Intellipool Network Monitor
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Intellipool Network Monitor (INM) is a network, server and performance monitor designed to monitor Windows, Linux, Unix and SNMP enabled devices. It is commercial software developed and sold by Intellipool AB, Sweden. Intellipool AB was acquired by Kaseya the 1st of May 2011.
Intellipool Network Monitor is administrated through a web interface and is installed as a service on a computer running Windows 2000, XP or 2003. Features agentless monitoring of availability and collection of performance statistics from databases, applications, network equipment and servers such as:
has made agentless testing as effective as agent testing.
Distributed testing makes it possible to monitor servers, routers and other network connected equipment that are inaccessible or only accessible through a low bandwidth connection. To accomplish this a gateway is installed in the remote network. The gateway will act on instructions from the master INM installation.
communication protocol. The SSH 2.0
protocol encrypts data with public key algorithms and protects connections from man-in-the-middle attack
s. To further enhance security the INM gateway never stores the configuration. Configuration is requested from the INM server upon startup and is updated automatically when it changes on the INM server.
Overview
Intellipool Network Monitor is administrated through a web interface and is installed as a service on a computer running Windows 2000, XP or 2003. Features agentless monitoring of availability and collection of performance statistics from databases, applications, network equipment and servers such as:
- Windows (R) NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008
- Windows eventlog and syslog
- Active directory
- Unix, Linux and BSD
- SQL Databases such as Microsoft SQL, Oracle and MySql
- Mail servers such as Microsoft Exchange and Alt-N Technologies' MDaemon Email Server for WindowsMDaemon Email Server for WindowsMDaemon, developed by Alt-N Technologies, is a multi-language SMTP/POP3 Windows-based mail server software with web mail, remote administration, secure Instant Messenger , and Anti-spam techniques security...
- File servers
- System log files
- SNMP enabled network equipment such as routers and switches
- Traffic and bandwidth
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Environment monitoring devices (temperature, humidity, water leaks)
- Intellipool Network Monitor can be extended with custom LUA scripts (Lua programming languageLua programming languageLua is a lightweight multi-paradigm programming language designed as a scripting language with extensible semantics as a primary goal. Lua has a relatively simple C API compared to other scripting languages.- History :...
).
Agentless testing
The term "agentless" refers to testing being done without the need to install software on the monitored server. While agentless testing traditionally considered to be inferior to agent testing, the development of remote management and testing protocols such as WMIWindows Management Instrumentation
Windows Management Instrumentation is a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification...
has made agentless testing as effective as agent testing.
Distributed testing
Distributed testing makes it possible to monitor servers, routers and other network connected equipment that are inaccessible or only accessible through a low bandwidth connection. To accomplish this a gateway is installed in the remote network. The gateway will act on instructions from the master INM installation.
Server
The INM server contains the configuration and user interface. Remote objects are managed the same way as locally-tested objects to simplify administration.Gateway
The INM gateway can be installed on any available machine in the remote network and does not require a dedicated server.Security
Security and data integrity is achieved by using the SSH 2.0Secure Shell
Secure Shell is a network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computers that it connects via a secure channel over an insecure network: a server and a client...
communication protocol. The SSH 2.0
Secure Shell
Secure Shell is a network protocol for secure data communication, remote shell services or command execution and other secure network services between two networked computers that it connects via a secure channel over an insecure network: a server and a client...
protocol encrypts data with public key algorithms and protects connections from man-in-the-middle attack
Man-in-the-middle attack
In cryptography, the man-in-the-middle attack , bucket-brigade attack, or sometimes Janus attack, is a form of active eavesdropping in which the attacker makes independent connections with the victims and relays messages between them, making them believe that they are talking directly to each other...
s. To further enhance security the INM gateway never stores the configuration. Configuration is requested from the INM server upon startup and is updated automatically when it changes on the INM server.