What is RAM Monitoring?
RAM Monitoring keeps a constant eye on the memory of all your systems. It helps identify resource-hungry applications and highly loaded servers. Thus, network bottlenecks and poor network performance can be prevented.
Address issues at an early stage with PRTG
At times, even simple applications may need significant memory and have an impact on overall server performance. With PRTG, you have a tool that automatically checks all properties of all devices such as the status of the main memory. You will be informed in good time before bottlenecks occur.
Your memory checker PRTG recognizes at an early stage issues that can impede workflows. PRTG memory monitoring sends a warning signal when the RAM usage of one or more servers is getting too high and threatens memory shortage. This allows you to take the appropriate, targeted steps to ensure network performance and avoid loss of data and downtime.
PRTG comes with preconfigured memory analysing sensors
What is a sensor?
In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, e.g. the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, the free space of a disk drive. On average you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.
SNMP stands for Simple Network Monitoring Protocol. Its usefulness in network administration comes from the fact that it allows information to be collected about network-connected devices in a standardized way across a large variety of hardware and software types. SNMP is a protocol for management information transfer in networks, for use in LANs especially, depending on the chosen version.
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WMI Memory Sensor
The WMI Memory sensor monitors available (free) system memory on Windows systems using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
It shows the available memory in percent and bytes.
SNMP Memory Sensor
The SNMP Memory sensor monitors the memory usage of a system via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
It can show the following:
- Available memory in bytes
- Available memory in percent
- Total memory
SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory Sensor
The SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory sensor monitors the memory modules in an IBM server via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
It shows the following:
- Condition of memory controller
- Power status (on or off)
SNMP HPE ProLiant Memory Controller Sensor
The SNMP HPE ProLiant Memory Controller sensor monitors a memory controller in an HPE server via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
It shows the following:
- Error status of the controller
- Condition of the controller
- States and conditions of available modules.
SNMP Linux Meminfo Sensor
The SNMP Linux Meminfo sensor monitors the memory usage of a Linux/Unix system using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
It shows the following :
- Available memory in absolute and percentage values
- Used physical memory (free memory plus buffer plus cache) in percent
- Free physical memory (free memory plus buffer plus cache) in bytes
- Used swap memory in percent
- Free swap memory in bytes
- Used memory on the whole system (physical memory plus swap) in percent
- Free memory on the whole system (physical memory plus swap) in bytes
SSH Meminfo Sensor
The SSH Meminfo sensor monitors the memory usage of a Linux/Unix system using Secure Shell (SSH).
It shows the following:
- Available memory in bytes
- Available memory in percent
Your own memory sensor!
Create a memory sensor to fit your needs. Then customize PRTG to work effectively with your own particular circumstances.
Your memory monitoring at a glance
PRTG can be started within minutes and it's compatible with many mobile devices.
“The greatest advantage of PRTG? You get to rest easy“
Steffen Ille, Bauhaus-University Weimar.
PRTG simplifies your day!
Let the Memory Monitoring Software work for you.
Focus on your daily work instead.
PRTG saves you effort
Monitor your hardware devices with system memory around the clock and with no stress at all. The built-in alarm feature alerts you even before problems occur – to avoid downtimes, overloads and complaints.
PRTG saves time
With PRTG, you get one central monitoring tool for all of your devices. Thanks to our dashboard and app, you’ll enjoy quick and comprehensive memory overviews any time you like.
PRTG saves money
80% of our customers report substantial or even exceptional cost savings in the area of memory management. The experience of our customers shows that the costs for licenses have paid for themselves within a matter of weeks.
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and recognized by industry analysts as a leader
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“Fantastic network and infrastructure monitoring solution that is easy to deploy and easier still to use. Simply the best available.”
“Software is absolutely perfect, Support is superior. Meets all needs and requirements, This is a must have solution if you are needing any form of monitoring.”
“The tool excels at its primary focus of being a unified infrastructure management and network monitoring service.”
- Unlimited version of PRTG for 30 days
- After 30 days, PRTG reverts to a free version
- Or, you can upgrade to a paid license anytime
Memory Monitoring in PRTG Works as Follows:
Sensor Memory Overview
Your network and devices at a glance
See all properties for any device in your network - in realtime
RAM Monitoring
Offers the Following Advantages
- Memory bottlenecks can be avoided.
- Administrators can easily discover which applications unnecessarily consume memory.
- With an impending overload, timely measures to ease the situation can be introduced, the allocation process informed, and memory scaled.
Notification System
Be Alerted Quickly
Flexible
PRTG features a variety of memory alerts: E-mail, SMS, Pager, Apps, running an external application, etc. You can specify when and how each person is to be informed. To do so, you can add contacts and edit, delete, or pause your notifications at any time.
Integrated
The notification system is built into the monitoring software and is available at no extra charge. Because of its integrated quality, configuring the alert feature is done in just a few clicks.
Proactive
PRTG won't wait to let you know if "your RAM load is on fire." You define your own thresholds. If these are crossed, you'll receive a corresponding notification. This means you can intervene promptly before clients or coworkers are aware of any problems.
How Does
Memory monitoring with PRTG work?
PRTG uses SNMP and WMI to monitor the memory on Windows servers and computers. But PRTG is not a Windows-only monitoring software: Linux operating systems can also be monitored with an SNMP daemon or with native Linux sensors.
Administrators can set limits and configure alerts that are sent when memory usage on one or more servers is getting too high.
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PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier.
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PRTG |
Network Monitoring Software - Version 21.1.66.1664 (March 23th, 2021) |
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Hosting |
Download for Windows and hosted version available |
Languages |
English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese |
Pricing |
Up to 100 sensors for free (Price List) |
Unified Monitoring |
Network devices, bandwidth, servers, applications, virtual environments, remote systems, IoT, and more |
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