Server rack monitoring with PRTG
Maintain a reliable and secure environment for your servers
- Track temperature, humidity, and other environmental metrics that could impact server health
- Proactively address issues before they cause errors, malfunctions, and unplanned downtime
- Compatible with most manufacturers of external IoT sensors for monitoring enclosures
Our users give top ratings for monitoring with Paessler PRTG
PRTG server rack monitoring: What you'll find on this page
Are your server rooms and racks "just right"?
Availability. Bandwidth. Load. Memory usage. Network traffic.
Any good sysadmin (yes, we're looking at you) makes it their business to ensure they have a good monitoring system in place that tracks important server metrics, and with good reason. Servers are, after all, the heart of your IT infrastructure.
But temperature monitoring, humidity monitoring, and keeping track of other environmental factors (and your data centers' or server rooms’ physical security) is just as important as tracking hardware and software parameters if you want to maximize uptime and keep sensitive data safe.
An overheating server rack, a water leak, or unauthorized access to your data centers can be just as bad for your organization – if not worse – than a misconfigured port or low RAM.
With Paessler PRTG, you can keep a close eye on everything, from one place. Because if your hardware is in an environment that works with it, not against it, you’ll save time, money, and frustration, and your IT equipment will last longer, too.
PRTG makes server rack monitoring as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent overheating and other physical security issues with your server environment.
3 reasons why to choose PRTG as your server rack monitoring tool
Simple configuration
It doesn't matter how complex your data center infrastructure is and how many server cabinets you need to keep an eye on.
With PRTG, getting started and ongoing operation require minimal effort. The auto-discovery detects network components and assigns the appropriate sensors. Tweak your monitoring environment to suit, and you're good to go.
All-in-one monitoring
A single, unified view of your server racks' status and physical environment… and that of your entire IT infrastructure.
PRTG's preconfigured sensors track every hardware and software parameter imaginable, including whether there's been unauthorized access to your server rooms or an issue with your power supply or air conditioning.
Real-time notifications
PRTG tells you something doesn't look right, before it causes noticeable problems and your phone starts ringing. Pick which parameters to track, your preferred performance thresholds, and whether you'd like to be alerted by text, email, or push notification.
And, because you can see every single mission-critical parameter at a glance, in real time, getting to the bottom of an issue is easier (and quicker).
What server rack monitoring looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the physical status of all your server racks. Show server health, temperature, humidity, physical security data, 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 server performance and security issues.
Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup
Preconfigured SNMP Rittal CMC III Hardware Status sensor in PRTG
Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure
Start monitoring server racks with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring
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network monitor”
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Smooth functioning server hardware
Smooth functioning server hardware
Whether processors, memory, fans, power supplies (UPSs and PDUs), or other relevant parts – PRTG monitors all components of your server hardware in real time. This way, you always know about the utilization and functionality of your network’s backbone.
Physical security of your server racks
Don’t neglect the physical security of server racks and server cabinets. PRTG combines data from surveillance cameras and various external IoT sensors (for example by Kentix, Jacarta, APC, HWgroup, Netatmo, or egnite) for measuring environmental metrics so that you have everything at a glance.
100% available servers with PRTG & Rittal
Rittal and PRTG are the perfect partners for comprehensive server rack monitoring. PRTG keeps a constant eye on all important data from your Rittal CMC III, including humidity and room temperature, air conditioning, and power supplies – out of the box!
Your server rack mount monitor at a glance – even on the go
Set up PRTG in minutes and use it on almost any mobile device.
Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG server rack environmental monitoring solution
Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.
PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems
Explore our preconfigured PRTG sensors for server rack 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!
Create innovative solutions with Paessler’s partners
Partnering with innovative vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
new and additional benefits for joined customers.
“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”
Infrastructure and Operations Engineer in the Communications Industry, firm size 10B - 30B USD
PRTG makes server rack monitoring as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent overheating and other physical security issues with your server environment.
PRTG: The multi-tool for sysadmins
Adapt PRTG individually and dynamically to your needs and rely on a strong API:- HTTP API: Access monitoring data and manipulate monitoring objects via HTTP requests
- Custom sensors: Create your own PRTG sensors for customized monitoring
- Custom notifications: Create your own notifications and send action triggers to external systems
- REST Custom sensor: Monitor almost everything that provides data in XML or JSON format
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.
Still not convinced?
More than 500,000
sysadmins love PRTG
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier.
Monitor your entire IT infrastructure
Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network.
Try Paessler PRTG
for free
Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.
Start monitoring server racks with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
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PRTG |
Network Monitoring Software - Version 25.1.102.1373 (January 9th, 2025) |
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Hosting |
Download for Windows and cloud-based version PRTG Hosted Monitor available |
Languages |
English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese |
Pricing |
Up to 100 sensors for free (Price List) |
Unified Monitoring |
Network devices, bandwidth, servers, applications, virtual environments, remote systems, IoT, and more |
Supported Vendors & Applications |
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