centralize the monitoring
results of multiple GFI Network Server Monitor installations
in one place (such as backups, remote accessing as well
as report generation by third party tools such as Crystal
Reports or MS Reporting Services).
View network status from anywhere in the world
You can check rule status from any location using GFI Network Server Monitor's remote web monitor. The
remote web monitor includes two types of web page views:
One for a normal web browser and one optimized for viewing
from a mobile phone or handheld device such as a BlackBerry
or a Palm. A small footprint web server is included,
although the feature can also be operated in conjunction
with IIS.
Monitor remote event logs
GFI Network Server
Monitor can scan Windows event logs on local or remote
computers and look for specific event sources, categories,
event IDs and patterns in the description of the event.
In addition, it can look for multiple events occurring
in a specific time interval, for example, a McAfee or
Norton virus alert posted in the last 30 minutes. View screenshot.
Monitor processes, services performance and CPU
usage
GFI Network Server Monitor enables you to
check critical processes and services on local and remote
computers. You can also monitor the CPU usage of a machine
and any performance counter accessible through perfmon.msc.
This way, you can ensure that virtually any application
is running properly.
Custom network monitoring using VBScript and SSH
Although GFI Network Server Monitor includes an
extensive set of default monitoring functions, you can
build your own custom checks by writing a VBScript (Windows)
or an SSH shell script (Linux). From VBScript, you can
use both WMI and ADSI. WMI is an interface to a broad
range of hardware/software/OS-related properties of
a computer, allowing you to perform almost any check.
Using ADSI, you can interface to Active Directory.
Monitor users, groups and other Active Directory
information
Use GFI Network Server Monitor to
monitor directory information. For example, monitor
group membership of the domain admins group. You can
also check user accounts (locked out, disabled, etc.),
computer accounts, groups, group membership, organizational
units, and so on.
Competitively priced
Network monitoring/management products are
traditionally rather expensive. By contrast, GFI
Network Server Monitor costs just USD 1,530 to
monitor up to 50 IPs and USD 594 to monitor up to 10
IPs.
Nested folder support
It is possible to
organize folders in a nested folder format - this provides
support for more complex monitoring needs such as that
of consultants or enterprises with more granular server
distribution.
Other features:
- Configure maintenance periods to avoid alerts
being sent during scheduled maintenance
- Advanced logging options to text file or event
log
- Configure dependencies to avoid multiple alerts
for error conditions dependent on each other
- Monitor network printer status
- Reporting – includes reports that detail the
availability of your network resources; alternatively,
use Crystal Reports to access the database and create
your own reports
- Monitoring checks wizard that easily configures
new checks for your present systems
- Accommodates employee shifts: GFI Network Server
Monitor can notify different people depending on
the time at which the check triggered.
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Screenshots:
(click to enlarge)

The GFI Network Server Monitor manager

Detailed network resource availability report

Monitor SMTP server function

Monitor HTTP server function

Reboot or restart service upon failure detection

Monitor disk space function

Monitor Event Log function

Run an executable, batch job or script upon failure
detection

Monitor IMAP server function

Monitor Service function

Monitor User group membership function (Domain admins!)

Monitor SQL server function

Summary of network resource availability

The Configuration Quick Start Wizard
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You're in good company....
Many leading companies
have chosen GFI Network Server Monitor. Here are just a few:
Manx Telecom Limited, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, Satel 2000, The
CBORD Group, Inc., and many more.
Specifications:
System requirements:
The following are the system requriements for GFI
Network Server Monitor:
Software requirements:
- Windows 2000 (SP4 or higher), 2003 or XP Pro operating systems.
- Windows Script Host 5.5 or higher (included in Internet Explorer 6 and in Service Pack 2 of Internet Explorer 5.5; you can download it separately from
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms950396.aspx.
- .NET Framework 1.1
Any computer that you wish to monitor requires:
- every Windows NT 4 target computer being monitored; this can be
downloaded for free from
www.microsoft.com/scripting.
- Windows Scripting Host 5.5 or higher – When using functions
written in VB Script, target computers must have Windows
Scripting Host 5.5 or higher installed; this can be downloaded for
free from
www.microsoft.com/scripting.
Screenshots:
Click on a thumbnail to see that picture in full
size!
Awards and Reviews:
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GFI NetworkServerMonitor ? robust,
efficient and trustworthy
In a review on About.com: Business
Security, Ryan Groom says GFI
NetworkServerMonitor™ is easy to install and
requires minimum supervision and he likes
the way testing is carried out by the
product itself rather than relying on “the
contents of the Event Viewer”. Overall, he
says that GFI NetworkServerMonitor “provides
a robust, efficient and trustworthy
solution. Well worth the purchase”.
- About.com, May 2008 |
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The right tool for the job
In a review of GFI NetworkServerMonitor™
on TechRepublic, Paul Mah describes the
product as easy to set up and a mature
product that just works. He says GFI “has a
done a pretty good job of anticipating the
most common kind of options”, although the
cost might be an issue for some. -
TechRepublic, February 2008 |
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Simple to get up and running
In a review in Techworld, David
Cartwright describes GFI
NetworkServerMonitor™ as a general and
“attractive server monitoring tool that does
most of what the average SME needs”. He also
liked the fact that you do need RTFM to get
it working, the product has Linux-specific
support for monitored servers included and
that it is attractively priced. -
Techworld, July 2007 |
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A reliable monitoring tool
In an article for Processor.com, reviewer
Sandra Kay Miller praised GFI Network Server
Monitor™ for its ability to provide
administrators “instant access to the health
of their network regardless of their
location”. The article also highlights the
various efficient monitoring features of the
product, such as “restarting a service,
running a script, or rebooting a machine”
automatically. - Processor.com, July
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Inspect your
services all the
time
In a review
in hakin9
magazine,
reviewer Stefan
Lochbihler used
GFI Network
Server Monitor™
to demonstrate
how to monitor
servers in a
network. He
described the
product as "a
tool that should
inspect your
services all the
time and informs
you immediately
if an error
should happen".
The review also
praised other
useful
properties of
the product,
such as the
possibility to
perform "DNS
lookup, whois
and traceroute
requests". He
concluded by
saying that
another nice
feature of the
product is that
"you can request
which computers
are currently
running on your
domain and it is
possible to
enumerate the
processes of a
given system".
- hakin9
magazine, April
2006 |
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GFI Network Server Monitor named
"Editor's Choice"
Windfile.com, a popular software archive
site, has selected GFI Network Server
Monitor™ for their "Editor's Choice" award,
describing it as the "the only real way to
ensure server uptime". -
Windfile.com, November 2005 |
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GFI Network Server Monitor named
People's Choice Awards 2005 winner
MSD2D, a resource for the Microsoft
Exchange, SharePoint, .NET and Security
communities, has announced that ork
Server Monitor™ was selected as the 2005
winner in the Security – Server monitoring
category of the MSD2D People’s Choice
Awards. The award was announced at
Microsoft's TechEd Fair 2005 in Orlando,
Florida. “The fourth Annual People's Choice
Awards recognizes the best products and
companies in our industry. Visitors to our
website cast their vote for the products
they view as the very best in their
respective category,” said Jackie Nguyen,
Vice President of Sales. “MSD2D readers are
professionals interested in learning more
about various solutions for Security in the
Server Monitoring category. Their vote
serves as a solid peer-to-peer
recommendation of the winning product.”
- MSD2D.com, June 2005 |
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Maintenance Agreement must be purchased within 30 days from
the date of product purchase and costs 20% of the published
full product end-user list price per year. The minimum Software
Maintenance Agreement fee per year is $125.
- To order an upgrade, additional users or other add-ons
not listed here to an existing product,
please contact us.
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