Monitored Objects are objects that are checked (probed/examined) by Scout on a
regular basis.
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NT Event Log |
Detects new events records in the System, Application or Security event
logs on the local or any remote NT system. Alarms are raised based
on the severity of the event or by keyword matching on the content
of the event record text. |
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NT System |
Checks NT system to determine if it is up. Alarm is raised if the NT
system does not respond to a probe. |
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NetWare Server |
Checks NetWare server to determine if it is up. Alarm is raised if the
server does not respond to a probe. |
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TCP/IP Device (Ping) |
Checks any device supporting TCP/IP by pinging it. Alarm is raised if the
device does not respond to a ping. |
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Host Login |
Checks availability of host systems and performs monitoring functions by
logging on to the host. |
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Disk File |
Examines new records in disk files and checks for alarm conditions by
matching the files contents against a list of words or phrases. |
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NT Services |
Checks NT Services on the local or any remote NT system and raises an
alarm if the service is not running. Can attempt to restart failed
services. |
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NT Performance Counter Query |
Checks NT Performance Counters and raises an alarm if counter values are
out of tolerance. |
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SNMP Query |
Checks SNMP Mib object values on SNMP agents and raises an alarm if
object values are out of tolerance. |
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TCP Services |
Checks the availability of TCP Services (such as FTP, SMTP, HTTP and
more) on selected systems. |
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Web Pages |
Checks web servers by downloading a specified web page from the server.
Raises an alarm if the page fails to download or takes too long. |
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Room Alert™ |
Scout can monitor a Room Alert environment monitoring device attached to
the com port of the NT system where Scout is running. Using
Room Alert, Scout can detect a variety of environmental problems. The Room Alert device
and environmental sensors are available from Minisoft. |
