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you rely on Windows systems as web servers, email
servers, or for ERP applications?
Managing multiple servers, especially
Windows "server farms" creates operational
inefficiencies. It is not practical to manually monitor
individual Windows event logs, but failing to react
to important system or application errors that occur
will immediately impact productivity and image, producing
downtime and creating serious business losses.
The Windows Server Agent is a unique
solution. It monitors all your Windows server event
logs, collecting application, system, security and
performance events, and sends them to the Visual Message Center Console.
Now all your critical systems and
services can be managed from one central point. The
powerful viewing, alert, automation and auditing functions
offered by the Visual Message Center Console can be
applied to Windows and iSeries events together.
Technical Details
Events
The Windows Server Agent can be installed
on any number of Windows servers in your network.
It works as a service, collecting events such as:
- System
- Application
- Security
- File Replication
- DNS
- Directory Service
- And any other Event Log type
Windows applications use the Event
Log to report operating problems, and also to report
successful completion of key processes. Monitoring
for these events helps you to ensure that operations
are running smoothly. Examples of important events
are: failed backups; errors in email services; failed
file replication; incorrect log-ons.
Performance
In addition, Windows event logs can
be used to collect additional server information.
For example, the PerfMon utility in Windows monitors
performance related information. If user-defined thresholds
are exceeded, an event is logged to the Event Log.
Performance metrics include:
- CPU utilization
- Disk utilization
- Network utilization
- Physical and Virtual Memory utilization
Once received by the Smart
Console, events can be treated in the same way
as messages from other sources, such as iSeries servers
or TCP/IP services.
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