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IBM Monitoring with PRTG

Get one simple dashboard to manage & monitor your IBM servers

  • Simplify the complexity of your modern IT environment with a single view
  • Get custom alerts that notify you before a small issue becomes a major problem
  • Minimize crashes and disturbances on your IBM devices and servers
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PRTG IBM monitoring: What you will find on this page

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  • Monitor IBM hardware and more
  • What IBM monitoring looks like in PRTG
  • 3 reasons to choose PRTG as your IBM monitoring tool
  • Preconfigured PRTG sensors for IBM Monitoring
  • Monitoring IBM: FAQ

PRTG makes IBM monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent downtime and other issues with IBM hard disks and servers.

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Gain clarity into your IT environment: Monitor IBM hardware and more

Today’s modern IT infrastructure can range from a single, simple IBM device to a complex set of server farms, mainframes, fail safes, devices, applications, and a massive network connecting it all. Whether complex or simple, in an on-premises data center or a cloud-native context, Paessler PRTG protects those critical devices and servers, minimizing crashes, disturbances, and worry lines.

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Monitor from a central dashboard

Watching one IBM device is easy; watching one hundred server integrations is much more difficult – unless you have PRTG.

PRTG IBM monitoring gives you a single, centralized dashboard that offers insight into your entire IT infrastructure, including cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Get insight when you need it, where you need it.

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Quickly detect errors & anomalies

Hard disks can fail, and servers crash, but 24/7/365 IBM monitoring with PRTG gives you proactive error detection for better system health & performance.

PRTG provides alerts set to predefined warning and error thresholds, which are immediately sent out to designated stakeholders. This allows your IT team to react quickly to potential issues before they become critical problems.

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Reduce manual time & intervention

Pouring through device and server information can be time-consuming, to say the least. PRTG integrates with IBM’s automation tools, making it easier to respond to common issues.

Continual monitoring by PRTG also helps you identify underused resources or areas of potential bottlenecks, which helps in more efficient optimization and allocation.

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Worry less about network security

Complex environments necessitate an active network and can make it more difficult to detect security-focused anomalies.

Our IBM monitoring software provides comprehensive network traffic analysis and log monitoring, among others. These abilities help you detect and respond to security threats promptly while meeting compliance standards, even in complex IT environments.

What IBM monitoring looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking your IBM server environment. Show availability, response time, latency, and other key metrics across your IBM components and applications in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot the root causes of issues with your IBM hardware.

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Start monitoring and troubleshooting your IBM environment with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier

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IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring

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“All-around winning
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“The real beauty of PRTG is the endless possibilities it offers”

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“PRTG Network Monitor 
is very hard to beat”

3 reasons to choose PRTG as your IBM monitoring tool

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We know how to scale flexibly

When it comes to your business growth, we know how to help you scale. We designed PRTG to accommodate your evolving, increasingly complex IBM infrastructure. We grow with you because installing new monitoring tools has been known to cause headaches and frown lines.

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We simplify IT monitoring

You could dig through multiple logins, dashboards, software, and reports. Or, you could embrace the idea that you can monitor your IT environment with one login, one dashboard, one data source, and one leading network monitoring service: PRTG.

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We believe in the easy button

PRTG has developed a reputation for being fast and easy to set up, and more than 500,000 sysadmins love our multi-tool. Of course, not every PRTG installation is perfect, but when it isn’t, we provide in-depth technical support to make it easier.

Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for IBM Monitoring

PRTG comes with more than 250 native sensor types for monitoring your entire on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environment out of the box. Check out some examples below!

SNMP IBM System X System Health

The SNMP IBM System X System Health sensor monitors the system health of an IBM device. It can show the following:

  • Overall status
  • Ambient and CPU temperature
  • CMOS battery voltage
  • Fan RPM
  • 3.3V, 5V, and 12V-system board voltage
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NMP IBM System X System Health

SNMP IBM System X Physical Disk

The SNMP IBM System X Physical Disk sensor monitors a physical disk in an IBM server. It can show the following:

  • Downtime
  • Disk status
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SNMP IBM System X Physical Dis

SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory

The SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory sensor monitors the memory modules in an IBM server. It can show the following:

  • Memory controller condition
  • Power status
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SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory

See the PRTG Manual for a list of all available sensor types.

PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG IBM monitoring solution

Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.

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“From a server perspective, we're monitoring all of the key components of our service such as CPU usage, RAM disk space, the Windows services that it's running, and network connectivity of that server. In terms of networks, we’re monitoring all of our switches, firewalls, and access points. It’s really useful to be able to easily pull performance metrics from the PRTG dashboard.”

Ollie Kerslake, Infrastructure Lead
Riverford Organic Farmers

“The tool has given us greater control over all types of devices connected to the network (switches, IP telephony, security cameras, IoT, WiFi) that previously remained opaque when dealing with service incidents. This has improved our ability to diagnose and resolve problems, which has translated into greater efficiency and a better user experience in both internal and public services.”

Jordi Tolosà Bel, New Technologies Technician
Vinaroz City Council

“Our objective was to be able to monitor the health of our most critical servers containing data and applications, but also the flows and bandwidth between headquarters, our 50 servers in the cloud and the 15 servers at our production sites. For us, it is essential to have a proactive approach to understand where the weaknesses of the IT system are to be able to improve them.”

Marc Boullier, CIO
Carambar & Co

Your IBM monitor at a glance – even on the go

PRTG is set up in a matter of minutes and can be used on a wide variety of mobile devices.

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Gartner peer insights

“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”

Read the complete review at Gartner Peer Insights

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PRTG makes IBM monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent downtime and other issues with IBM hard disks and servers.

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IBM Monitoring: FAQ

 

Why do I need IBM monitoring?

When it comes to monitoring IBM systems, “observability” is a critical function beyond keeping an eye on system performance. It helps with understanding complex systems for faster problem resolution, reducing testing times, and providing insights for multiple IT functions. From product managers to developers, monitoring is necessary to maintain the health and performance of your IT infrastructure and to enhance overall user experience.

How does IBM monitoring work with PRTG?

IBM monitoring is based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) using IBM’s MIB files. Some PRTG sensors use so-called “lookups” to determine the reported status of one or more sensor channels.

What kind of IBM data does PRTG gather?

The preconfigured IBM sensors in PRTG check the status of all logical and virtual disks, as well as memory modules in your IBM servers. You can also monitor the system health of IBM devices: fan rotation, CPU temperature, humidity, voltage, and power supply status. This ensures your IBM devices continue to deliver the performance your company needs.

What IBM devices can PRTG monitor?

PRTG is designed to provide a complete monitoring feature set and is a comprehensive IBM monitoring solution that can monitor most devices and servers. Sensors can monitor IBM System X servers with SNMP and IBM StorWize with scripts and SNMP. For example, you can use a script to monitor various metrics such as virtual capacity, used capacity, and free capacity.

Can PRTG’s IBM monitoring be integrated with other network monitoring capabilities?

Absolutely. IBM monitoring can be easily integrated into PRTG’s full network monitoring capabilities, giving you even more information about your IT environment and infrastructure.

What is a sensor in PRTG?

In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.

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