2010-Jul-27
While the beta test of PRTG 8 is running we are posting a series of blog articles about new features!
Monitoring Linux systems was already possible in earlier versions of PRTG (an “SNMP daemon”, like net-snmp had to be installed on the machines). In version 8, PRTG now monitors Linux systems using dedicated sensors supporting Linux/Unix and also Mac OS X without the need to install or change anything on the target machines.
SSH, WBEM, or SNMP
Using the technologies
SSH or
WBEM, PRTG requests information about CPU load, memory status or hard disks directly from the systems.
When SSH is used, the data is sent via a secure connection, ensuring you do not compromise the security of your systems while transferring monitoring data via the network.
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