What is the purpose of using a probe in Cloudmon?

What is the purpose of using a probe in Cloudmon?

Monitoring Features

  1. Monitor devices such as firewalls, routers, and switches via SNMP to track CPU usage, memory usage, disk usage, interface status, and network traffic.

  2. Measure jitter, latency, and packet loss using ICMP or TCP and perform path tracing to IPv4 and IPv6 endpoints.

  3. Monitor the availability and response time of critical websites to ensure uptime.

  4. Perform network discovery using ICMP, TCP, or SNMP to identify devices and simplify setup.

  5. Create L2 automatic topology maps or manual topologies for network visualization.

  6. Monitor service availability on specific ports to ensure they are operational.

  7. Perform port scanning to identify open ports within a specified network range.

  8. Utilize Syslog and SNMP Traps for detailed log analysis.

  9. Analyze NetFlow data to gain insights into top applications, users, interfaces, and protocols.

  10. Integrate directly with VMware vCenter/ESXi to monitor virtual environments.

  11. Remotely monitor Windows devices using WMI for system health and performance.

  12. Use Cloudmon NCM for network configuration management to backup device configurations and identify changes.

Deployment Scenarios

  • Install probes in multiple geographical locations to address connectivity limitations and monitor distributed networks.

  • Identify issues like latency, jitter, and other network performance factors.

 
The probe can be installed in various geographical locations when you cannot extend or expose network connectivity to the IP endpoints or network devices to the controller. This enables you to monitor the network from different locations and identify any issues that may arise due to network latency, jitter, or other factors that may affect the performance of the network.

Types of Probes

Cloudmon Probe works in both Windows and Linux, following are the monitoring capabilities of each probe:

#
OS on which Cloudmon Probe is installed
Protocols Monitored
1
Linux Server
SNMP, ICMP, TCP, Syslog, Netflow, SNMP Trap
2
Windows Server
WMI


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