Have any news for new version ?

[KS-Soft]

Some screen shots will be posted here, we are getting closer to release...

Network MAP


You may setup some network records for scanning and HostMonitor or RMA will find all systems in the LAN (well, at least systems that can be discovered by ICMP, TCP, SNMP, DNS, MAC requests).
Then you may see discovered devices in the map, if there are some test items related to selected host, HostMonitor will group all test items related to this device and show in one list. There are several pages in lower pane
- Tests for host
- Quick Log: test results
- Quick Log: actions
- User operations
- Comments
- Chart for selected test item

There are different popup menu items in upper and lower panes.
Upper menu items relate to host and group of tests. E.g. you may add new test item to check selected host, refresh or pause all items related to this host, display various information collected from target host.
You may use Find operation to find specific host: simple search for IP address or hostname or use advanced search with expressions like ("Windows 5" in "%OS%") and ("%WMI%"=='ON")

Lower pane menu allow to manage specific test items: Acknowledge test status, Edit test properties, Enable, Disable, Refresh or Pause test, etc

Regards
Alex

[KS-Soft]

The following variables can be used for search or clone (copy) operations
%hostname%
%ip% - IP address of the host (IPv4)
%os% - OS running on target host
%mac_addr% - MAC address (only for systems located within LAN where HostMonitor or RMA installed)
%nc_vendor% - network card vendor
%snmp% - "on" when host responds to SNMP requests (otherwise "off")
%rpc% - "on" when RPC service detected
%wmi% - "on" when host responds to WMI requests
%type% - HostMonitor trying to group detected hosts, this variable returns one of the following values: router, printer, v ideo, windows, unix, vmware, apple, cisco

[KS-Soft]

System info function uses various protocols to collect data and shows information related to selected host



It may show
- disk, CPU and memory usage on Windows systems;
- disk, memory usage and system load on Unix systems;
- memory usage and system load on some Cisco routers;
- network interfaces on various network devices (including Windows and Unix systems, routers, etc);
- open TCP ports and established TCP connections;
- Windows services;
- installed software on Windows and Linux systems;
- hard drive status (SMART data) on Windows systems;
- processes that uses most of CPU, memory or handles on Windows system
Data can be collected by HostMonitor, Passive or Active RMA.

Also you may see all test items that checks selected host regardless where these items located within folders list. Quick Log will show test results and actions related to selected host and so on.

[KS-Soft]

Services


Disk SMART status

[KS-Soft]

You can perform some operations with test items without leaving System Info panel:
- Acknowledge status
- Edit
- Refresh
- Pause
- Resume
- Disable
- Enable
- Check historical charts
- Check private logs (for HostMonitor and RCC connected to local HostMonitor)
Check target host using HostMonitor tools
- Trace
- Telnet
- MIB Browser
- WMI Explorer
- Process Meter
Custom menu items can be added as well

[KS-Soft]

HostMonitor version 10 comes with new built-in Replicator
Select some host using Network Map and choose "Copy" popup menu item.



You will see all test items related to selected host, you will be able to unmark some items, change test parameters and set options for replication process.

Then you may preview results before HostMonitor will create 1000 new tests within seconds.
E.g. you may tell HostMonitor to replicate selected tests for Windows systems with enabled WMI service within 10.22.1.50 - 10.22.1.250 IP range


"Keep tests ready for Paste operation" option allows you to replicate tests for any selected cell (host) on Network Map. Also this option allows you to copy tests from one LAN to another (e.g. from LAN monitored by HostMonitor to LAN monitored by Remote Monitoring Agent)

[KS-Soft]

New Connection Manager


1) Improved logging
2) New field "Agent"

There is just 1 new field - agent field allows you to specify Remote Monitoring Agent (or HostMonitor) that will check target host or LAN.
However this option changed the way HostMonitor chooses account for remote connection:


Step 1

1-a) highest priority has record for specific agent and specific resource. E.g. If "Folder Size" test performed by NY-agent checks \\database5\tables\root\ folder, then HostMonitor will try to find account record with enabled "Folder/File size" test method for NY-agent with resource field set to \\database5\tables\root
1-b) if such record not found, then HostMonitor checks for account record with the same properties but with agent field set to Any (any RMA or HostMonitor)

Not found? go to Step 2

2-a) HostMonitor will try to find account record with enabled "Folder/File size" test method for NY-agent with resource field related to target host (e.g. \\database5\tables or database5 will match)
2-b) if such record not found, then HostMonitor checks for account record with the same properties but with agent field set to Any

No such records? go to Step 3

3-a) HostMonitor will use IP address of target system to check for appropriate record (resource for specific IP or IP range) specified for NY-agent
3-b) if such record not found, then HostMonitor checks for specific IP or IP range specified for Any

If there is no record for target host, go to Step 4

4-a) Get "default" account (resource specified as *) for NY-agent
4-b) Finally (lowest priority), use "default" account specified for Any

So, now we have 8 priority levels.

Note: If you provide some account just for primary agent and primary RMA agent fails and there is backup agent installed, same account will be used

[KS-Soft]

HostMonitor 10 works faster

- HostMonitor writes to disk test list and stats (.HML file) much faster
- Also it works faster with profiles (actions, reports list, shell scripts, etc). May be you will not notice any difference here because these files usually small

- HostMonitor and RCC GUI works faster when it needs to display a lot of test items (e.g. you switch from one folder with 2000 test items to another with 3000 items) - about 20-50% faster depending on folder structure and options. Especially if you setup HostMonitor/RCC to display custom fields - in such case new GUI can switch folders twice faster than HostMonitor 9

- HostMonitor creates Text and HTML reports about 10-30% faster (depending on report and settings)
- HostMonitor creates Custom HTML reports about 50% faster than old version

[mp1]

HostMonitor 10 works faster

That's always good

Are there any plans to replace the RCC with a full featured WebGUI?

[KS-Soft]

Modern browsers use too much system resources so we prefer RCC.
But we plan to add new functionality to Web interface

Regards
Alex

[Kris]

But we plan to add new functionality to Web interface

Hopefully the 'Bad', 'Warning' and 'Unknown' pages will still be available... else I got a lot of work ahead of me.... 8|

[KS-Soft]

I hope we upload version 10 in 3 weeks

Regards
Alex

[KS-Soft]

Advanced Host Monitor 10.00 available at
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/downpage.htm

What's new
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/news.htm

Regards
Alex

[zacherynuk]

Could you clarify server compatibility? We are still running 2k3 due to the tscon issues... can I play with a 2k8r2 machine now ?

[KS-Soft]

Version 9 could run on Windows Server 2008 R2 (as described in the manual).
Version 10 can run on Windows Server 2008 R2 as well.

What is "tscon issues"? Something related to Terminal Server sessions?

Regards
Alex