In today's complex and dynamic network environment, server administrators work on various operating systems according to their requirements. An operating system is the basic system software that manages hardware and software resources. It is the interface between the hardware and the different applications you run. interface, it is crucial to keep your operating system updated, and most importantly, you need to make sure you have an effective network monitoring software to monitor important aspects of your operating system.
What is operating system monitoring
There are many different operating systems, and it is crucial to have an API designed to provide custom metrics across different operating systems and support allowing tight integration with your operating system. A fundamental need for any server administrator when monitoring their network is a consolidated view of different system metrics in a single screen, regardless of the platform used. Monitoring systems also need to be highly scalable, have efficient fault detection systems, and support custom notifications.
Operating system monitoring software
OpManager network monitoring software , compatible with various major operating systems (Windows, Linux, etc.) to virtualization solutions such as VMware, Hyper-V, etc. All aspects of the operating system can be monitored, including system indicators, processes, service status, performance, logs, and services of the operating system, in addition to all network devices.
Windows operating system (OS) monitoring
OpManager acts as a Windows operating system monitor by using SNMP and WMI protocols to monitor its various metrics. It also supports custom SNMP MIBs that can be used to monitor the availability and performance of Windows services and processes.
- Windows service and process monitoring
- Windows event log monitoring
- Windows Exchange Server Monitoring
- Windows AD monitoring
Windows service and process monitoring
In the Windows operating system, there are some services and processes running in the background. OpManager uses WMI to provide advanced Windows service monitoring, allowing services to be monitored across multiple servers on the network. The Windows process monitoring template allows processes to be managed across multiple servers and configured Thresholds to immediately alert on violations.
Windows event log monitoring
Windows event logs contain critical information for diagnosing operating system failures, application and system health, and critical events that affect network functionality. OpManager allows you to easily monitor Windows event logs by providing automated rules that can be used to configure thresholds and automatically assign severity levels that can be converted into alerts.
Windows Exchange Server Monitoring
In Windows operating systems, monitoring Exchange server availability and databases is critical to preventing mail delivery delays or email server failures. OpManager's predefined Windows network operating system monitoring tool allows you to monitor your Exchange server's CPU, memory and disk space, as well as specific details about mailboxes, ranging from one or multiple users. Take control of your Exchange servers with threshold support and real-time performance reporting.
Windows AD monitoring
Windows Active Directory processes include services, domain controller services, and key processes related to resource allocation, and it contains important information related to network resources. Use OpManager to monitor CPU usage, RAM, file reads and writes, as well as network counters such as connected users, LDAP client sessions, seek and bind times, and performance counters such as NTLM and Kerberos authentication.
Linux operating system (OS) monitoring
As an open source monitoring system, Linux is widely used by server administrators. It is also safer and more efficient in terms of utilizing system resources.
OpManager provides extensive Linux operating system monitoring by providing many predefined operating system monitors to monitor the resource, workload, memory and disk utilization usage of Linux servers. You can also monitor network and process counts with complete visibility into temperatures and critical Linux server components.
Using OpManager's custom thresholds, alerts can be automatically assigned severity and operating system issues can be troubleshooted before end users detect them.
Virtual operating system monitoring
A virtual environment consists of VMs with independent operating systems and applications, each with individually designated memory, storage, and computing resources.
OpManager provides comprehensive real-time monitoring of VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V or Citrix Xen hosts and associated virtual machines. Virtual machines in hosts are automatically discovered and mapped, with detailed reporting based on performance, availability, health, and capacity.
Using OpManager’s custom virtual operating system monitor, parameters such as available physical memory, page faults, page reads, page writes, pages per second, available page file memory size, available physical memory, and available virtual memory can be monitored.
Operating system monitoring dashboard
An important aspect of all operating system monitoring tools is the ability to collate metrics from all monitoring platforms on one screen. OpManager's customizable dashboard allows you to display performance statistics and key metrics for all operating systems in a single view using widgets. Multiple custom widgets are provided, including top 'N' widgets, reports and graphs , which allows you to control your network regardless of the operating system used.
Operating system workflow
OpManager's workflow functionality allows you to automate the operating system management process. With more than 70 workflow actions, you can use the drag-and-drop workflow builder to set custom workflow rules and eliminate the use of complex scripts and code for IT automation. These include options for automated file and folder management, URL management, and automated Windows services and processing. You can use OpManager workflows to trigger external actions or even run scripts when a failure is detected.