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Monitoring
Features
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Monitor
key services |
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You can monitor key Windows &
Print Spooler services running on the local server out of
the box. In addition, custom services can also be added,
monitored & automatically restarted.
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Check the status of local printers |
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Print monitoring allows you to check
for & be alerted to errors on local printers such as
paper jams, out of paper errors, attention required etc.
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Check the status of local print queues |
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Printer queue monitoring &
print monitoring allows you to check
for & be alerted to problems associated with a local
print queue - e.g. excessively high queue length, print
job size (higher than expected no. pages or job size) etc.
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Changes
made to files & directories |
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By monitoring files &
monitoring directories, you can be alerted to changes in files, directory structure or the
underlying file system. For example, files added, deleted,
when files have been updated or not updated,
directory/file count, directory/file sizes etc.
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Monitor Server & Print
Spooler performance |
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Out of the box you can monitor
the threshold of important Windows & Print Spooler
performance counters such as CPU usage, queue lengths,
print job errors etc.
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Monitor
errors written to the Windows
Event Log |
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Sentry-go allows you to monitor
messages written to the Windows Event Logs based on error
type, event ID, source or keywords & phrases within
the text.
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Monitor
messages written to custom log files |
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In addition to Event Logs, log
file monitoring can easily be performed using Sentry-go.
Using this, you
can also monitor the entries written to text-based log
files such as those used for custom applications, based on
keywords or phrases within the text.
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Ensure
sufficient disk space is available |
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To print, the print spooler
needs adequate free disk space. Sentry-go can check this
for you, clearing down temporary files automatically if
free space becomes limited. |
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Respond
Automatically or Alert
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Respond
automatically by running a
command, application, batch file or script |
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Automatically
restart a failed Windows Service or reboot
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Alert
you via network messaging, standard or custom e-mails |
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Different alerting methods based on day of week and time of day |
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Alert
you via the Quick Monitor Console |
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Alert
you via your SMS pager
gateway provider |
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Interface
with external systems via SMTP, HTTP, or scripting |
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Log
details to a SysLog Server, database
or text file |
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For
more information on these alerting features, please click
here. |
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Web-based
Reporting
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The built-in web server provides access to the following
information direct from your desktop browser ...
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Standard
reports - for
recent alerts, current status & performance history |
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Real-time
Printer & Print
Queue Summary |
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Real-time
Printer & Queue
Status |
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System Requirements
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Windows
NT4, 2000, 2003 or above |
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Access
to an SMTP server (optional) |
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Supports the Sentry-go Quick Monitor Console
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More Information ...
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Why
monitor your files, directories & printers ? |
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Sentry-go
Quick File Monitor. |