Table of Contents
Introduction
Introduction to GFI Network Server Monitor (NSM)
Key features
GFI Network Server Monitor components
Network Monitor Engine
Network Server Monitor configuration
Network Server Monitor Attendant
License Scheme
Installing GFI Network Server Monitor
System Requirements
Installation Procedure
Entering your License key after installation
Changing NSM Engine Service Logon Credentials after Installation
Configuring GFI Network Server Monitor
Getting started with GFI Network Server Monitor
Introduction to monitor checks
Quick Start Wizard
Running the Quick Start Wizard
Creating monitor checks
Example: Configure ICMP Ping functional parameters.
Configure monitor check properties
About monitor check properties
Configure General parameters
Configure Check (functional) Parameters
Define Logon credentials
Actions and Notifications
Notifications
About Email Notifications
About Network Notifications
About SMS/Pager Notifications
Configure Notifications Parameters
Run an external file after an alert is triggered
Restart Computers / Services after an alert is triggered
Set up Dependencies
Define Maintenance schedules
Inheriting check properties
About property inheritance
How to inherit properties from a folder
Enable, disable or immediately run a check
Delete monitor checks
Move checks between existing folders
Copy checks from/to existing folders
Configuring Monitor Functions
Introduction
Network/Internet Monitor functions
HTTP/HTTPs function
FTP
IMAP Mail Server availability
NNTP News Server availability
POP3 Mail Server availability
SMTP Mail Server availability
NTP Time Server availability
DNS Server
ICMP/Ping
Generic TCP/IP check
SNMP Monitoring Checks
Generic SNMP function
Windows OS Generic Checks
Generic VB Script
OS Object Performance Counter
Command Line executable output
Process Properties (Memory/CPU/Handles etc..)
Windows Operating System Checks
Event Log
File Existence
Disk Space
Services
CPU Usage
Directory / Folder Size
File Size
LDAP query
Physical disk conditions check
Printer availability
Process Running
Users and Group membership
Windows Applications Checks
Generic ISA Server Check
Generic Exchange Server Check
Generic MS SQL / ADO Check
Windows OS Databases Checks
Generic - ODBC
Oracle
Terminal Services Port Check
Terminal Services Physical Logon Check
Linux / Unix OS Generic Checks
Generic Secure Shell (SSH) Check
Linux / Unix Operating System Checks
File existence Check
CPU usage Check
Directory size Check
File size Check
Printer availability Check
Process Running Check
Users and groups membership Check
Disk Partition Checks
Disk Space Check
Monitoring Check Folders
Introduction
Creating new folders
Example: Configuring the Target computer parameter.
Configure properties of existing folders
Delete existing folders
Monitoring Checks Status
Viewing the state of checks
Check state indicators
Remote viewing checks status
Global Alerting Options
Introduction
Mail Server Settings
Adding a Mail server
Edit existing mail server details
Formatting the Email Message
Network Alerts Global Settings
Format Network Message
SMS/Pager Alerts Global Settings
Setup for TAP/UCP compliant SMS Service Center
Add new SMSC providers
Changing SMSC providers details
Setup for direct mobile phone connection to server
Additional Notes
Format SMS/Pager message
Message Templates
Example of a message template:
General Options
Introduction
Uncertain Results Settings
Web Server Settings
Configuring IIS as the web server
Securing the Remote Monitor
Proxy Server Settings
Log File Settings
Users and Groups
Introduction
Users
Add a new user
Configure user properties
Configure user's general parameters
Define working hours
Define notifications to be used
Add user to a group
Delete users
Groups
Add a New Group
Add members to an existing group
Remove Members from a group
Delete a group
Reporting
Introduction
Availability - Detail Report
Availability - Summary Report
Network Tools
Enumerate Computers
Enumerate Processes
DNS Lookup
Whois
Traceroute
SNMP Audit
SNMP Walk
Other features
Export Configurations
Import Configurations
Version Information
Licensing
Writing your own monitoring functions
Introduction
Writing a script/function
Adding a monitor function written in VBscript
WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation)
ADSI (Active Directory Service Interfaces)
Troubleshooting
Introduction
Knowledgebase
Request support via e-mail
Request support via web chat
Request support via phone
Web Forum
Build notifications
