Paessler PRTG

LDAP monitoring with PRTG

Increase the availability of your directory servers, applications, and services

 

  • Continuously monitor your directory services using LDAP
  • Quickly detect and resolve critical performance issues
  • Set up in minutes with preconfigured or custom sensors
 

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PRTG makes LDAP monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent low performance and downtimes of your directory servers and services.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain the reliability & performance of your LDAP servers with PRTG

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is typically used to authenticate user accounts and users, for example the employees of a company. With LDAP monitoring, however, the focus isn’t so much on the LDAP protocol but on the status of LDAP servers. With Paessler PRTG, you can keep an eye on all key parameters of your directory servers.

Availability monitoring

When response times are too high and uptime too low, access to data becomes painstakingly slow – or even nonexistent. This not only causes headaches for users, but also reduces the productivity of your business. Avoid downtime and network crashes by using LDAP monitoring with PRTG.

Performance monitoring

Set up PRTG to monitor CPU usage, memory, and disk usage on the LDAP server to ensure it has enough resources to handle requests efficiently. Make sure that your hardware performs at its best by quickly detecting and resolving critical performance issues to enhance user experience.

Security monitoring

Always have an eye on your log files for better access control over your LDAP directory, including failed login attempts. PRTG comes with a wealth of historical data that you can analyze in detail to identify unauthorized access attempts or unusual patterns of activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What LDAP server observability looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the availability, health, and performance of your LDAP server. Show detailed information about response times, CPU load, bandwidth usage, network traffic, 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 slow authentication workflows, faulty LDAP configs, server downtimes, and other issues.

 

Start monitoring LDAP servers with PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.


 

 

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How monitoring via LDAP works

Out-of-the-box monitoring

PRTG comes equipped with an LDAP sensor that connects to the LDAP server (or directory) and measures the response time. This connection is called a “bind” operation, which means a login to the LDAP server using the “bind” command.

Proactive troubleshooting

If the server stops responding (or the response time exceeds a predefined threshold), PRTG immediately sends you an alert. This allows you to quickly fix the problem before your network crashes by allocating resources more efficiently, for example with advanced load balancing.

 

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Set up PRTG in minutes and use it on almost any mobile device.

 

PRTG comes with all the features you need, plus more your IT infrastructure won't want to live without.

 

 

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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG LDAP 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


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3 simple reasons PRTG is the best LDAP monitoring solution

PRTG is a network monitoring tool that works great in distributed networks for the precise monitoring of mail servers, web servers, database servers, virtual servers, and LDAP servers.

PRTG monitors your entire IT infrastructure

PRTG monitors your network traffic, applications, bandwidth, cloud services, databases, virtual environments, availability & uptime, ports, IP addresses, hardware status, network security, web services, and much more.

PRTG supports all important technologies

Monitor your network with PRTG via SNMP, flow (NetFlow, jFlow, sFlow, IPFIX), SSH, WMI, SQL, or ping. PRTG also supports technologies used in industrial IT, such as OPC UA, MQTT, or Modbus. Use the powerful PRTG API for custom integrations (for example via Python, PowerShell, or REST).

PRTG can be used for any operating system

Download and install PRTG on a Windows system (or Linux with the new multi-platform probe), or use our cloud-based product for any operating system. Our native PRTG desktop application runs on Windows or macOS for even quicker access and multi-server views.

 

Create innovative solutions with Paessler’s partners

Partnering with innovative vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
new and additional benefits for joined customers.

IP Fabric

Combining the broad monitoring feature set of PRTG with IP Fabric’s automated network assurance creates a new level of network visibility and reliability.

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Martello

By integrating PRTG with Martello iQ, you can add a fast analytics layer to improve uptime, visualize your IT environment, and integrate all of your IT systems into a single pane of glass.

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UVnetworks

UVexplorer integrates tightly with PRTG to bring fast and accurate network discovery, detailed device inventory, and automatic network mapping to the PRTG platform.

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“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

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PRTG makes LDAP monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent low performance and downtimes of your directory servers and services.

 

LDAP monitoring: FAQ

 

What is LDAP?

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is a simple network protocol for accessing directories. It is the only protocol that allows for communication between an LDAP client and a directory server. By monitoring your LDAP server, you’ll be able to make sure this communication is always running smoothly.

A “directory server” is an LDAP server or a computer that provides a directory service such as Microsoft Active Directory. The LDAP protocol refers to a data structure that is created in accordance with the specifications of LDAP. The current LDAP version is LDAPv3.

How does LDAP work?

In practice, the communication between the client and server goes like this: An LDAP protocol is used to query (and store) information inside an LDAP directory. This information usually includes data on users, PCs, and the certificates of a computer. Two default ports are used here:

  • Port 389 for the unsecured transfer of data
  • Port 636 for the transfer of data secured by SSL/TLS

Which network components support LDAP?

LDAP is an industry-standard authentication and authorization protocol. As a result, every corporate network is likely to have at least one LDAP server whose information should be monitored. Pretty much every endpoint that deals with user data in some form or another supports the LDAP protocol:

  • Address data management software such as Outlook and Thunderbird
  • User management software such as Microsoft Active Directory Service and Apple Open Directory
  • Authentication solutions (e.g., Privileged Access Management)
  • User data management solutions for SMTP, POP, and IMAP servers

How do I set up LDAP server monitoring with PRTG?

PRTG comes with a predefined LDAP sensor for monitoring LDAP servers. This sensor is certified as compatible with Microsoft products based on LDAP. It also works with LDAP integrations from other providers in a non-certified capacity.

Setting up the LDAP Sensor is quick and easy. When adding the sensor for the first time, you can select or define your LDAP monitoring settings.

  1. Create a name for the sensor and (if necessary) tags to improve data classification.
  2. Choose a secure (SSL) or unsecure connection to the LDAP server.
  3. Choose between the default ports 389 and 636 or a different port defined by you.
  4. Specify the DN (distinguished name).
  5. Enter the password for the DN (to authenticate the LDAP server).
  6. Specify the settings for the scanning intervals, monitoring schedules, and more.

Note: If you opt for a secure (SSL/TLS) connection, then the sensor will require a DNS name in the settings of the parent device for the configuration. The sensor only supports the IPv4 protocol and has a moderate impact on performance.

What is a sensor in PRTG?

In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive.

On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.

 

PRTG the multi-tool

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

 

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The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.

 

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