Keep cool and your servers, too, with server room monitoring and PRTG
- Get instant notifications for any changes in your server room conditions
- From temperature to humidity sensors, monitor every metric in your server room that matters
- Keep your energy costs in check and constantly optimize your environment
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PRTG server room monitoring: What you’ll find on this page
PRTG makes server room monitoring easy
Custom alerts and data visualization make it easy to monitor, identify, and prevent issues in your server room, including malicious attacks and environmental damage.
Protect your server room from environmental hazards and security threats
Making sure your server room is the perfect home for your IT equipment – your servers – can be difficult. It's a vital part of keeping your business running smoothly, however. Paessler PRTG makes this job a breeze by wrapping your critical server room systems in a security blanket that works 24/7.
Detect environmental fluctuations
Effortlessly monitor shifts in your server room's environment with PRTG. Our monitoring software quickly shows you any unusual changes picked up by your environmental sensors – be it sudden overheating, an unexpected room humidity drop, water leaks, or other environmental anomalies – that can harm your hardware.
Prevent disaster with room alerts
Stay on top of crucial metrics with PRTG's customizable alerts. Tailor notifications to your specific needs and ensure you're informed immediately about critical changes that can indicate a fire, flooding, or unauthorized access to your server room facilities.
Ensure comprehensive protection
Maintain vigilant oversight over all potential risks in your server room. With constant monitoring of access control and CCTV equipment, PRTG ensures that your server room is safeguarded against a wide array of physical threats, keeping your network devices secure and operations uninterrupted.
What server room environmental monitoring looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking your server room and all ethernet devices in it. Show hardware health, environmental statistics like leak detection, connectivity and security information, and other key IoT metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot data loss, fluctuations in temperature and humidity, unauthorized access, server malfunctions, and other issues in your IT infrastructure.
Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup
Custom PRTG dashboard for monitoring a data center server room
Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure
Start server room monitoring with our environmental monitoring system PRTG and see how it can make your network more reliable and your job easier.
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Top reasons to choose PRTG as your server room monitoring tool
All-in-one
monitoring
Monitor every critical environmental and security metric in your server room from a central dashboard. This includes air conditions, temperature monitoring, humidity monitoring, server availability and performance, and energy consumption, ensuring comprehensive oversight.
Proactive alerts for fast action
Receive instant alerts on any potential issues. This allows you to handle them before they escalate. PRTG's proactive notifications help minimize downtime and maintain your server room's integrity – simply define custom thresholds and be notified via SMS, email, and other methods.
Real-time, mobile monitoring
Stay informed with real-time updates. PRTG's mobile apps allow you to keep an eye on your server room’s status from anywhere, giving you peace of mind whether you're on-site or remote.
Quick setup with zero hassle
Setting up server room monitoring can be complex, but PRTG makes it simple. Our tool is designed for easy integration, providing a seamless setup experience without the need for extensive configurations.
Your server room monitor at a glance – even on the go
Set up PRTG in minutes and use it on almost any mobile device.
Easily find the source of the problem with our PRTG server room environmental monitoring solution
Real-time alerts and custom notifications make it easy to solve issues with your server room’s equipment and environmental conditions.
PRTG is compatible with all major vendors, products, and systems
Create innovative solutions with Paessler’s partners
Partnering with innovative vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
new and additional benefits for joined customers.
Combining their tools to a powerful solution for advanced analysis and automation, KnowledgeRiver and Paessler enable IT teams to ensure best performance for their infrastructure and networks.
KnowledgeRiver
“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 room monitoring easy
Custom alerts and data visualization make it easy to monitor, identify, and prevent issues in your server room, including malicious attacks and environmental damage.
Monitoring server rooms: FAQ
What is server room monitoring?
Server room monitoring refers to the process of continuously overseeing the various conditions and systems within a server room or data center to ensure they are functioning correctly and efficiently. This involves the use of specialized server room monitoring tools such as PRTG to monitor several key aspects, including environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, air flow), power supply (voltage levels, power outages), backup systems, physical security (access control, logging, surveillance), network performance, and server health.
Does PRTG’s server room monitoring cover all environmental factors?
Yes, PRTG monitors a wide range of environmental conditions, including temperature, humidity, airflow, and even potential leaks, ensuring nothing is overlooked.
How does PRTG ensure continuous monitoring during network failures or outages?
PRTG ensures continuous monitoring through its failover cluster feature. This system involves having multiple PRTG servers working in parallel, with one acting as the master and the others as failover nodes. If the master node fails due to a network outage or any other reason, one of the failover nodes automatically takes over, ensuring that monitoring continues uninterrupted.
Additionally, PRTG stores monitoring data in a database that can be replicated and backed up, preserving historical data even in the event of a server failure.
Can PRTG monitor multiple server rooms and data centers from a single dashboard?
Yes, PRTG is designed to monitor multiple server rooms and data centers from a single console. This centralized monitoring capability allows IT administrators to manage and oversee the environmental conditions and infrastructure status of different locations. PRTG aggregates data from various sensors spread across different sites into a unified dashboard, providing a comprehensive view of the entire network's health and performance.
Does PRTG support integration with existing HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) systems?
PRTG can integrate with HVAC systems that are equipped with network-enabled controllers. By using SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), Modbus, or other relevant protocols, PRTG can collect and monitor data from HVAC systems, such as temperature readings, humidity levels, and system status.
How can PRTG help in predicting potential server room issues before they occur?
PRTG helps in predicting potential server room issues by utilizing historical data analysis and threshold-based alerts. By continuously monitoring server room conditions and equipment performance, PRTG can identify trends and patterns that may indicate impending problems.
For example, if PRTG detects a gradual increase in temperature or humidity over time, it can trigger alerts before these conditions exceed safe thresholds. Additionally, PRTG’s customizable sensors can be set to monitor specific metrics that may predict hardware failure, such as increasing vibration levels or power fluctuations, allowing IT teams to intervene early and prevent downtime.
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 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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Over 95% of our customers say yes!
The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier. Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network. Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.Still not convinced?
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