With version 7.0.9 we are introducing specialized sensors for monitoring of VMware ESX servers. These sensors talk directly to the SOAP interface of ESX servers in order to monitor the system health of the host machine as well as the system health of each individual virtual machine.
Read the rest of this entry »
Our development team had quite a busy month in September. The result is the new version 7.0.9 of PRTG Network Monitor which includes more than 150 changes since version 7.0.8. Highlights are an improved web interface (including support for IE8, Chrome & Safari browsers), new sensors for VMware servers and an improved reporting engine.
Please see our history of changes for a detailed list of new features, changes and bugfixes.
V 7.0.9 is available as public beta. The release version is scheduled for Oct. 8th 2008.
The setup routines of Paessler products all have a number of command line parameters that will help to use them for automated software distribution. The knowledge base article
Command Line Parameters and Exit Codes for Paessler Setups has more.
Since Google have launched their new browser “Chrome” a few days ago development in the world of Web browsers is becoming quite interesting. The new contender Chrome has already created a lot of buzz and includes a number of innovative features that will raise the innovation pressure for the other players.
We wanted to know which one of the four most used browsers is the best for accessing PRTG Network Monitor’s web interface which offers an ajaxified web interface experience.
Read the rest of this entry »
Today we have uploaded the latest release of PRTG Network Monitor which includes a number of exciting enhancements.
Release 7.0.8 includes a faster web interface, the first version of the PRTG API, an improved map editor, an iPhone-optimized user interface and a probe installer for faster remote probe updates as well as many more improvements.
We have also included many bugfixes into this new version which were implemented based on user feedback. Updating to this new version is recommended for all users of previous versions of PRTG Network Monitor.
With the latest beta version of PRTG Network Monitor 7.0.8 we have re-implemented the so-called “TEXTLIST” interface which makes access to the current monitoring status of all your sensors easy.
We receive questions like this every few days. User of our monitoring products want to know if their ISP or hosting service is actually providing them with the available bandwidth that they are paying for. But measuring the actually available bandwidth is almost impossible.
Let me explain this:
Starting with Version 7.0.8 PRTG Network Monitor (currently in public beta testing) includes a web-based API that enables external programs to have access information from the monitoring database and to manipulate the object database of PRTG. The API is HTTP based and uses a set of URLs to access the data.
With version 7.0.8 (currently in beta) we have added a new user interface that is optimized for the Apple iPhone. This feature enables the user to quickly check the status of his servers and sensors on the road.
We have just uploaded the latest version 7.0.7 of PRTG Network Monitor. It mainly includes various bugfixes and smaller enhancements based on the feedback of our users from the last weeks. New features are HTTP/1.1 compatible compression for the webserver (this speeds up the website usage experience especially over WAN connections) and the option to send notifications to a PRTG user group.
Please visit the detailed history and download the latest version.