This month, GFI has released a freeware version of GFI Network Server Monitor 6, the latest version of its network and server monitoring solution that autoomatically scans networks and servers for failures, allowing administrators to fix and identify issues before users report them.
The freeware version, worth US$250, enables these features for three servers, as well as all the additions recently introduced in the latest version of GFI Network Server Monitor. New features include a totally new interface for fast and easy configuration, the capacity to monitor Linux servers, and the ability to check service availability by simulating a real service request (such as an actual terminal server login).
Extensive checks for monitoring Linux servers have been included in GFI Network Server Monitor 6, released earlier this year. GFI Network Server Monitor can also check the status of a terminal server by actually performing a complete login to check if the session is established correctly. Similarly, it actually tests the status of a service as opposed to simply deducing the status from generated events. This is in stark contrast with other monitoring solutions, such as Microsoft MOM, that rely solely on events generated by the service.
"Our offer of a free three-server version of GFI Network Server Monitor provides small businesses, which would not normally make the investment, with an automatic network server monitoring solution. Administrators can monitor and receive alerts about critical machines such as their mail server, web server and file server for free," said Andre Muscat, Product Manager at GFI.
This is a great news to hear. I will definately give it a try to see how it is and share the experience here
GFI Network Server Monitor 6