Device Management by Protocol

netPrefect™ manages your infrastructure devices via one or more of their native protocols. Using these protocols, netPrefect is able to either receive unsolicited data, or proactively request information from the managed devices. Using the data received from the managed device, netPrefect™ can then either determine the status of the device, log statistical information contained within the data to be used for reporting later, or both.

It is using the various protocols and pre-defined rules and reports that enables netPrefect™ to manage your devices by their type.

This list is by no means exhaustive. The management capability of netPrefect™ is only limited by your imagination.

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Device Initiated TCP/IP

Allow external applications to connect to netPrefect

HP iLO

Manage your HP servers using their Integrated Lights Out (iLO) card.

IBM Toolbox for Java

Use the IBM Toolbox for Java APIs to monitor and manage IBM AS400/iSeries servers.

LAT

Use LAT to manage your device Out-Of-Band via a terminal server to a serial console.

Log File

Monitor application log files for events of interest, or even plain statistic values.

Port Scan

Periodically test for open ports on your devices that may cause a security issue.

Raw TCP/IP

Monitor applications and devices by connecting to their logging TCP/IP port.

Reachability

Periodically test the reachability state of your devices.

Serial Port

Manage your device Out-Of-Band via the Site Network Management Appliance built-in serial ports to you managed devices serial consoles.

Script

Execute commands locally on the managed device.

SMI-S and WBEM

Use SMI-S to monitor your systems that support this standard such as EMC, NetApp and IBM storage solutions.

SMTP

Accept SMTP email messages from your managed devices.

SNMP

SET and GET values on any device that supports SNMP V1, V2c or V3.

SNMP Trap

Receive SNMP Traps from any SNMP V1 or V2c capable device.

SQL

Monitor the contents of your databases for health and consistency.

SSH

Use SSH to securely manage your device, either directly, or Out-Of-Band, via a terminal server to a serial console.

SYSLOG

Centralise your SYSLOG management into one place.

Telnet

Manage your device, either directly, or Out-Of-Band via a terminal server to a serial console.

Telnet (using SSL)

Use Telnet over a secure channel (SSL) to manage your device, either directly, or Out-Of-Band via a terminal server to a serial console.

URL

Monitor data values on web pages, or web response time.

Virtualization

Monitor and manage your virtualization environment.

Wake-On-LAN

Reduce your environmental footprint, power on your systems when they are needed.

Web Services

Use Web Services to monitor your systems that support this standard such as IBM zSeries.

WMI

Use WMI to monitor your Microsoft Windows based systems.

WS-Management

Use WS-Management to monitor your systems that support this standard such as Microsoft Windows and Dell iDRAC 6/7 based systems.