WarningTrak

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Real-time Network Server Performance Monitoring, Alert Management and Downtime Analysis for Windows XP and Windows 200X network servers

WarningTrak is an alarming system for Intel based Windows XP servers (monitoring both statistics and Event Logs) that notifies a SNMP monitoring workstation and/or sends a notification to selected people or destinations (includes pagers and programs) when a user setting is met.

The WarningTrak agent (program or service) detects alarms and notification is sent to the desired destination. The WarningTrak Maintenance Utility is used to define alarm thresholds and view reports. Alarm thresholds include both warning and critical settings with multiple alarm destinations. Additionally, you may view a statistic being tracked at any time.

For historical collection and trend analysis of performance statistics we recommend TrendTrak

Alarm Settings
Each statistic can have two threshold settings : Warning and Critical. The threshold can be either a maximum (ceiling), like System / %Total Processor Time, where notification is given when the value EXCEEDS the threshold setting or a Minimum (floor) value, like Memory/Available Bytes, where notification is given when the value drops BELOW the threshold. Regardless of the type of alarm, each alarm includes a length of time the monitored statistic must maintain before notification is sent.

Intelligent Thresholds
Setting alarm thresholds can be a guessing game without the benefit of past statistical activity. When used with Intrak’s TrendTrak, WarningTrak provides suggested alarm threshold settings using a seamless interface to historical statistical data. By selecting the Suggestion button for a selected statistic, a graph appears showing historical values and the suggested value.

Alarm Notifications
Alarms are detected and notifications sent by WarningTrak to the desired destination : Alarm Log , Event Log , Windows XP Messenger Service, SNMP, or Digital Pager, Mail and Program Triggers.

Reports
Various reports are also available for viewing or printing. Reports can be obtained from the Downtime Log, Alarm Log, and Alarm Definition. The Downtime Log by itself is worth the price of the product. This report contains a percentage of server uptime/downtime by month and a detailed list of events can help solve server problems whilst documenting maintenance downtime. The detailed events include : server uptime, WarningTrak (program or service), load and unload times and server downtime.

When used, the Alarm Log provides a number of selection options : Time Order (newest alarm first), Reverse Order (oldest alarm first) and Include/Exclude various alarm messages (Warning Alarms only, Start/Stop Entries only, Critical Alarms only).