Monitoring Features

PageSentry performs complete client protocol transactions to test supported server types, and also performs the same response verification for generic protocols to monitor any type of service.

Complete client-transaction testing for servers on any platform:

HTTP

SSL/Secure HTTP

SMTP, POP3 and IMAP

FTP

DNS

AppleShare

Application monitoring on Classic Mac-based servers with ProcWatch

Flexible sentry types for verified testing of any type of server or process:

Telnet

TCP Stream

TCP Connection

Ping

AppleEvent

Notification Features

In the event of a failure, PageSentry can notify an administrator or take action in intelligent, flexible ways.

• Play a sound or open any document, script or application

• Graceful, automatic restart of Macintosh applications or servers with ProcWatch

• Automatically restart failed servers on any platform with PowerKey Pro or APC MasterSwitch

• Seamless integration with PageNow! for a complete monitoring/paging solution

• Failed server warnings and status reports via e-mail

• Sentry Groups for intelligent notification of multiple failures on one server

• Create schedules so that the right action is taken at the right time of day or day of week

• Escalating notification for more urgent action after a prolonged failure

Advanced Features

In addition to detecting server failures and warning you or taking other actions, PageSentry includes tons of other features to help you maintain reliable, consistent Internet server performance.

Web-Based Status Reports

With a standard Web browser, you or your clients can check on the status of all of your servers and review recent server performance. Just enable Web Monitoring (see the "Web Monitor" tab of the "Preferences" window) and access PageSentry as you would any Web server by entering the PageSentry Mac's IP Address (or domain name) into a standard Web browser.

Intelligent Grouping

Sentries can be grouped together for on-line Web reporting purposes or to act together to perform intelligent actrions when servers fail. For example, 3 different services running on a single server can be tested individually with 3 seperate Sentries, which are then grouped to trigger a single notice should all 3 services fail at the same time.

Off-Duty/Snooze

When you go to perform a server upgrade, or plan to take a server down for any other reason, Sentries can be placed "Off Duty". When you are done, the Sentries can be turned back on either manually, or after a set period of "Snooze" time.

Schedules and Priorities

Both Sentries and Notifiers can be scheduled to function based on the time of day and/or day of week. For example, your Sentries can be scheduled to suspend testing during routine scheduled server back-ups. And Notifiers can be scheduled to take different actions in the middle of the night than they would if the server fails during the day.

Of course, the list of PageSentry features and benefits goes on, from extensive, configurable activity monitoring and logging to accessible tracking of server up time and performance. Download PageSentry now, and try it for yourself.