PRTG Manual: List of Available Sensor Types
This chapter lists all available sensors, arranged both into different categories and in alphabetical order.
In the Add a Sensor assistant, you have various options to filter for suitable sensors.
Category |
Description |
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A list of all sensors, the PRTG version in which they were introduced, and their default tags. |
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Sensors that let you monitor the basic parameters of your network |
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Sensors that let you analyze your network bandwidth |
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Sensors that let you get a quick overview of all cloud services |
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Sensors that let you enhance the monitoring task far beyond the standard sensor set |
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Sensors that let you monitor the most common databases |
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Sensors that let you monitor medical equipment |
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Sensors that let you carry out a wide range of different operations. See the EXE sensors in the table for more information. |
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Sensors that let you monitor the status of hardware components |
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Sensors that let you monitor IoT-capable and IIoT-capable devices |
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Sensors that let you monitor Linux-based networks |
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Sensors that let you monitor different parameters of mail servers |
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Sensors that let you monitor internal parameters of PRTG |
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Sensors that let you use scripts, plugins, and add-ons from the PRTG Sensor Hub |
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Sensors that let you monitor a wide range of devices via SNMP |
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Sensors that let you monitor different parameters of storage and file servers |
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Sensors that let you monitor a wide range of server parameters |
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Sensors that let you monitor your visualized IT infrastructure |
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Sensors that let you monitor the QoS in a network and all VoIP-relevant network parameters |
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Sensors that let you monitor server parameters with HTTP |
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Sensors that let you monitor Windows systems via WMI and Windows performance counters |
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Links to further information about sensors and monitoring in the PRTG Manual and the Knowledge Base |
All Sensors in Alphabetical Order
The version numbers show when the respective sensor was originally introduced to PRTG. The default tags are automatically predefined in a sensor's settings when you add a sensor.
For more information, see section Tags.
Sensor |
Introduced in Version |
Default Tags |
|---|---|---|
8.3.0 |
ptfsensor |
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16.x.24 |
sqlsensor |
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16.x.22 |
cloudwatchsensor alarm |
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15.x.19 |
cloudwatchsensor ebs |
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15.x.19 |
cloudwatchsensor ec2 |
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15.x.19 |
cloudwatchsensor elasticache |
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15.x.19 |
cloudwatchsensor elb |
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15.x.19 |
cloudwatchsensor rds |
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15.x.19 |
cloudwatchsensor sns |
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15.x.19 |
cloudwatchsensor sqs |
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20.1.56 |
aws cost awscost |
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15.x.20 |
factorysensor businessprocesssensor |
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7 |
ipslasensor |
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12.x.1 |
xenhostsensor |
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8.1.0 |
xenhostsensor |
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14.x.14 |
httpsensor |
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20.3.62 |
cloud cloudhttpsensor http |
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14.x.14 |
pingsensor |
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20.3.62 |
cloud cloudpingsensor ping |
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9.1.0 |
clusterhealthsensor |
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15.x.19 |
commonsaas saas |
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9.1.0 |
corehealthsensor |
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20.3.62 |
dellemc dellemcfilesystem dellemcstorage emcfilesystemsensor emcsensor restsensor |
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20.3.62 |
dellemc dellemccapacity dellemcstorage emccapacitysensor emcsensor restsensor |
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20.3.61 |
dellemc dellemclun dellemcstorage emclunsensor emcsensor restsensor |
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20.3.62 |
dellemc dellemcpool dellemcstorage emcpoolsensor emcsensor restsensor |
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20.4.63 |
dellemc dellemcdatastore dellemcvmware emcsensor restsensor |
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12.x.1 |
powervault |
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14.x.13 |
powervault |
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8.2.0 |
dhcpsensor |
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18.1.38 |
dicom bandwidth |
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18.1.38 |
dicom cecho ping |
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18.1.38 |
dicom query retrieve |
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7 |
dnssensor |
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20.2.59 |
dns dnssensor |
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16.x.22 |
docker dockercontainer |
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15.x.19 |
dropboxsensor cloudstorage |
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13.x.6 |
eva |
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7 |
wmiapieventlogsensor |
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13.x.5 |
exchange powershell backup |
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13.x.5 |
exchange powershell database |
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15.x.18 |
exchange powershell database dag |
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13.x.5 |
exchange powershell mailqueue |
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13.x.5 |
exchange powershell mailbox |
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13.x.5 |
exchange powershell publicfolder |
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7 |
xmlexesensor |
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7 |
exesensor |
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7 |
filesensor |
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7 |
filesensor |
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7 |
foldersensor |
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7 |
ftpsensor |
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8.3.0 |
ptfsensor |
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16.3.26 |
gitlab |
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15.x19 |
googleanalytics |
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15.x.19 |
googledrive cloudstorage |
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18.1.38 |
dicom hl7 |
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7 |
httpsensor |
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7 |
httpsensor |
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12.x.3 |
httpsensor httpapachemodstatusperfstatssensor apache |
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12.x.3 |
httpsensor httpapachemodstatustotalssensor apache |
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7 |
httpsensor |
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15.x.16 |
httpsensor |
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7 |
httpfullsensor |
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18.3.43 |
pushsensor pushdata httppushsensor iot sigfox |
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13.4.8 |
pushsensor pushcount httppushsensor |
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14.1.9 |
pushsensor pushdata httppushsensor |
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14.1.10 |
pushsensor pushdata httppushsensor |
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7 |
httptransactionsensor |
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8.3.0 |
ptfsensor |
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12.3.4 |
hyperv powershell diskfree |
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7 |
hypervserversensor |
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7 |
wmihypervsensor |
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9.1.0 |
wmihypervvirtualnetworkadapter |
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12.4.4 |
wmihypervvirtualstoragesensor |
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7 |
imapsensor mailsensor |
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8.3.0 |
ptfsensor |
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13.x.7 |
bandwidthsensor netflowsensor |
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13.x.7 |
bandwidthsensor netflowsensor |
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14.x.11 |
ipmi |
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8.2.0 |
bandwidthsensor jflowsensor |
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8.2.0 |
bandwidthsensor jflowsensor |
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8.1.0 |
ldapsensor |
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20.3.61 |
microsoft365 microsoft365sensor |
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20.3.61 |
microsoft365 microsoft365sensor |
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20.4.63 |
microsoftazure microsoftazurevirtualmachine azure |
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15.x.19 |
msonedrivesensor cloudstorage |
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14.x.12 |
sqlsensor |
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20.4.63 |
modbus |
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20.2.59 |
mqtt roundtrip mqttroundtrip |
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20.2.59 |
mqtt mqttstatistics |
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20.3.61 |
mqtt mqttsubscribecustom |
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14.x.12 |
sqlsensor |
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17.3.33 |
netapp cdot ontap soap |
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17.3.33 |
netapp cdot ontap soap |
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17.3.33 |
netapp cdot ontap soap |
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17.3.33 |
netapp cdot ontap soap |
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17.3.33 |
netapp cdot ontap soap |
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17.3.33 |
netapp cdot ontap soap |
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17.4.35 |
netapp cdot ontap soap |
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17.3.33 |
netapp cdot ontap soap |
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17.3.33 |
netapp cdot ontap soap |
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7 |
bandwidthsensor netflowsensor |
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7 |
bandwidthsensor netflowsensor |
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7 |
bandwidthsensor netflowsensor |
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7 |
bandwidthsensor netflowsensor |
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20.4.63 |
opcua opcuaserverstatus serverstatus |
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14.x.13 |
sqlsensor |
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15.x.18 |
sqlsensor |
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7 |
bandwidthsensor sniffersensor |
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7 |
bandwidthsensor sniffersensor |
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12.x.3 |
performancecounter performancecountercustom |
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12.x.6 |
performancecounter pciisapppool |
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7 |
pingsensor |
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8.3.0 |
ptfsensor |
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7 |
pop3sensor mailsensor |
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7 |
portsensor |
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12.x.4 |
portrangesensor |
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14.x.12 |
sqlsensor |
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9.1.0 |
probehealthsensor |
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15.x.19 |
pythonxml python xml json script |
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7 |
qossensor |
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9.1.0 |
qossensor |
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14.x.13 |
radiussensor |
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7 |
rdpsensor |
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17.3.33 |
restcustomsensor restsensor |
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17.4.37 |
emccapacitysensor emcsensor restsensor |
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17.4.37 |
emcfilesystemsensor emcsensor restsensor |
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17.4.37 |
emclunsensor emcsensor restsensor |
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17.4.37 |
emcpoolsensor emcsensor restsensor |
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17.4.37 |
emcsystemhealthsensor emcsensor restsensor |
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7 |
factorysensor |
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7 |
bandwidthsensor sflowsensor |
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7 |
bandwidthsensor sflowsensor |
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12.x.6 |
sftpsensor |
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7 |
diskspacesensor smbdiskspacesensor |
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12.x.1 |
pingsensor sipsensor |
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7 |
smtpsensor mailsensor |
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7 |
imapsensor roundtrip mailsensor |
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7 |
pop3sensor roundtrip mailsensor |
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9.1.0 |
apcups |
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17.1.29 |
snmpbuffalots buffalots systemhealth |
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12.x.1 |
snmpciscoadsl |
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12.x.1 |
snmpciscoasavpnsensor snmpciscoasavpnconnectionssensor |
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12.x.1 |
snmpciscoasavpnsensor snmpciscoasavpntrafficsensor |
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12.x.5 |
snmpciscoasavpnsensor snmpciscoasavpntrafficsensor |
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13.x.5 |
cbqossensor |
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12.x.4 |
snmpciscosystemhealthsensor systemhealth |
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14.x.14 |
snmpciscosystemhealthsensor systemhealth ucssystemhealth ucs blade |
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13.x.8 |
snmpciscosystemhealthsensor systemhealth ucssystemhealth ucs chassis |
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14.1.10 |
snmpciscophysicaldisksensor ucs snmp |
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13.x.8 |
snmpciscosystemhealthsensor systemhealth ucssystemhealth ucs |
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12.x.4 |
snmp cpu cpuloadsensor |
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7 |
snmpcustomsensor |
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15.x.18 |
snmpcustomsensor snmpcustomadvanced |
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9.1.0 |
snmpcustomstringsensor |
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14.x.14 |
snmpcustomsensor |
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15.x.18 |
snmpcustomsensor snmpcustomtable |
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16.x.24 |
dellequallogic snmpdell dell |
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16.x.24 |
dellequallogic snmpdell dell |
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16.x.24 |
dellequallogic snmpdell dell |
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7 |
dell |
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12.x.4 |
snmpdellphysicaldisksensor physicaldisk snmpdell dell |
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12.x.4 |
snmpdellsystemhealthsensor systemhealth snmpdell dell |
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12.x.4 |
snmpdiskfreesensor diskspacesensor diskfree snmp |
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19.x.53 |
snmpfujitsusystemhealthsensor snmp systemhealth fujitsu irmc |
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13.x.5 |
hardwarestatus |
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9.1.0 |
hplaserjet |
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15.x.18 |
snmp hpe blade bladesystem |
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15.x.18 |
snmp hpe blade bladesystem systemhealth health |
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12.x.6 |
snmphpelogicaldisksensor logicaldisk snmphpe hpe |
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12.x.6 |
snmphpememorycontrollersensor memorycontroller snmphpe hpe |
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12.x.4 |
snmphpenetworkinterfacesensor snmphpe hpe |
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12.x.6 |
snmphpephysicaldisksensor physicaldisk snmphpe hpe |
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12.x.4 |
snmphpesystemhealthsensor systemhealth snmphpe hpe |
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13.x.4 |
snmpibmlogicaldisksensor logicaldisk snmpibm ibm |
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13.x.4 |
snmpibmphysicaldisksensor physicaldisk snmpibm ibm |
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13.x.4 |
snmpibmphysicalmemorysensor memorycontroller snmpibm ibm |
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13.x.4 |
snmpibmsystemhealthsensor systemhealth |
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14.1.10 |
interseptor environment |
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15.2.16 |
snmpjuniper systemhealth |
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13.x.8 |
snmplenovoemc lenovoemc physicaldisk |
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13.x.8 |
snmplenovoemc lenovoemc systemhealth |
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7 |
snmplibrarysensor |
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8.1.0 |
snmpdiskfreesensor diskspacesensor |
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8.1.0 |
snmploadsensor |
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8.1.0 |
snmpmeminfosensor memorysensor |
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13.x.5 |
snmpphysicaldisksensor physicaldisk |
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12.x.4 |
snmpmemorysensor memory memorysensor snmp |
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12.x.3 |
snmpdiskfreesensor snmpnetappdiskfreesensor snmpnetapp netapp |
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12.x.4 |
snmpnetappenclosuresensor snmpnetapp netapp |
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12.x.3 |
snmpnetappiosensor snmpnetapp netapp |
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12.x.4 |
snmpnetapplicensesensor snmpnetapp netapp |
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13.x.7 |
snmpdiskfreesensor snmpnetappdiskfreesensor snmpnetapp netapp |
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12.x.3 |
snmpnetappnetworkinterfacesensor snmpnetapp netapp |
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12.x.3 |
snmpnetappsystemhealthsensor snmpnetapp netapp |
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20.1.55 |
snmpnutanixclusterhealthsensor snmp nutanix |
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20.1.55 |
snmpnutanixhypervisorsensor snmp nutanix |
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13.x.5 |
apcups |
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14.x.11 |
snmp printer |
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13.x.4 |
snmpqnap qnap logicaldisk |
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13.x.4 |
snmpqnap qnap physicaldisk |
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13.x.4 |
snmpqnap qnap systemhealth |
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12.x.1 |
snmprmon |
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13.x.5 |
snmpsonicwallsystemhealthsensor systemhealth |
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13.x.6 |
snmpsonicwallvpntrafficsensor traffic |
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13.x.4 |
snmpsynology synology logicaldisk |
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13.x.4 |
snmpsynology synology physicaldisk |
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13.x.4 |
snmpsynology synology systemhealth |
|
7 |
snmpuptimesensor |
|
7 |
bandwidthsensor snmptrafficsensor |
|
7 |
snmptrapsensor |
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13.x.8 |
snmpservicesensor servicesensor |
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8.1.0 |
sntpsensor |
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20.4.63 |
orchestra orchestrachannelhealth soffico |
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8.1.0 |
sshdiskfreesensor diskfreesensor |
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8.1.1 |
sshinodesfreesensor |
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8.1.0 |
sshloadavgsensor |
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8.1.0 |
sshmeminfosensor memorysensor |
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12.x.1 |
sshremotepingsensor pingsensor remotepingsensor |
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14.x.12 |
sshsanenclosure sshsan enclosure |
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14.1.9 |
sshsanlogicaldisk sshsan logicaldisk |
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14.1.9 |
sshsanphysicaldisk sshsan physicaldisk |
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14.1.9 |
sshsansystemhealth sshsan systemhealth |
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12.x.1 |
sshscript |
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12.x.6 |
sshscript |
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15.x.19 |
sslcertificate ssl certificate |
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14.x.12 |
sslsensor |
|
7 |
syslogsensor |
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9.1.0 |
systemhealthsensor |
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8.1.0 |
trivialftpsensor |
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8.3.0 |
ptfsensor |
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15.x.19 |
vmwaredatastoreexternsensor |
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8.1.0 |
esxshealthsensor |
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12.x.1 |
esxserverhosthealthsensor |
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12.x.1 |
esxserverhostsensor |
|
7 |
esxservervmsensor |
|
7 |
cpuloadsensor wmicpuloadsensor |
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8.1.0 |
wmiiissmtpreceivedsensor |
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8.1.0 |
wmiiissmtpsentsensor |
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12.x.1 |
wmiiis |
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8.3.0 |
ptfsensor |
|
7 |
bandwidthsensor wmibandwidthsensor |
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12.x.4 |
pagefilesensor wmipagefilesensor |
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16.x.24 |
wmiphysicaldisksensor |
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8.3.0 |
ptfsensor |
|
7 |
wmiprocesssensor |
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8.1.0 |
wmiuptimesensor |
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13.x.6 |
windowsupdatesstatus |
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19.x.52 |
batterysensor wmibatterysensor |
|
7 |
wmicustomsensor |
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12.x.4 |
wmicustomsensor |
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19.4.54 |
wmidiskhealthsensor diskhealthsensor |
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7 |
wmieventlogsensor |
|
9 |
wmiexchangeserversensor |
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12.x.1 |
wmiexchangeservertransportqueuesensor |
|
7 |
wmifilesensor |
|
7 |
diskspacesensor wmidiskspacesensor |
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12.x.1 |
smartsensor |
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16.x.24 |
wmilogicalsensor |
|
7 |
memorysensor wmimemorysensor |
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8.1.0 |
wmisqlserversensor |
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8.1.0 |
wmisqlserversensor wmisqlserversensor2008 |
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12.x.6 |
wmisqlserversensor wmisqlserversensor2012 |
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14.x.13 |
wmisqlserversensor wmisqlserversensor2014 |
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16.x.26 |
wmisqlserversensor wmisqlserversensor2016 |
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18.x.42 |
wmisqlserversensor wmisqlserversensor2017 |
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20.3.62 |
wmisqlserversensor wmisqlserversensor2019 |
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12.x.1 |
pingsensor wmisensor wmipingsensor remotepingsensor |
|
9 |
WMISecurityCenter |
|
7 |
wmiservicesensor servicesensor |
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8.1.0 |
wmisharesensor |
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12.x.1 |
wmiprocesssensor wmisharepointprocesssensor |
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19.4.54 |
wmistoragepoolsensor storagepoolsensor |
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8.1.0 |
wmiterminalservicessensor |
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8.1.0 |
wmiterminalservicessensor |
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9.2.0 |
wmiutctimesensor |
|
7 |
wmivitalsystemdatasensor |
|
7 |
wmivolumesensor diskspacesensor |
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9.1.0 |
ptfsensor |
|
20.3.61 |
zoom zoomsensor |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Cloud HTTP sensor |
Response time and response code of the target server |
Cloud HTTP v2 sensor |
Response time and response code of the target server |
Cloud Ping sensor |
Response times of the target server |
Cloud Ping v2 sensor |
Response time of the target server using TCP ping |
HTTP sensor |
Loading time of a web page or element |
Ping sensor |
Ping time and packet loss |
Port sensor |
Time until a request to a port is accepted |
Port Range sensor |
A network service by connecting to various TCP/IP ports |
SNMP Traffic sensor |
Traffic on a device via SNMP |
SSL Certificate sensor |
Certificate of an SSL/TLS connection |
SSL Security Check sensor |
SSL/TLS connectivity to the port of a device |
Windows Network Card sensor |
Bandwidth usage and traffic of a network interface via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
IPFIX sensor |
Traffic data from an IPFIX-compatible device |
IPFIX (Custom) sensor |
Traffic data from an IPFIX-compatible device |
jFlow v5 sensor |
Traffic data from a jFlow v5 compatible device |
jFlow v5 (Custom) sensor |
Traffic data from a jFlow v5 compatible device |
NetFlow v5 sensor |
Traffic data from a NetFlow v5 compatible device |
NetFlow v5 (Custom) sensor |
Traffic data from a NetFlow v5 compatible device |
NetFlow v9 sensor |
Traffic data from a NetFlow v9 compatible device |
NetFlow v9 (Custom) sensor |
Traffic data from a NetFlow v9 compatible device |
Packet Sniffer sensor |
Headers of data packets that pass a local network card |
Packet Sniffer (Custom) sensor |
Headers of data packets that pass a local network card |
sFlow sensor |
Traffic data from an sFlow v5 compatible device |
sFlow (Custom) sensor |
Traffic data from an sFlow v5 compatible device |
SNMP Cisco ADSL sensor |
ADSL statistics of a Cisco router |
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Traffic sensor |
Traffic of an IPsec VPN connection on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Network Interface sensor |
A network interface in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP Library sensor |
A device via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Network Interface sensor |
A network card of a NetApp storage system |
SNMP RMON sensor |
Traffic on a device using the RMON standard |
SNMP SonicWall VPN Traffic sensor |
Traffic of an IPsec VPN on a SonicWall NSA via SNMP |
SNMP Traffic sensor |
Traffic on a device |
Windows Network Card sensor |
Bandwidth usage and traffic of a network interface |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Amazon CloudWatch Alarm sensor |
Status of an Amazon CloudWatch alarm |
Amazon CloudWatch EBS sensor |
Performance of the Amazon Cloud service EBS |
Amazon CloudWatch EC2 sensor |
Performance of the Amazon Cloud service EC2 |
Amazon CloudWatch ElastiCache sensor |
Performance of the Amazon Cloud service ElastiCache |
Amazon CloudWatch ELB sensor |
Performance of the Amazon Cloud service ELB |
Amazon CloudWatch RDS sensor |
Performance of the Amazon Cloud service RDS |
Amazon CloudWatch SNS sensor |
Performance of the Amazon Cloud service SNS |
Amazon CloudWatch SQS sensor |
Performance of the Amazon Cloud service SQS |
AWS Cost sensor |
Cost of an AWS account by reading its data from the AWS Cost Explorer API |
Common SaaS sensor |
Availability of several SaaS providers |
Dropbox sensor |
A Dropbox account using the Dropbox API and OAuth2 |
GitLab Build Status sensor |
Status of the latest build on one specific branch |
Google Analytics sensor |
Several metrics from a Google Analytics account using the Google API and OAuth2 |
Google Drive sensor |
A Google Drive account using the Google API and OAuth2 |
Microsoft 365 Service Status sensor |
Overall status of all services of a Microsoft 365 subscription |
Microsoft 365 Service Status Advanced sensor |
Detailed status of all services of a Microsoft 365 subscription |
Microsoft OneDrive sensor |
A Microsoft OneDrive Personal account using the OneDrive API and OAuth2 |
Zoom Service Status sensor |
Availability of global Zoom services |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Business Process sensor |
A summarized status of entire business processes while monitoring several process components |
EXE/Script sensor |
One value returned by the executable file or script (in one channel only) and the execution time |
EXE/Script Advanced sensor |
Values returned by the executable file or script in multiple channels |
IPFIX (Custom) sensor |
Traffic by type according to your needs |
jFlow v5 (Custom) sensor |
Traffic by type according to your needs |
NetFlow v5 (Custom) sensor |
Traffic by type according to your needs |
NetFlow v9 (Custom) sensor |
Traffic by type according to your needs |
Packet Sniffer (Custom) sensor |
Traffic by type according to your needs |
Python Script Advanced sensor |
Values returned by the Python script in multiple channels |
REST Custom sensor |
Values returned by a REST API in multiple channels |
Sensor Factory sensor |
Entire business processes that involve several components |
sFlow (Custom) sensor |
Traffic by type according to your needs |
SNMP Custom sensor |
A single parameter that is returned by a specific OID via SNMP |
SNMP Custom Advanced sensor |
Numerical values returned for OIDs via SNMP |
SNMP Custom String sensor |
A string returned by a specific OID via SNMP |
SNMP Custom String Lookup sensor |
A string returned by a specific OID via SNMP directly mapped to a sensor status |
SNMP Custom Table sensor |
Entries from a table that is provided via SNMP |
SSH Script sensor |
One value returned by the executable file or script (in one channel only) and the execution time |
SSH Script Advanced sensor |
Values returned by the script in multiple channels and the execution time |
WMI Custom sensor |
Retrieved value of a custom query via WMI |
WMI Custom String sensor |
Retrieved string value in the sensor message and the response time |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
ADO SQL v2 sensor |
A database using an ADO connection |
Microsoft SQL v2 sensor |
A database on a Microsoft SQL server |
MySQL v2 sensor |
A database on a MySQL server |
Oracle SQL v2 sensor |
A database on an Oracle server |
Oracle Tablespace sensor |
A tablespace on an Oracle server |
PostgreSQL sensor |
A database on a PostgreSQL server |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2005 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2008 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2012 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2014 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2016 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2017 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2019 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
DICOM Bandwidth sensor |
Bandwidth usage of a C-STORE request to a DICOM-capable device |
DICOM C-ECHO sensor |
Availability of DICOM-capable systems and devices by sending C-ECHO requests to the target system |
DICOM Query/Retrieve sensor |
C-FIND capability of DICOM-capable systems and devices |
HL7 sensor |
Availability of HL7 interfaces |
Soffico Orchestra Channel Health sensor |
State and overall number of successful or failed channel calls |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Active Directory Replication Errors sensor |
A Windows DC for replication errors |
ADO SQL v2 sensor |
A database using an ADO connection |
Citrix XenServer Host sensor |
A Xen host server via HTTP |
Citrix XenServer Virtual Machine sensor |
A VM on a Xen server via HTTP |
Dell PowerVault MDi Logical Disk sensor |
A virtual disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, MD3620f, or MD3820i |
Dell PowerVault MDi Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, or MD3620f |
DICOM Bandwidth sensor |
Bandwidth usage of a C-STORE request to a DICOM-capable device |
DICOM C-ECHO sensor |
Availability of DICOM-capable systems and devices by sending C-ECHO requests to the target system |
DICOM Query/Retrieve sensor |
C-FIND capability of DICOM-capable systems and devices |
Enterprise Virtual Array sensor |
An HPE Storage EVA using the sssu.exe from HPE P6000 Command View Software |
Exchange Backup (PowerShell) sensor |
Backups of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Database (PowerShell) sensor |
Database information of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Database DAG (PowerShell) sensor |
DAG status of a database on an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Mail Queue (PowerShell) sensor |
Number of items in the outgoing mail queue of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Mailbox (PowerShell) sensor |
Mailboxes of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Public Folder (PowerShell) sensor |
Public folders and subfolders of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
EXE/Script Advanced sensor |
Values returned by the executable file or script in multiple channels |
EXE/Script sensor |
One value returned by the executable file or script (in one channel only) and the execution time |
FTP Server File Count sensor |
Number of files available in the directory listing |
HL7 sensor |
Availability of HL7 interfaces |
HTTP Full Web Page sensor |
Full download time of a web page including assets such as images |
HTTP XML/REST Value sensor |
An .xml file from a specified URL |
Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volume Disk Free sensor |
A Microsoft Hyper-V cluster shared volume via PowerShell |
IP on DNS Blacklist sensor |
Listing of an IP address on specific blacklist servers |
IPMI System Health sensor |
Status of a system via IPMI |
Microsoft SQL v2 sensor |
A database on a Microsoft SQL server |
NetApp Physical Disk sensor |
Disks of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
Oracle SQL v2 sensor |
A database on an Oracle server |
Oracle Tablespace sensor |
A tablespace on an Oracle server |
Ping Jitter sensor |
A statistical jitter value and execution time |
RADIUS v2 sensor |
A RADIUS server according to RFC 2865 |
REST Custom sensor |
A REST API endpoint |
REST Dell EMC Capacity sensor |
Disk usage on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
REST Dell EMC File System sensor |
Health of a file system on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
REST Dell EMC LUN sensor |
A LUN on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
REST Dell EMC Pool sensor |
A storage pool on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
REST Dell EMC System Health sensor |
Health status of a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
SIP Options Ping sensor |
Connectivity for a SIP server using SIP options "Ping" |
Traceroute Hop Count sensor |
Number of hops needed from the probe system that the sensor runs on to the IP address/DNS name defined in the sensor's parent device |
VMware Host Hardware Status (SOAP) sensor |
Hardware status of a VMware host server using SOAP |
VMware Host Performance (SOAP) sensor |
A VMware host server using SOAP |
VMware Virtual Machine (SOAP) sensor |
A VM on a VMware host server using SOAP |
Windows MSMQ Queue Length sensor |
Number of messages in a message queue of the parent device |
Windows Print Queue sensor |
Print queue on the sensor's parent device |
Windows Updates Status (PowerShell) sensor |
Status of Windows updates on a computer, either from Microsoft or from the local WSUS server |
WSUS Statistics sensor |
Various statistics on a WSUS server via WMI |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Dell PowerVault MDi Logical Disk sensor |
A virtual disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, MD3620f, or MD3820i |
Dell PowerVault MDi Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, or MD3620f |
Enterprise Virtual Array sensor |
An HPE Storage EVA using the sssu.exe from HPE P6000 Command View Software |
NetApp Aggregate sensor |
Status of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage aggregate accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp I/O sensor |
Input and output operations of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp LIF sensor |
Logical interfaces of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP cluster accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp LUN sensor |
Logical unit number (LUN) of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp NIC sensor |
Network interface card (NIC) of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP cluster accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp Physical Disk sensor |
Disks of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp SnapMirror sensor |
SnapMirror relationships of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp System Health sensor |
Health of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp Volume sensor |
Volumes on a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
SNMP APC Hardware sensor |
Performance counters on an APC UPS device via SNMP |
SNMP Buffalo TS System Health sensor |
System health of a Buffalo TeraStation NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco System Health sensor |
System health of a Cisco device via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco UCS Blade sensor |
Health status of a Cisco UCS blade server via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco UCS Chassis sensor |
Health status of the chassis of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco UCS Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco UCS System Health sensor |
System health of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP |
SNMP CPU Load sensor |
System load via SNMP |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Logical Disk sensor |
A volume of a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Member Health sensor |
Health of an array member of an EqualLogic storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Physical Disk sensor |
A disk in a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Dell Hardware sensor |
Performance counters on a Dell hardware device via SNMP |
SNMP Dell PowerEdge Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a Dell PowerEdge server via SNMP |
SNMP Dell PowerEdge System Health sensor |
System health of a Dell PowerEdge server via SNMP |
SNMP Disk Free sensor |
A logical disk via SNMP |
SNMP Fujitsu System Health v2 sensor |
Status of a Fujitsu PRIMERGY server via the iRMC and SNMP |
SNMP Hardware Status sensor |
Status of a hardware component of a server via SNMP |
SNMP HP LaserJet Hardware sensor |
Performance counters on an HP LaserJet hardware device via SNMP |
SNMP HPE BladeSystem Blade sensor |
Status of an HPE BladeSystem via SNMP |
SNMP HPE BladeSystem Enclosure System Health sensor |
System health of an HPE BladeSystem device via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Memory Controller sensor |
A memory controller in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Network Interface sensor |
A network interface in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant System Health sensor |
System health of an HPE ProLiant server via SNMP |
SNMP IBM System X Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in an IBM server via SNMP |
SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory sensor |
Memory modules in an IBM server via SNMP |
SNMP IBM System X System Health sensor |
System health of an IBM device via SNMP |
SNMP Juniper NS System Health sensor |
System health of a Juniper NetScreen device via SNMP |
SNMP LenovoEMC Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP |
SNMP LenovoEMC System Health sensor |
The system health of a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Library sensor |
A device via SNMP |
SNMP Memory sensor |
Memory usage of a system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Enclosure sensor |
Power supply and cooling of an enclosure that is part of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp I/O sensor |
Input/output operations per second (IOPS) on a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Logical Unit sensor |
IOPS on a logical unit of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Network Interface sensor |
A network card of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp System Health sensor |
Status of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP QNAP Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a QNAP NAS via SNMP |
SNMP QNAP System Health sensor |
System health of a QNAP NAS via SNMP |
SNMP SonicWall System Health sensor |
Health values of a SonicWall NSA via SNMP |
SNMP SonicWall VPN Traffic sensor |
Traffic of an IPsec VPN on a SonicWall NSA via SNMP |
SNMP Synology Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a Synology NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Synology System Health sensor |
System health of a Synology NAS via SNMP |
SSH SAN Enclosure sensor |
A SAN enclosure via SSH |
SSH SAN Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk on a SAN via SSH |
SSH SAN Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk on a SAN via SSH |
SSH SAN System Health sensor |
System health of a SAN via SSH |
Windows Physical Disk I/O sensor |
I/O parameters of a hard disk on a Windows system via WMI |
WMI Battery sensor |
Available capacity and the state of connected batteries of a Windows-based device via WMI |
WMI Disk Health sensor |
Health of a physical disk on a Windows system via WMI |
WMI HDD Health sensor |
Health of IDE disk drives on the target system using S.M.A.R.T. |
WMI Vital System Data v2 sensor |
Vital system parameters (CPU, thread, memory, network, pagefile) via WMI |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
HTTP IoT Push Data Advanced sensor |
Messages received from IoT-capable devices that are pushed via an HTTPS request to PRTG |
Modbus TCP Custom sensor |
Up to five values returned by a Modbus TCP server |
MQTT Round Trip sensor |
Availability of an MQTT broker (server) |
MQTT Statistics sensor |
Received messages and payload from an MQTT topic |
MQTT Subscribe Custom sensor |
Up to five numerical values from the received JSON data |
OPC UA Server Status sensor |
Server status, uptime, and diagnostic information of an OPC UA server |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Python Script Advanced sensor |
A Python script on the probe system |
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol sensor |
FTP servers of a Linux/Unix system using the SSH File Transfer Protocol (FTP over SSH) |
SNMP Linux Disk Free sensor |
Free space on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SNMP Linux Load Average sensor |
System load average of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SNMP Linux Meminfo sensor |
Memory usage of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SNMP Linux Physical Disk sensor |
I/O on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SSH Disk Free sensor |
Free space on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SSH |
SSH INodes Free sensor |
Free index nodes on disks of Linux/Unix and macOS systems via SSH |
SSH Load Average sensor |
Load average of a Linux/Unix system via SSH |
SSH Meminfo sensor |
Memory usage of a Linux/Unix system via SSH |
SSH Remote Ping sensor |
Connectivity between a system running Linux/macOS X and another device using ICMP echo requests and SSH |
SSH SAN Enclosure sensor |
A SAN enclosure via SSH |
SSH SAN Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk on a SAN via SSH |
SSH SAN Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk on a SAN via SSH |
SSH SAN System Health sensor |
System health of a SAN via SSH |
SSH Script sensor |
One value returned by the executable file or script (in one channel only) and the execution time |
SSH Script Advanced sensor |
Values returned by the script in multiple channels and execution time |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Exchange Backup (PowerShell) sensor |
Backups of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Database (PowerShell) sensor |
Database information of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Database DAG (PowerShell) sensor |
DAG status of a database on an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Mail Queue (PowerShell) sensor |
Number of items in the outgoing mail queue of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Mailbox (PowerShell) sensor |
Mailboxes of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
Exchange Public Folder (PowerShell) sensor |
Public folders and subfolders of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell |
IMAP sensor |
An email server using IMAP |
IP on DNS Blacklist sensor |
Listing of the IP address of the sensor's parent device on specific blacklist servers |
POP3 sensor |
An email server using POP3 |
SMTP sensor |
A mail server using SMTP |
SMTP&IMAP Round Trip sensor |
Time it takes for an email to reach an IMAP mailbox after being sent using SMTP |
SMTP&POP3 Round Trip sensor |
Time it takes for an email to reach a POP3 mailbox after being sent using SMTP |
SSL Security Check sensor |
SSL/TLS connectivity to the port of a device |
Windows IIS 6.0 SMTP Received sensor |
Number of received emails for a Microsoft IIS 6.0 SMTP service (Exchange 2003) via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Windows IIS 6.0 SMTP Sent sensor |
Number of sent emails for a Microsoft IIS 6.0 SMTP service (Exchange 2003) via WMI or Windows performance counters |
WMI Exchange Server sensor |
A Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later via WMI |
WMI Exchange Transport Queue sensor |
Length of transport queues of a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later via WMI |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Cluster Health sensor |
Health of the cluster |
Core Health sensor |
Status of the PRTG core server |
Probe Health sensor |
Status of the probe |
System Health sensor |
Status of the probe system |
In addition to the built-in sensors, you can create your own sensors. You can write a script or a program and use it with a custom sensor. There are already many free, useful scripts, plugins, and add-ons for PRTG in the PRTG Sensor Hub. You can also directly open the PRTG Sensor Hub from the Add Sensor dialog in the PRTG web interface.
To use the sensors in the PRTG Sensor Hub, go to https://www.paessler.com/script-world and follow the instructions there.
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Cisco IP SLA sensor |
VoIP network parameters using IP SLAs from Cisco via SNMP |
SNMP APC Hardware sensor |
Performance counters on an APC UPS device via SNMP |
SNMP Buffalo TS System Health sensor |
System health of a Buffalo TeraStation NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco ADSL sensor |
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) statistics of a Cisco router via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Connections sensor |
VPN connections on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance viang SNMP |
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Traffic sensor |
Traffic of an IPsec VPN connection on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Users sensor |
Account connections to a VPN on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco CBQoS sensor |
Network parameters using Cisco's CBQoS via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco System Health sensor |
System health of a Cisco device via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco UCS Blade sensor |
Health status of a Cisco UCS blade server via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco UCS Chassis sensor |
Health status of the chassis of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco UCS Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco UCS System Health sensor |
System health of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP |
SNMP CPU Load sensor |
System load via SNMP |
SNMP Custom sensor |
A single parameter returned by a specific OID via SNMP |
SNMP Custom Advanced sensor |
Numerical values returned for OIDs via SNMP |
SNMP Custom String sensor |
A string returned by a specific OID via SNMP |
SNMP Custom String Lookup sensor |
A string returned by a specific OID via SNMP directly mapped to a sensor status |
SNMP Custom Table sensor |
Entries from a table that is provided via SNMP |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Logical Disk sensor |
A volume of a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Member Health sensor |
Health of an array member of an Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Physical Disk sensor |
A disk in a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Dell Hardware sensor |
Performance counters on a Dell hardware device via SNMP |
SNMP Dell PowerEdge Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a Dell PowerEdge server via SNMP |
SNMP Dell PowerEdge System Health sensor |
System health of a Dell PowerEdge server via SNMP |
SNMP Disk Free sensor |
Free disk space on a logical disk via SNMP |
SNMP Fujitsu System Health v2 sensor |
Status of a Fujitsu PRIMERGY server via the iRMC and SNMP |
SNMP Hardware Status sensor |
Status of a hardware component of a server via SNMP |
SNMP HP LaserJet Hardware sensor |
Performance counters on an HP LaserJet hardware device via SNMP |
SNMP HPE BladeSystem Blade sensor |
Status of an HPE BladeSystem via SNMP |
SNMP HPE BladeSystem Enclosure System Health sensor |
System health of an HPE BladeSystem device via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Memory Controller sensor |
A memory controller in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Network Interface sensor |
A network interface in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant System Health sensor |
System health of an HPE ProLiant server via SNMP |
SNMP IBM System X Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk in an IBM server via SNMP |
SNMP IBM System X Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in an IBM server via SNMP |
SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory sensor |
Memory modules in an IBM server via SNMP |
SNMP IBM System X System Health sensor |
System health of an IBM device via SNMP |
SNMP interSeptor Pro Environment sensor |
Data from a Jacarta interSeptor Pro environmental monitoring system via SNMP |
SNMP Juniper NS System Health sensor |
System health of a Juniper NetScreen device via SNMP |
SNMP LenovoEMC Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP |
SNMP LenovoEMC System Health sensor |
System health of a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Library sensor |
A device via SNMP |
SNMP Linux Disk Free sensor |
Free space on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SNMP Linux Load Average sensor |
System load average of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SNMP Linux Meminfo sensor |
Memory usage of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SNMP Linux Physical Disk sensor |
Input/output (I/O) on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SNMP Memory sensor |
Memory usage of a system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Disk Free sensor |
Free space on disks of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Enclosure sensor |
Power supply and cooling of an enclosure that is part of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp I/O sensor |
Input/output operations per second (IOPS) on a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp License sensor |
Licenses for the services of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Logical Unit sensor |
IOPS on a logical unit of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Network Interface sensor |
A network card of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp System Health sensor |
Status of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Nutanix Cluster Health sensor |
Status and performance of a Nutanix cluster via SNMP |
SNMP Nutanix Hypervisor sensor |
A Nutanix hypervisor via SNMP |
SNMP Poseidon Environment sensor |
Performance counters for environmental measurements on Poseidon hardware via SNMP |
SNMP Printer sensor |
Various types of printers via SNMP |
SNMP QNAP Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk in a QNAP NAS via SNMP |
SNMP QNAP Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a QNAP NAS via SNMP |
SNMP QNAP System Health sensor |
System health of a QNAP NAS via SNMP |
SNMP RMON sensor |
Traffic on a device using the RMON standard via SNMP |
SNMP SonicWall System Health sensor |
Health values of a SonicWall NSA via SNMP |
SNMP SonicWall VPN Traffic sensor |
Traffic of an IPsec VPN on a SonicWall NSA via SNMP |
SNMP Synology Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk in a Synology NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Synology Physical Disk sensor |
A logical disk in a Synology NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Synology System Health sensor |
System health of a Synology NAS via SNMP |
SNMP System Uptime sensor |
Time a device runs via SNMP |
SNMP Traffic sensor |
Traffic on a device via SNMP |
SNMP Trap Receiver sensor |
SNMP traps |
SNMP Windows Service sensor |
A Windows service via SNMP |
Storage and File Server Sensors
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Dell EMC Unity File System v2 sensor |
A file system on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
Dell EMC Unity Storage Capacity v2 sensor |
Storage capacity of a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
Dell EMC Unity Storage LUN v2 sensor |
A LUN on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
Dell EMC Unity Storage Pool v2 sensor |
A storage pool on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
Dell EMC Unity VMware Datastore v2 sensor |
A VMware datastore on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
Dell PowerVault MDi Logical Disk sensor |
A virtual disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, MD3620f, or MD3820i |
Dell PowerVault MDi Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, or MD3620f |
Enterprise Virtual Array sensor |
An HPE Storage EVA using the sssu.exe from HPE P6000 Command View Software |
File sensor |
Changes to file content and file time stamp |
File Content sensor |
Text files (for example, logfiles) for certain strings |
Folder sensor |
A folder using SMB |
FTP sensor |
File servers using FTP and FTPS |
FTP Server File Count sensor |
Changes to files |
Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volume Disk Free sensor |
A Microsoft Hyper-V cluster shared volume via PowerShell |
Hyper-V Virtual Storage Device sensor |
A virtual storage device running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI or Windows Performance Counters |
NetApp Aggregate sensor |
Status of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage aggregate accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp I/O sensor |
Input and output operations of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp LIF sensor |
Logical interfaces of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP cluster accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp LUN sensor |
A LUN of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp NIC sensor |
Network interface card (NIC) of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP cluster accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp Physical Disk sensor |
Disks of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp SnapMirror sensor |
SnapMirror relationships of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp System Health sensor |
Health of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
NetApp Volume sensor |
Volumes on a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP |
REST Dell EMC Capacity sensor |
Disk usage on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
REST Dell EMC File System sensor |
Health of a file system on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
REST Dell EMC LUN sensor |
A LUN on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
REST Dell EMC Pool sensor |
Storage pool on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
REST Dell EMC System Health sensor |
Health status of a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol sensor |
FTP servers of a Linux/Unix system using the SSH File Transfer Protocol (FTP over SSH) |
Share Disk Free sensor |
Free disk space of a share (Windows/Samba) using SMB |
SNMP Buffalo TS System Health sensor |
System health of a Buffalo TeraStation NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Cisco UCS Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Logical Disk sensor |
Volume of a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Member Health sensor |
Health of an array member of an EqualLogic storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Physical Disk sensor |
A disk in a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Dell PowerEdge Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a Dell PowerEdge server via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP HPE ProLiant Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in an HPE server via SNMP |
SNMP IBM System X Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk in an IBM server via SNMP |
SNMP IBM System X Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in an IBM server via SNMP |
SNMP LenovoEMC Physical Disk sensor |
Physical disk in a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP |
SNMP LenovoEMC System Health sensor |
System health of a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Linux Disk Free sensor |
Free space on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SNMP Linux Physical Disk sensor |
Input/output (I/O) on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Disk Free sensor |
Free space on disks of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Enclosure sensor |
Power supply and cooling of an enclosure that is part of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp I/O sensor |
Input/output operations per second (IOPS) on a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp License sensor |
Licenses for the services of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Logical Unit sensor |
IOPS on a logical unit of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp Network Interface sensor |
A network card of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP NetApp System Health sensor |
Status of a NetApp storage system via SNMP |
SNMP Nutanix Cluster Health sensor |
Status and performance of a Nutanix cluster via SNMP |
SNMP Nutanix Hypervisor sensor |
A Nutanix hypervisor via SNMP |
SNMP QNAP Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk in a QNAP NAS via SNMP |
SNMP QNAP Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a QNAP NAS via SNMP |
SNMP QNAP System Health sensor |
System health of a QNAP NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Synology Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk in a Synology NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Synology Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk in a Synology NAS via SNMP |
SNMP Synology System Health sensor |
System health of a Synology NAS via SNMP |
SSH SAN Enclosure sensor |
A SAN enclosure via SSH |
SSH SAN Logical Disk sensor |
A logical disk on a SAN via SSH |
SSH SAN Physical Disk sensor |
A physical disk on a SAN via SSH |
SSH SAN System Health sensor |
System health of a SAN via SSH |
TFTP sensor |
A TFTP server to check if a certain file is available for download |
VMware Datastore (SOAP) sensor |
Disk usage of a VMware datastore via SOAP |
Windows Physical Disk I/O sensor |
Input/output parameters of a hard disk on a Windows system via WMI or Windows performance counters |
WMI Disk Health |
Health of a physical disk on a Windows system via WMI |
WMI File sensor |
A file via WMI |
WMI Free Disk Space (Multi Disk) sensor |
Free disk space of one or more drives via WMI |
WMI Logical Disk I/O sensor |
Disk usage of a logical disk or mount point on a Windows system via WMI |
WMI Storage Pool sensor |
A storage pool via WMI |
WMI Volume sensor |
Free disk space on a drive, logical volume, or mount point via WMI |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
DHCP sensor |
A DHCP server |
DNS sensor |
A DNS server |
DNS v2 sensor |
A DNS server, resolves domain name records, and compares them to a filter |
IPMI System Health sensor |
Status of a system via the IPMI |
LDAP sensor |
Directory services using the LDAP |
OPC UA Server Status sensor |
Server status, uptime, and diagnostic information of an OPC UA server |
Ping sensor |
Availability of a device |
Ping Jitter sensor |
A statistical jitter value and the execution time |
Port sensor |
A network service by connecting to the sensor's port |
Port Range sensor |
A network service by connecting to various TCP/IP ports |
RADIUS v2 sensor |
A RADIUS server according to RFC 2865 |
RDP (Remote Desktop) sensor |
Remote desktop services (RDP, Terminal Services Client) |
SNMP Trap Receiver sensor |
SNMP traps |
SNTP sensor |
An SNTP server |
SSL Security Check sensor |
SSL/TLS connectivity to the port of a device |
Syslog Receiver sensor |
Syslog messages |
Traceroute Hop Count sensor |
Number of hops needed from the probe system that the sensor runs on to the IP Address/DNS Name defined in the sensor's parent device |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Citrix XenServer Host sensor |
A Xen host server via HTTP |
Citrix XenServer Virtual Machine sensor |
A VM on a Xen server via HTTP |
Dell EMC Unity VMware Datastore v2 sensor |
A VMware datastore on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API |
Docker Container Status sensor |
Status of a Docker container |
Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volume Disk Free sensor |
A Microsoft Hyper-V cluster shared volume via PowerShell |
Hyper-V Host Server sensor |
A Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Hyper-V Virtual Machine sensor |
A VM running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Hyper-V Virtual Network Adapter sensor |
Virtual network adapters running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Hyper-V Virtual Storage Device sensor |
A virtual storage device running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine sensor |
Status of a virtual machine in a Microsoft Azure subscription |
SNMP Nutanix Cluster Health sensor |
Status and performance of a Nutanix cluster via SNMP |
SNMP Nutanix Hypervisor sensor |
A Nutanix hypervisor via SNMP |
VMware Datastore (SOAP) sensor |
Disk usage of a VMware datastore via SOAP |
VMware Host Hardware (WBEM) sensor |
Hardware information of an ESXi server using WBEM |
VMware Host Hardware Status (SOAP) sensor |
Hardware status of a VMware host server via SOAP |
VMware Host Performance (SOAP) sensor |
A VMware host server via SOAP |
VMware Virtual Machine (SOAP) sensor |
A VM on a VMware host server via SOAP |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Cisco IP SLA sensor |
VoIP network parameters using IP SLAs from Cisco via SNMP |
QoS (Quality of Service) One Way sensor |
Parameters regarding the quality of a network connection between two probes |
QoS (Quality of Service) Round Trip sensor |
Parameters regarding the quality of a network connection between a probe and a target device at the endpoint of the connection |
SIP Options Ping sensor |
Connectivity for a SIP server using SIP options "Ping" |
SNMP Cisco CBQoS sensor |
VoIP network parameters using Cisco's CBQoS via SNMP |
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Cloud HTTP sensor |
Loading time of a web server via HTTP from different locations worldwide |
Cloud HTTP v2 sensor |
Loading time of a web server via HTTP from different locations worldwide |
Common SaaS sensor |
Availability of several SaaS providers |
HTTP sensor |
A web server using HTTP |
HTTP Advanced sensor |
Source code of a web page using HTTP |
HTTP Apache ModStatus PerfStats sensor |
Performance statistics of an Apache web server using mod_status over HTTP |
HTTP Apache ModStatus Totals sensor |
Activity of an Apache web server using mod_status over HTTP |
HTTP Content sensor |
A numerical value returned by an HTTP request |
HTTP Data Advanced sensor |
Values returned by the web server in multiple channels |
HTTP Full Web Page sensor |
Full download time of a web page including assets such as images |
HTTP IoT Push Data Advanced sensor |
Received values and a message encoded in valid XML or JSON in multiple channels |
HTTP Push Count sensor |
Received messages that are pushed via an HTTP request to PRTG |
HTTP Push Data sensor |
Numerical values from received messages that are pushed via an HTTP request to PRTG |
HTTP Push Data Advanced sensor |
Data from received messages that are pushed via an HTTP request to PRTG |
HTTP Transaction sensor |
An interactive website by performing a transaction using a set of HTTP URLs |
HTTP XML/REST Value sensor |
An .xml file from a specified URL |
REST Custom sensor |
Values returned by a REST API in multiple channels |
SSL Certificate sensor |
Certificate of an SSL/TLS connection |
SSL Security Check sensor |
SSL connectivity to the port of a device |
Windows IIS Application sensor |
A Microsoft IIS server via WMI |
Windows WMI/Performance Counter Sensors
Sensor |
What It Monitors |
|---|---|
Active Directory Replication Errors sensor |
A Windows DC for replication errors |
Event Log (Windows API) sensor |
Event Log entries using the Windows API |
PerfCounter Custom sensor |
A configured set of Windows performance counters |
PerfCounter IIS Application Pool sensor |
A Microsoft IIS application pool using Windows performance counters |
Windows CPU Load sensor |
CPU load on a computer via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Windows IIS 6.0 SMTP Received sensor |
Number of received emails for a IIS 6.0 SMTP service (Exchange 2003) via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Windows IIS 6.0 SMTP Sent sensor |
Number of sent emails for a IIS 6.0 SMTP service (Exchange 2003) via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Windows IIS Application sensor |
A Microsoft IIS application pool using Windows performance counters |
Windows MSMQ Queue Length sensor |
Number of messages in a message queue of the parent device |
Windows Network Card sensor |
Bandwidth usage and traffic of a network interface via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Windows Pagefile sensor |
Windows pagefile usage via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Windows Physical Disk I/O sensor |
Input/output parameters of a hard disk on a Windows system via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Windows Print Queue sensor |
Print queue on the sensor's parent device |
Windows Process sensor |
A Windows process via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Windows System Uptime sensor |
Uptime of a Windows system via WMI or Windows performance counters |
Windows Updates Status (PowerShell) sensor |
Status of Windows updates on a computer |
WMI Battery sensor |
Available capacity and state of connected batteries of a Windows-based device via WMI |
WMI Custom sensor |
Numerical values (integers and floats) |
WMI Custom String sensor |
Retrieved string value in the sensor message and response time |
WMI Disk Health |
Health of a physical disk on a Windows system via WMI |
WMI Event Log sensor |
A specific Windows logfile via WMI |
WMI Exchange Server sensor |
A Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later via WMI |
WMI Exchange Transport Queue sensor |
Length of transport queues of a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later via WMI |
WMI File sensor |
A file via WMI |
WMI Free Disk Space (Multi Disk) sensor |
Free disk space of one or more drives via WMI |
WMI HDD Health sensor |
Health of IDE disk drives on the target system using S.M.A.R.T. |
WMI Logical Disk I/O sensor |
Disk usage of a logical disk or mount point on a Windows system via WMI |
WMI Memory sensor |
Available (free) system memory on Windows systems via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2005 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2008 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2012 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2014 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2016 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2017 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2019 sensor |
Performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI |
WMI Remote Ping sensor |
Ping time from the remote device to the target device that is being pinged |
WMI Security Center sensor |
Security status of a Windows client computer via WMI |
WMI Service sensor |
A Windows service via WMI |
WMI Share sensor |
A shared resource on a Windows system via WMI |
WMI SharePoint Process sensor |
A Microsoft SharePoint server via WMI |
WMI Storage Pool sensor |
A storage pool via WMI |
WMI Terminal Services (Windows 2008+) sensor |
Number of sessions on a Windows Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) server via WMI |
WMI Terminal Services (Windows XP/Vista/2003) sensor |
Number of sessions on a Windows Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) server via WMI |
WMI UTC Time sensor |
UTC time of a target device via WMI |
WMI Vital System Data v2 sensor |
Vital system parameters (CPU, thread, memory, network, pagefile) via WMI |
WMI Volume sensor |
Free disk space on a drive, logical volume, or mount point via WMI |
WSUS Statistics sensor |
Various statistics on a WSUS server via WMI |
PRTG MANUAL
KNOWLEDGE BASE
What SNMP sensors does PRTG offer?
Why do I encounter gaps in the graphs/data of my EXE sensors?
- Differences between PRTG on premises and PRTG hosted by Paessler
- Glossary
- Legal Notices
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Available Sensor Types
- List of Default Ports
- List of Icons
- List of Placeholders for Notifications
- List of Sensors in the Beta Status
- List of Sensors with IPv6 Support
- Support and Troubleshooting
