PRTG Manual: Windows IIS Application Sensor
The Windows IIS Application sensor monitors a Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) server via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). It can also monitor applications that use IIS, such as Microsoft SharePoint or Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS).
Windows IIS Application Sensor
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: Windows IIS Toepassing
- French: Windows IIS application
- German: Windows IIS-Anwendung
- Japanese: Windows IIS アプリケーション
- Portuguese: Aplicativo Windows IIS
- Russian: Приложение Windows IIS
- Simplified Chinese: Windows IIS 应用程序
- Spanish: Aplicación IIS Windows
Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
|---|---|
WoW64 |
This sensor requires WoW64 (Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit) for target systems that run Windows Server 2016. |
Credentials |
This sensor requires credentials for Windows systems. |
Performance counters |
The sensor cannot return data for the channels Status, Uptime, and Total when using performance counters. We recommend that you use WMI only (default) as Preferred Data Source in the Windows Compatibility Options of the parent device. |
IPv6 |
This sensor supports IPv6. |
Performance impact |
This sensor has a medium performance impact. |
Hosted probe |
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Basic Sensor Settings
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- wmiiis
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
Windows Internet Information Services
Windows Internet Information Services
Setting |
Description |
|---|---|
Instance |
The unique instance name of the web service that this sensor monitors. |
Debug Options
Setting |
Description |
|---|---|
Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
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Sensor Display
Setting |
Description |
|---|---|
Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.
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Graph Type |
Define how this sensor shows different channels:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click 
under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
|---|---|
Anonymous Users |
The number of anonymous users |
Bytes Received |
The number of bytes received |
Bytes Sent |
The number of bytes sent
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CGI Requests |
The number of CGI requests |
Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status. |
Files Received |
The number of files received |
Files Sent |
The number of files sent |
Get Requests |
The number of GET requests |
Known Users |
The number of known users |
Not Found Errors |
The number of not found errors |
Post Requests |
The number of POST requests |
Status |
The web service status
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Total |
The total |
Uptime |
The uptime |
KNOWLEDGE BASE
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