PRTG Manual: List of Sensors by Performance Impact
Here you can find a list of sensors sorted by their performance impact.
You can also see a sensor's performance impact in the Add Sensor dialog or on a sensor's Overview tab.
A sensor can have one of the following types of performance impact:
- Very Low Performance Impact
- Low Performance Impact
- Medium Performance Impact
- High Performance Impact
- Very High Performance Impact
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Monitors the health of a cluster and indicates the system health status of PRTG. |
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Monitors the availability of several SaaS providers. |
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Monitors internal PRTG parameters and shows the status of the PRTG core server. |
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Monitors internal PRTG parameters and shows the status of the PRTG core server. |
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Monitors the health of an enclosure on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API. |
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Monitors a file system on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API. |
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Monitors a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API. |
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Monitors a LUN on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API. |
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Monitors a storage pool on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API. |
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Monitors a VMware datastore on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API. |
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Monitors the capacity of a CPG on an HPE 3PAR storage system. |
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Monitors the metrics of an Azure SQL Database (single database or elastic pool) in a Microsoft Azure subscription |
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Monitors the storage account in a Microsoft Azure subscription |
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Monitors the cost in a Microsoft Azure subscription. |
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Monitors the status of a virtual machine in a Microsoft Azure subscription. |
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Monitors up to five values returned by a Modbus RTU server. |
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Monitors up to five values returned by a Modbus TCP server. |
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Monitors the status of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage aggregate accessing the API via SOAP. |
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Monitors input and output operations of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP. |
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Monitors logical interfaces of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP cluster accessing the API via SOAP. |
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Monitors the LUN of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP. |
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Monitors the NIC of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP cluster accessing the API via SOAP. |
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Monitors disks of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP. |
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Monitors SnapMirror relationships of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP. |
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Monitors the health of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP. |
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Monitors volumes on a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP. |
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Monitors the certificate of an OPC UA server. |
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Monitors the server status, uptime, and diagnostic information of an OPC UA server. |
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Sends an ICMP echo request ("Ping") from the probe system to the device it is created on to monitor the availability of a device. |
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Monitors a network service by connecting to its port. |
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Monitors a network service by connecting to various TCP/IP ports. |
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Monitors internal PRTG parameters and shows the status of the probe system. |
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Monitors performance counters on an APC UPS device via SNMP. |
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Monitors the VPN connections on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance via SNMP. |
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Monitors network parameters using Cisco's CBQoS via SNMP. |
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Monitors the health status of a Cisco UCS blade server via SNMP. |
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Monitors the health status of the chassis of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP. |
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Monitors a single parameter that is returned by a specific OID via SNMP. |
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Monitors a string returned by a specific OID via SNMP. |
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Monitors a string returned by a specific OID via SNMP and can map the string directly to a sensor status. |
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Monitors performance counters on a Dell hardware device via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of a Dell PowerEdge server via SNMP. |
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Monitors the status of a server's hardware component via SNMP. |
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Monitors performance counters on an HP LaserJet hardware device via SNMP. |
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Monitors a logical disk in an HPE server via SNMP. |
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Monitors a memory controller in an HPE server via SNMP. |
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Monitors a logical disk in an IBM server via SNMP. |
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Monitors a physical disk in an IBM server via SNMP. |
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Monitors the memory modules in an IBM server via SNMP. |
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Queries data from a Jacarta interSeptor Pro environmental monitoring system via SNMP. |
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Monitors a physical disk in a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP. |
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Uses a compiled MIB file to create sensors that monitor a device via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system load average of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the memory usage of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the IOPS on a NetApp storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the status of a NetApp storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors performance counters for environmental measurements on Poseidon hardware via SNMP. |
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Monitors various types of printers via SNMP. |
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Monitors a logical disk in a QNAP NAS via SNMP. |
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Monitors a physical disk in a QNAP NAS via SNMP. |
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Monitors traffic on a device using the Remote Monitoring (RMON) standard via SNMP. |
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Monitors health values of a SonicWall NSA via SNMP. |
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Monitors the traffic of an IPsec VPN on a SonicWall NSA via SNMP. |
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Monitors a logical disk in a Synology NAS via SNMP. |
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Monitors a physical disk in a Synology NAS via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of a Synology NAS via SNMP. |
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Monitors the time that a device runs via SNMP. |
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Monitors traffic on a device via SNMP. |
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Monitors a Windows service via SNMP. |
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Monitors the certificate of an SSL/TLS connection. |
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Monitors SSL/TLS connectivity to the port of a device. |
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Monitors internal PRTG parameters and shows the status of the probe system. |
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Monitors the status of all backup job runs on the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager in the last 24 hours. |
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Monitors the status of a specific backup job that runs on the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. |
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Monitors the disk usage of a VMware datastore via SOAP. |
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Monitors the global status of all Zoom services. |
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Description |
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Monitors the cost of an AWS account by reading its data from the AWS Cost Explorer API. |
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Monitors the system health of a Beckhoff IPC via OPC UA. |
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Monitors VoIP network parameters using IP SLAs from Cisco via SNMP. |
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Monitors the response time and response code of the target server. |
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Monitors the response time and response code of the target server. |
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Monitors the response time of the target server. |
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Monitors the response time of the target server using TCP ping. |
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Monitors a DHCP server. It sends a broadcast message to the network and waits for a DHCP server to respond. |
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Monitors the status of a Docker container. |
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Monitors a Dropbox account using the Dropbox API and OAuth2. |
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Runs an executable file (.exe, .dll) or a script (batch file, VBScript, PowerShell) on the probe system. |
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Queries and monitors several metrics from a Google Analytics account using the Google API and OAuth2. |
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Monitors a Google Drive account using the Google API and OAuth2. |
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Monitors a web server using HTTP to see if a website (or a specific website element) is reachable. |
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Monitors performance statistics of an Apache web server using mod_status over HTTP. |
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Monitors the activity of an Apache web server using mod_status over HTTP. |
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Displays data from messages that are received from IoT-capable devices and that are pushed via an HTTPS request to PRTG. |
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Counts received messages that are pushed via an HTTP request to PRTG. |
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Displays numeric values from received messages that are pushed via an HTTP request to PRTG. |
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Displays data from received messages that are pushed via an HTTP request to PRTG. |
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Monitors the overall status of all services of a Microsoft 365 subscription. |
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Monitors the detailed status of all services of a Microsoft 365 subscription. |
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Monitors a Microsoft personal OneDrive account using the OneDrive API and OAuth2. |
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Monitors the availability of an MQTT broker (server), connects to the broker as a publishing and subscribing client, and sends the data packets using a predefined topic. |
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Monitors up to ten numeric values returned by specific OPC UA node IDs. |
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Monitors a configured set of Windows performance counters. |
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Monitors a Microsoft IIS application pool using Windows performance counters. |
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Monitors an email server using POP3. |
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Monitors remote desktop services (RDP, Terminal Services Client). |
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Monitors the connectivity to a SIP server using SIP options "Ping". |
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Monitors a mail server using SMTP and can optionally send a test email with every check. |
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Monitors the system health of a Buffalo TeraStation NAS via SNMP. |
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Monitors ADSL statistics of a Cisco router via SNMP. |
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Monitors the traffic of an IPsec VPN connection on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance via SNMP. |
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Monitors account connections to a VPN on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of a Cisco device via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system load via SNMP. |
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Monitors numeric values returned for OIDs via SNMP. |
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Monitors entries from a table that is provided via SNMP. |
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Monitors a volume of a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the health of an array member of an EqualLogic storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors a disk in a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors a physical disk in a Dell PowerEdge server via via SNMP. |
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Monitors the free disk space on a logical disk via SNMP. |
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Monitors the status of a Fujitsu PRIMERGY server via the iRMS and SNMP. |
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Monitors the status of an HPE BladeSystem via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of an HPE BladeSystem device via SNMP. |
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Monitors a network interface in an HPE server via SNMP. |
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Monitors a physical disk in an HPE server via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of an HPE ProLiant server via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of an IBM device via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of a Juniper NetScreen device via SNMP. |
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Monitors free space on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the I/O on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the memory usage of a system via SNMP. |
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Monitors free space on disks of a NetApp storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the power supply and cooling of an enclosure that is part of a NetApp storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the licenses for the services of a NetApp storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the IOPS on a logical unit of a NetApp storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors a network card of a NetApp storage system via SNMP. |
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Monitors the status and the performance of a Nutanix cluster via SNMP. |
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Monitors a Nutanix hypervisor via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of a QNAP NAS via SNMP. |
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Monitors an SNTP server. |
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Monitors the UTC time of a target device via WMI. |
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Description |
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Monitors the status of an Amazon CloudWatch alarm. |
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Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service EBS. |
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Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service EC2. |
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Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service ElastiCache. |
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Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service ELB. |
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Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service RDS. |
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Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service SNS. |
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Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service SQS. |
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Gives you a summarized status of entire business processes while monitoring several process components. |
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Monitors a DNS server, resolves domain name records, and compares them to a filter. |
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Runs an executable file (.exe, .dll) or a script (batch file, VBScript, PowerShell) on the probe system. |
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Monitors file servers using FTP and FTPS. |
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Monitors the availability of HL7 interfaces. |
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Monitors the source code of a web page using HTTP. It supports authentication, content checks, and other advanced parameters. |
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Monitors a numeric value returned by an HTTP request. |
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Accesses a web server and retrieves XML-encoded or JSON-encoded data. |
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Monitors a Microsoft Hyper-V cluster shared volume via PowerShell. |
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Monitors an email server using IMAP. |
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Monitors the status of a system via the IPMI. |
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Monitors directory services using the LDAP. |
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Monitors an MQTT topic. |
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Subscribes to an MQTT topic and monitors up to five numeric values from the received JSON data. |
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Sends a series of ICMP echo requests ("Pings") to the specified URI to determine the statistical jitter. |
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Executes a Python script on the probe system. |
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Queries a REST API endpoint and maps the JSON or XML result to sensor values. |
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Monitors FTP servers of a Linux/Unix system using the SSH File Transfer Protocol (FTP over SSH). |
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Monitors free disk space of a share (Windows/Samba) using SMB. |
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Monitors a physical disk of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP. |
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Monitors the system health of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP. |
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Monitors the state and the overall number of successful or failed channel calls. |
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Monitors free space on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SSH. |
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Monitors the free index nodes on disks of Linux/Unix and macOS systems via SSH. |
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Monitors the load average of a Linux/Unix system via SSH. |
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Monitors the memory usage of a Linux/Unix system via SSH. |
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Monitors a logical disk on a SAN via SSH. |
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Monitors a physical disk on a SAN via SSH. |
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Monitors the system health of a SAN via SSH. |
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Monitors a TFTP server and checks if a certain file is available for download. |
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Monitors the hardware status of a VMware host server via SOAP. |
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Monitors a Microsoft IIS server via WMI. It can also monitor applications that use IIS, such as Microsoft SharePoint or Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS). |
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Connects to the parent device via WMI and monitors the health of IDE disk drives on the target system using S.M.A.R.T. |
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Description |
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Checks a Windows DC for replication errors. |
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Monitors a database using an ADO connection and executes an SQL query. |
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Monitors a Xen host server via HTTP. |
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Monitors a VM on a Citrix XenServer via HTTP. |
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Monitors a virtual disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, MD3620f, or MD3820i. |
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Monitors a physical disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, or MD3620f. |
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Monitors the bandwidth usage of a C-STORE request to a DICOM-capable device. |
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Monitors the availability of DICOM-capable systems and devices by sending C-ECHO requests to the target system. |
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Monitors the C-FIND capability of DICOM-capable systems and devices. It sends a C-FIND request or MWL query to the target device and counts all found items. |
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Monitors an HPE Storage EVA using the sssu.exe from HPE P6000 Command View Software. |
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Monitors backups of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell. |
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Monitors database information of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell. |
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Monitors the DAG status of a database on an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell. |
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Monitors the number of items in the outgoing mail queue of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell. |
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Monitors mailboxes of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell. |
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Monitors the public folders and subfolders of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell. |
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Monitors a file located on the local disk on the probe system, parent device, or a file that is accessible via SMB. |
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Checks a text file (for example, logfiles) for certain strings. |
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Monitors a folder using SMB. You can monitor file changes and file ages. |
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Logs in to an FTP server and can monitor changes to files. |
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Monitors an interactive website, such as a web shop, by performing a transaction using a set of HTTP URLs. The sensor monitors whether logins or shopping carts work properly. |
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Retrieves an .xml file from a URL and parses it. |
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Monitors a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI. |
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Monitors a VM running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI. |
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Monitors virtual network adapters running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI. |
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Monitors a virtual storage device running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI. |
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Checks if the IP address of the sensor's parent device is listed on specific blacklist servers. |
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Monitors a database on a Microsoft SQL server and executes a defined query. |
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Monitors a database on a MySQL server and executes a defined query. |
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Monitors a database on an Oracle server and executes a defined query. |
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Monitors a tablespace on an Oracle server. |
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Monitors a database on a PostgreSQL server and executes a defined query. |
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Monitors parameters regarding the quality of a network connection between two probes. |
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Monitors parameters regarding the quality of a network connection between two probes. |
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Monitors a RADIUS server according to RFC 2865. The sensor tries to authenticate itself against the server. |
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Monitors the time it takes for an email to reach an IMAP mailbox after being sent using SMTP. |
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Monitors the time it takes for an email to reach a POP3 mailbox after being sent using SMTP. |
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Remotely monitors the connectivity between a system running Linux/macOS X and another device, using ICMP echo requests (Ping) and SSH. |
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Monitors a SAN enclosure via SSH. |
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Traces the number of hops that are needed from the probe system to the IP Address/DNS Name defined in the sensor's parent device. |
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Monitors hardware information of an ESXi server using WBEM. |
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Monitors the CPU load on a computer via WMI. |
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Monitors the number of received emails for a Microsoft IIS 6.0 SMTP service (Exchange 2003) via WMI. |
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monitors the number of sent emails for an IIS 6.0 SMTP service (Exchange 2003) via WMI. |
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Reads the number of messages in a Microsoft message queue of the parent device. |
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Monitors bandwidth usage and traffic of a network interface via WMI. |
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Monitors the Windows pagefile usage via WMI. |
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Monitors the I/O parameters of a hard disk on a Windows system via WMI. |
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Reads the print queue on the sensor's parent device and returns the number of jobs in the print queue. |
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Monitors a Windows process via WMI. |
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Monitors the uptime of a Windows system via WMI. |
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Monitors the available capacity and the state of connected batteries of a Windows-based device via WMI. |
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Performs a custom query via WMI and monitors numeric values (integers and floats). |
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Performs a custom string query via WMI. |
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Monitors the health of a physical disk on a Windows system via WMI. |
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Monitors a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later via WMI. |
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Monitors the length of transport queues of a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later via WMI. |
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Monitors a file via WMI. |
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Monitors the free disk space of one or more drives via WMI. |
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Monitors the disk usage of a logical disk or mount point on a Windows system via WMI. |
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Monitors available (free) system memory on Windows systems via WMI. |
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Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI. |
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Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI. |
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Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI. |
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Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI. |
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Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI. |
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Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI. |
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Remotely connects to a Windows system via WMI and performs an ICMP echo request (Ping) from this device to a specified target. |
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Monitors the security status of a Windows client computer via WMI. |
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Monitors a Windows service via WMI. |
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Monitors a shared resource on a Windows system via WMI. |
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Monitors a Microsoft SharePoint server via WMI. |
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Monitors a storage pool via WMI. |
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Monitors the number of sessions on a Windows Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) server via WMI. |
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Monitors the number of sessions on a Windows Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) server via WMI. |
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Monitors vital system parameters (CPU, thread, memory, network, pagefile) via WMI. |
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Monitors the free disk space on a drive, logical volume, or mount point via WMI. |
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Monitors various statistics on a WSUS server via WMI. |
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Description |
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Monitors Event Log entries using the Windows API. |
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Monitors the full download time of a web page including assets such as images. |
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Receives traffic data from an IPFIX-compatible device and shows traffic by type. |
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Receives traffic data from an IPFIX-compatible device and shows traffic by type. |
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Receives traffic data from a jFlow v5 compatible device and shows the traffic by type. |
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Receives traffic data from a jFlow v5-compatible device and shows the traffic by type. |
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Receives traffic data from a NetFlow v5 compatible device and shows the traffic by type. |
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Receives traffic data from a NetFlow v5 compatible device and shows the traffic by type. |
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Receives traffic data from a NetFlow v9 compatible device and shows the traffic by type. |
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Receives traffic data from a NetFlow v9 compatible device and shows the traffic by type. |
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Monitors headers of data packets that pass a local network card. |
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Monitors headers of data packets that pass a local network card. |
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Monitors entire business processes that involve several components. |
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Receives traffic data from an sFlow v5-compatible device and shows the traffic by type. |
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Receives traffic data from an sFlow v5-compatible device and shows the traffic by type. |
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Receives and analyzes SNMP traps. |
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Connects to a Linux/Unix system via SSH and executes a script file located on the target system. |
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Connects to a Linux/Unix system via SSH and executes a script file located on the target system. |
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Receives and analyzes Syslog messages. |
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Monitors a VMware host server via SOAP. |
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Monitors a VM on a VMware host server via SOAP. |
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Monitors the status of Windows updates on a computer and counts the available and installed Windows updates that are either from Microsoft or from the local WSUS server. |
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Monitors a specific Windows logfile via WMI. |
- Differences between PRTG Network Monitor and PRTG Hosted Monitor
- Glossary
- Legal Notices
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Available Sensor Types
- List of Default Ports
- List of Icons
- List of New Sensors
- List of Notification Triggers and Supported Sensors
- List of Placeholders for Notifications
- List of Sensors by Performance Impact
- List of Sensors with IPv6 Support
- List of Sensors with Meta-Scan Functionality
- List of Sensors without Device Template Capability
- List of Standard Lookup Files
- Support and Troubleshooting
