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Technical information:
Sentry II can actively monitor:
a. Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP and 64-bit
operating systems
b. Unix and Linux servers via SNMP trap and Syslog
messages, and open ports
c. Network Devices: Firewalls, routers, hubs, switches,
print servers and more via SNMP trap and Syslog messages, and open
ports.
Sentry II Server runs on a
Standard Windows Server:
a.
Sentry II can run on a Windows NT, 2000, or
2003 server.
Sentry II uses an ODBC database
to store server information:
a.
Choose between Microsoft SQL or Access for
your database.
b.
The database enables you to easily search
for your critical information.
c.
Pre-configured reports are available within
Sentry II to enable you access to your data without technical database
knowledge.
d.
The database is configured intuitively to
make reporting easy.
1.
How Sentry II manages server
configuration:
a.
Track Port uptime (HTTP, Telnet, FTP and
more!)
b.
Track Service uptime on all Windows
platforms (all services)
c.
Prevent specific Services from running
d.
Track running Processes
e.
Prevent specific processes from running
f.
Track file content and discover “Who
touched what file”
g.
Current Installed Hardware listing
2.
Event Correlation with Sentry II:
a.
Query of Event Logs, SNMP traps or Syslog
messages over multiple servers
b.
Set watch conditions to alert you in real
time when specific events occur.
3.
Monitor the Performance of your Servers
and Network Devices:
a.
Collect Windows and SNMP counters from your
Servers and Network Devices
b.
Store the information in the Sentry II
database to perform analysis over time
c.
Use the Watch feature to alert you when
specific thresholds are breached (i.e. free space on drive C:\ below 20%
or Processor Utilization above 70%)
4.
Capacity Planning with Sentry II:
a.
Monitor your individual processes to ensure
they are not “hogging” your Server resources
b.
Collect Windows and SNMP counter data over
time to perform trending and discover when upgrades and new equipment is
needed
5.
Compliance with Sentry II:
a.
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
b.
Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA)
c. Nispom
d. NIST
6.
Managing
your critical Applications with Sentry II:
a.
Monitor your applications at the Service,
Process or Port level
b.
Use our watch feature to send alerts when
your application is not functioning properly
c.
Use our watch feature to restart the
application’s process or service automatically whenever it stops.
d.
Use our watch feature to schedule an
application to run and alert you if it fails.
7.
Managing the content of your logs:
a.
Archive your Event Logs and Syslog Messages
in an unmodified state and search them quickly and easily from the
Sentry II viewer.
b.
Report on and Export your Current,
Monitored (Event Logs with a watch associated with them) or Archived
event logs
c.
Use our watch feature to be instantly aware
of your critical event log messages.
8.
Archiving your logs with Sentry II:
a.
Store your Event Logs and Syslog Messages
in an Unmodified State
b.
Search over 2 million archived records in
under 20 minutes!
9.
Searching for critical events with the
Sentry II Viewer:
a.
Search your events based on log type, event
id, user, source, description and more
b.
Export, email or print your search results
10.
Generating compelling reports with
Sentry II:
a.
Intuitively designed graphical reports in
just a few clicks!
b.
Export your reports to: PDF, HTML, Excel,
Word, and many other formats
11.
Real-Time notification in Sentry II:
a.
Receive real time notifications on critical
events via: email, pop-up, program executable, text message, pager, SNMP
Trap, Syslog message and more!
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