Dashboard

plambrecht · Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 151 Location: Belgium

Hi,

I'm in a final comparison of the product to use in our Company.
Your product is really complete. It has it all..
expect a nice dashboard that show in one eyeblink the status of the netwerk.
This screenshot is what I mean : http://www.n-able.com/images/products/IT_screens/10.gif

Is there a way to generate a view like that ?

Pieter.

KS-Soft · Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 12795 Location: USA

HostMonitor cannot create reports just like that. But it can create compact reports like
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/examples/compactb.htm
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/examples/compactf.htm
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/examples/compactt.htm
If you click on test item, more information about test will be displayed.

Information about custom reports available at
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mframe.htm#profiles.htm#CompactHTML
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mframe.htm#profiles.htm#CustomHTML

Regards
Alex

Guenter Matthaeus · Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 12

We also use the compact htm form to have an overview. But for someone who is not an programmer it is very difficult to give the form a good looking view. For example we have 160 Servers at 2 locations in 6 racks.
For me (no programmer) it would be a good solution to have a gui where i can drag and drop the blockitem to confirm to the location.
A few years ago there was one VISIO version where you can trace your network, arrange the items draw clouds and anything else.
But its only a request from a poor non programmer

KS-Soft · Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 12795 Location: USA

There is always some compromises between flexibility and simplicity. E.g. standard HTML reports allow you to configure report within 1-2 minutes. While "Custom HTML report" allows you to produce any report you want, you need to know HTML.
I see your point - some simple and powerful drag&drop GUI... But it means we have to create fully functional HTML editor (you want to be able check reports from any point without any special software. Right? So, it should be HTML).
Probably we can add some new (preconfigured) report types instead?

Regards
Alex

Guest · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:30 pm Post subject:

I would highly recommend KS over N-Able. We recently migrated OFF of N-Able and onto KS after spending $40,000 on N-Able. The testing mechanisms in KS are much more complete and granular than in N-Able. Plus the product is reliable and robust, which is more than I can say about N-Able. In our experience, N-Able was blaoted and generated so many flase positives (not to mention the failure to detect real issues) that it was a completely unusable product.

If you have any sort of programming talent or imagination, you can turn KS into oneof the most powerful monitoring tools out there...without spending the type of money N-Able is asking for.

KS-Soft · Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 12795 Location: USA

Thank you.
Looks like we need new forum "Opinions/References"...

Regards
Alex

KS-Soft · Joined: 03 Apr 2002 Posts: 12795 Location: USA

We are thinking about new report as well... Could you (averybody) check this topic http://www.ks-soft.net/cgi-bin/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1559 and vote?

Regards
Alex

MikeM · Joined: 05 Sep 2004 Posts: 7

To basically echo what "Guest" said; I am also using AHM to replace N-Able (Un-Able) because of (1) the cost/value/licensing model and (b) extensibility of the product.

I have also bought/implemented products like Nagios, Big Brother, WuG, Micromuse Netcool, HP-OV, CA Unicenter, MS MOM and NetIQ AppMgr/SecMgr/SRC, etc... AHM is in the same class or better than these products.

Having said that; please don't go "big time" Alex; the most compelling reason of all to use AHM is the personal attention and responsiveness that you provide to your users.