Best Software for Server Monitoring

1. Hyperic HQ
*Hyperic is the exclusive company for providing native management for Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac natively
*Hyperic HQ efficiently manages any operating system, web server, app server and database server
* Hyperic provides the most scalable systems monitoring and management software available in open-source with Hyperic HQ 3.2.

2.Nagios
*Nagios has a web interface that helps users check network health from anywhere
*reates reports on trends, availability, alerts, notifications — via the web interface
*Monitors network redundancies and failure rates.

3.Zabbix 1.8
*Further, ZABBIX combines both monitoring and trending functionality, while Nagios focuses exclusively on monitoring
*The Web monitoring function of ZABBIX allows users to monitor the availability and performance of web-based services over time. Moreover, this functionality allows ZABBIX to log into a web application periodically and run through a series of typical steps being performed by a customer

4.SolarWinds – Orion Network Performance Monitor 10.1
*SolarWinds’s ConnectNow Topology Mapping allows users’ environment to be mapped in real time automatically. This provides graphical visibility into users’ networks, requiring no additional work or tools
*SolarWinds’s Integrated Wireless Poller monitors wireless devices for security and other issues and reduces the difficulty in managing these items, allowing more widespread use of wireless technologies

5.ManageEngine OpManager
*Easy to install and needs no special requirements
*Offers various facilities, including incident management, problem management, and a change management facility.
*Provides powerful SLA features through Manage Engine Service Desk.

6.GFI Network Server Monitor
*Monitors network and servers for software and hardware failures
*Monitors Exchange, ISA, SQL and Web servers
*Easy to learn and use;