Introduction to PRTG 7 Part 2: System Architecture

Originally published on May 04, 2008 by Dirk Paessler
Last updated on March 03, 2022 • 2 minute read

This blog post continues my series of introductory blog posts about our new software "PRTG Network Monitor 7" which is currently undergoing a public beta test. PRTG Network Monitor System Architecture PRTG Network Monitor consists of three main parts:

  • PRTG Core Server: The central part of a PRTG installation is the "Core Server" that includes data storage, web server, report engine and notification system.
  • PRTG Probe: A "Probe" performs the actual monitoring. It receives its configuration from the Core Server, runs the monitoring processes and delivers monitoring results back to the Core Server. A Core Server can manage an unlimited number of Probes in order to achieve multi location monitoring.
  • PRTG Web Interface: The user interface is completely web-based. The users access the configuration and monitoring results using a standard web browser.

Core and probe are Windows services which are run by the Windows system without the requirement for a user to be logged in.

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