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Windows Server Monitoring
Windows Server Monitoring Software
Windows Server is a brand name for a group of server operating systems released by Microsoft. Windows Server also includes the popular series of server software hosting a range of software and services such as Microsoft IIS, Exchange and Hyper-V.
What You Can Monitor
Opsview's Microsoft Windows Server monitoring software gives you the power to monitor the status of your server checking all common metrics such as:
- Windows Checks: Allows you to monitor features such as CPU, Disk Queue, Paging File, Physical Memory, Windows Events, Windows Drive
- Windows Event Log Monitoring: Monitoring of Security, Application, and System Events
- WMI Agentless Monitoring: Monitoring of DNS, IIS, Exchange, Terminal Services and more.
Opsview's extensive Windows Monitoring solutions will provide your company with a single pane of glass to your Windows environment.
Service Checks
| Service Check | Description |
|---|---|
| CPU Utilisation | CPU Utilisation |
| Disk Queue | Checks size of disk queue is within bounds |
| Drive | Checks drive usage is within bounds |
| Paging File Utilisation | Windows paging file usage |
| Physical Memory | Physical memory utilisation |
| WINS Service | Checks Windows Internet Name Service is running |
Windows Server Monitoring Software Setup and Configuration
To configure and utilize this Opspack, you simply need to add the 'OS - Windows Base' Opspack to the host and specify the Windows Base drive via the variable WINDOWS_DRIVE.
Step 1: Add the Host Template
Add the OS - Windows Base Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host.
For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Host Templates to Hosts.
Step 2: Add and configure variables required for this host
| Host Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| WINDOWS_DRIVE | The drive to be monitored on the server |
For more information, refer to Opsview Knowledge Center - Adding Variables to Hosts.
Step 3: Apply changes and the system will now be monitored
