PRTG Manual: Introduction
The multi-platform probe is a remote probe that extends the native monitoring capabilities of PRTG to non-Windows platforms, for example Linux, Raspberry Pi, or NAS systems.
With the multi-platform probe, you can monitor different non-Windows subnetworks that are separated from your PRTG core server by a firewall, as well as keep an eye on remote locations.
The multi-platform probe is compatible with PRTG Network Monitor, PRTG Enterprise Monitor, and PRTG Hosted Monitor, from now on referred to as PRTG.
For more information about whether your system is compatible with the multi-platform probe, see section System requirements.
For more information on how to set up a multi-platform probe with PRTG Hosted Monitor, see the Knowledge Base: How do I set up a multi-platform probe with my PRTG Hosted Monitor instance?
The multi-platform probe and PRTG
When you enable multi-platform probe connections with PRTG, PRTG automatically creates the Multi-Platform Probe Health Connection (Autonomous) sensor on the PRTG core server. This sensor monitors the state of the connection between the PRTG core server and multi-platform probes.
When you install a multi-platform probe, PRTG automatically creates two sensors on the remote probe itself:
1.Multi-Platform Probe Health sensor: Monitors the status of the multi-platform probe device
2.System Health v2 sensor: Monitors the status of the system that the multi-platform probe is installed on
You can then add any supported sensors to your multi-platform probe.
You might experience a delay of up to five minutes until the first data point appears for any sensors that you add to a multi-platform probe.
For more information on how remote probes work, see the PRTG Manual: Remote Probes and Multiple Probes.
This manual provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent version of the multi-platform probe.
This manual also includes a step-by-step guide on the entire multi-platform probe installation process. This installation process only covers scenarios with the integrated NATS server.
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