Blog Entry of 2010-Jul-22 in PRTG 8
New Features in PRTG 8 - Part 1: Enhanced Web Interface
While the beta test of PRTG 8 is running we are posting a series of blog articles about new features!
For version 8, we have refurbished the web interface, making it even more intuitive and easy to use. The new interface reveals a cleaner look, has seen numerous improvements (many of them were suggested by PRTG users), integrates Google Maps, and displays helpful monitoring data information on mouse over, enabling the system administrator to gain an overview of his network even more quickly.
A New Look and a New Sensor Status
Flat icons and a restructured interface define the web interface of PRTG 8, which remains the vital part for the usage of PRTG for all monitoring and configuration tasks. We have kept a lot of established and popular functionalities, such as the intelligent auto-folding function in the device tree view or the arrangement of sensor information in different tabs.In order to account for the fail-safe clustering feature, there is a new sensor status—it’s called “Partial Down”. If in a cluster only one node sees a device as down, but the other nodes can still reach it, the device will be shown as partial down to inform you that there might be a problem.
“Geo Maps”: Google Maps Shows the Devices’ Locations
With the new version, you can now show the location of your devices on a Google map. Do you monitor a network around the globe or just around town? Visualize it using the Google maps feature!
Once enabled, simply enter a location in the device’s details and they will appear on the map. Locations are inherited so you can set the location on a higher level in the device tree hierarchy and inherit it to all devices below for your convenience. Each flag in a Geo map displays one (or more) devices at one location, the color of the flag summarizes the sensor state (e.g. a red flag means that at least one sensor is in error state, while a green flag means that all sensors are OK).
will appear with all relevant information about this object, including the current statuses of sensors, as well as options for the direct editing of settings.
So you can review this information very quickly without clicking a link and loading another web page. And you get some convenient action links, too (e.g. Rename, Pause, Resume).
“Geo Maps”: Google Maps Shows the Devices’ Locations
With the new version, you can now show the location of your devices on a Google map. Do you monitor a network around the globe or just around town? Visualize it using the Google maps feature!
Once enabled, simply enter a location in the device’s details and they will appear on the map. Locations are inherited so you can set the location on a higher level in the device tree hierarchy and inherit it to all devices below for your convenience. Each flag in a Geo map displays one (or more) devices at one location, the color of the flag summarizes the sensor state (e.g. a red flag means that at least one sensor is in error state, while a green flag means that all sensors are OK).
Hover Pop-ups: Information on Mouse Over
When you hover over the name of a group, device, or a single sensor, a popup
will appear with all relevant information about this object, including the current statuses of sensors, as well as options for the direct editing of settings.
So you can review this information very quickly without clicking a link and loading another web page. And you get some convenient action links, too (e.g. Rename, Pause, Resume).