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Server Performance Monitoring with PRTG

Push the resource usage of your servers to optimal performance

  • Keep an eye on all your servers from one central place
  • Identify bandwidth issues and other performance bottlenecks
  • Compatible with all major server manufacturers
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PRTG server performance monitoring: What you will find on this page

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  • Monitor server performance metrics
  • 5 reasons why PRTG is the server performance monitoring tool of your choice
  • What server performance observability looks like in PRTG
  • Effective, all-in-one server performance optimization
  • Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for server performance monitoring
  • Server Performance Monitoring: FAQ

PRTG makes server performance monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualizations let you quickly identify and prevent bandwidth, memory, and other server performance issues.

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Monitor server performance metrics – because servers are like clocks

Lots of different pieces need to work reliably, consistently, and  in harmony for your servers to perform at their best.

One single bottleneck – not enough RAM, or a disk read-and-write error, for instance – could affect your whole IT infrastructure.

Paessler PRTG is designed to give you a complete view of all the metrics that could affect your server environment. Perfect for local and distributed networks, it keeps a constant eye on your hardware and software, so you can easily maintain (and improve) server availability, speed, and stability.

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5 reasons why PRTG is the server performance monitoring tool of your choice

Customizable alerts

Don't get caught out. From CPU overload to issues with RAM, hard disks, or read-and-write speeds, PRTG notifies you at once if there is a problem and thus helps you proactively prevent issues (and the dreaded blue screen)

Historical data

Go back as far as you need to pinpoint when servers started underperforming. You can also generate custom reports including detailed information, even graphs, to update your higher-ups and let them know it's time to upgrade.

Effortless setup

Pick a range of IP addresses in your subnet and PRTG will take it from there. Our automatic network discovery will scan your network, detect available servers, and create suitable monitoring sensors for keeping a close eye on server health and performance.

Wide compatibility

No vendor lock-in guaranteed – PRTG works with all manufacturers whose physical servers support SNMP, SSH, or other common technologies. The same goes for major cloud-based server providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Oracle.

Grow as you go

Whether you're running one server with 4GB of RAM, or multiple 60GB RAM servers, it doesn't matter. Start monitoring for free and upgrade your PRTG license as you expand. Run a distributed network? Set up remote probes to monitor remote servers in multiple locations from one place.

What server performance observability looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking CPUs, physical and logical drives, and other server components. Show disk usage, response time, memory utilization, uptime, CPU utilization, bandwidth, and other key metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot and fix bottlenecks, bad system resource utilization, and outages, and maximize server infrastructure performance.

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Dashboard Cisco, HPE, Lenovo in PRTG

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Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup

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Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure

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Live traffic data graph in PRTG

Start monitoring server performance with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.

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IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring

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“All-around winning
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“The real beauty of PRTG is the endless possibilities it offers”

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“PRTG Network Monitor 
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Effective, all-in-one server performance optimization

Prevent CPU performance issues

Running too many applications simultaneously? Our SNMP CPU Load and Windows CPU Load sensors warn you when your CPUs are close to capacity, so you can address the issue before they're maxed out and your colleagues are unable to continue working.

Optimize RAM performance

Less memory = lower performance.  But you knew that already. Our Windows Pagefile and SNMP Linux Meminfo sensors monitor Windows pagefile and Linux "swap space" activity, so you can free up RAM as soon as you detect server strain and performance bottlenecks.

Track and free up storage space

Our Windows Physical Disk I/O, WMI Free Disk Space (Multi Disk), SNMP Linux Physical Disk and SSH Disk Free sensors help ensure you don't run out of disk space. We also have preconfigured sensors for NetApp, HPE, IBM, Buffalo, Dell, and Lenovo EMC storage systems.

Monitor virtual server performance

The VMware Virtual Machine (SOAP) sensor tracks a VMware virtual machine’s most important performance indicators, including CPU usage, memory, and network connection loads. Use another virtualization provider? We've got that covered too, including Microsoft Hyper-V and Citrix XenServer.

Fix SQL server performance

No more database downtime or sluggish query times. PRTG can monitor most major SQL servers out of the box, including MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle SQL, and PostgreSQL. Or – if you need extended database monitoring for IBM, SAP, and other databases, check out our brand-new product extension PRTG Database Observer.

Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for server performance monitoring

PRTG comes with more than 250 native sensor types for monitoring your entire on-premises, cloud, and hybrid cloud environment out of the box. Check out some examples below!

SNMP CPU Load

The SNMP CPU Load sensor monitors the system load. It can show the following:

  • CPU load of a specific processor
  • Total CPU load
SNMP CPU Load
SNMP CPU Load

Windows Pagefile

The Windows Pagefile sensor monitors the Windows pagefile usage via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) or Windows performance counters. It can show the following:

  • Downtime
  • Total pagefile usage
Windows Pagefile
Windows Pagefile

SNMP Linux Meminfo

The SNMP Linux Meminfo sensor monitors the memory usage of a Linux/Unix system. It can show the following:

  • Available memory
  • Free physical memory
  • Free swap memory
  • Total free memory
SNMP Linux Meminfo
SNMP Linux Meminfo

SSH Disk Free

The SSH Disk Free sensor monitors the free space on disks of a Linux/Unix system using Secure Shell (SSH). It can show the following:

  • Free space
  • Total space
SSH Disk Free
SSH Disk Free

See the PRTG Manual for a list of all available sensor types.

PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems

PRTG makes server performance monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualizations let you quickly identify and prevent bandwidth, memory, and other server performance issues.

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“PRTG helps us to keep control of our IT by making issues visible immediately – and everywhere. We always have an eye on the performance and availability of our IT and can react in time if any failures occur. On a long-term perspective, the monitoring data helps us with capacity planning so that we can deliver the required resources for our own systems as well as for our customers, without wasting money on unwarranted redundancies.”

Stein Erik Høybakk, Senior Network Engineer
TAFJORD

“All our production and business processes depend on SAP. But, of course, IT and production systems also play a crucial role in securing these processes. By incorporating SAP, production, and IT into one centralized monitoring system, we can quickly detect critical drops in performance and identify the causes of these issues. In fact, thanks to PRTG and itesys, this couldn’t be any easier.”

Andreas Schmidt, Senior Systems Engineer
Truma

“Any downtime could be detrimental to our customers. We also strive to provide the best possible service to our customers. PRTG allows us to see the health and performance of the network. Using these measurements we can make decisions on how to repair a piece of equipment before it fails and causes a service interruption.”

James Ott Jr., Communications System Technician and IT Administrator
Federal Radio

Your server performance monitor at a glance – even on the go

PRTG is set up in a matter of minutes and can be used on a wide variety of mobile devices.

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We are a Dell Technologies Partner  

As one of the leading players in the IT monitoring industry, Paessler has also become an authorized Dell partner for building integrated solutions around the Dell technology ecosystem.

What does this mean for you?

  • Easy integration of Dell hardware and software with PRTG
  • State-of-the-art features for monitoring your Dell environment
  • Expert technical support around your Dell monitoring setup

Create innovative solutions with Paessler’s IT partners

Partnering with innovative IT vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
new and additional benefits for joined customers.

Martello

Martello 

By integrating PRTG with Martello iQ, you can add a fast analytics layer to improve uptime, visualize your IT environment, and integrate all of your IT systems into a single pane of glass.

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NetBrain

NetBrain

Integrating monitoring results from PRTG into NetBrain maps makes the foundation for network automation.

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Siemon

Siemon and Paessler bring together intelligent building technology and advanced monitoring and make your vision of intelligent buildings and data centers become reality.

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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG server monitoring solution

Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.

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Server Performance Monitoring: FAQ

 

What is server performance?

Server performance refers to how well a computer server does its job. It's like a waiter in a restaurant – good performance means it quickly and accurately serves your requests. Factors like speed, efficiency, and handling lots of tasks at once contribute to server performance. When a server performs well, websites load fast, and online activities run smoothly. Monitoring and improving server performance help ensure a better experience for users.

What is PRTG server performance monitoring?

PRTG is a proprietary network monitoring system that takes the effort out of ensuring your servers always perform at their best. With more than 250 preconfigured sensors, our server monitoring software gives you a complete and comprehensive overview of every component that might impact your servers at a glance, so you can answer this question (and address the problem) double quick.

Available for Windows-based on-premises servers or as a cloud-hosted SaaS solution, it's capable of monitoring unlimited devices, bringing critical system data together in one simple, intuitive interface you can access from anywhere: at the office, at home, or on the go.

Can I use PRTG to test server performance?

Not exactly. PRTG is a monitoring tool and no server performance test software. This means it's primarily designed to track performance metrics and alert you when they dip below pre-established thresholds, not to run tests.

That said, you can simulate performance tests in the following way:

  • Write a script and integrate it into PRTG with a user-defined sensor
  • Run the script at short intervals
  • Measure the corresponding hardware parameters on your server
How do I monitor server performance on a distributed network?

Monitoring distributed servers with PRTG is as easy as it gets. Set up remote probes close to the endpoints of the servers you want to monitor, and PRTG will gather the performance data for you in one place. No more trips to remote server farms (unless you fancy one).

What is a sensor in PRTG?

In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive. On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.

We asked: would you recommend PRTG? Over 95% of our customers say yes!

Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins. The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.

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Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier.

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Start monitoring server performance with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.

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Monitoring with PRTG

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