Opsview Monitor 6 will ensure your IT monitoring meets the challenges of cloud-scale computing whilst retaining 100% compatibility with your existing Nagios plugins, host template customizations and service desks integrations.
We have built a completely new backend architecture leveraging new, highly performant technologies to dramatically improve speed, performance and scalability. Specifically, Opsview Monitor 6 provides the following benefits:
- Increased results processing and throughput by utilizing parallel processes with processing now up to 10x faster than comparable 5.4 systems
- Improved resilience and scalability, through the ability to run multiple processes in parallel and decoupling processes using a message queue
- Improved recovery speed from network failures
- Improved self-monitoring as Opsview Monitor 6 can monitor its own distributed components and provide data about load, performance and health metrics of Opsview Monitor itself
For more details on the benefits of Opsview Monitor 6 read the release blog.
The Opsview Monitor 6 is a fully tested release that we are supporting for use in production environments however we strongly recommend that you read the release notes before you commence installation.
Installation and migration instructions for the 6 release can be found on our Knowledge Center.
There are three different ways to download Opsview Monitor - which method suits you best will depend upon your environment: There are two different methods to download Opsview Monitor - which method suits you best will depend upon your environment:
- Pre-Built Virtual Machine and AMI Image
- Automated Installation
To use Opsview Monitor, you will need to purchase an Opsview Monitor subscription plan. A subscription plan consists of one of more licenses which enable features in Opsview Monitor for a specific amount of time.
To activate Opsview Monitor and add a subscription plan, you will need a Software Key. You will receive your Software Key by email when you purchase your Opsview Monitor subscription.
For more details about our Subscription Plans visit our plans page.
To activate Opsview Monitor and add a subscription plan, you will need a Software Key. You will receive your Software Key by email when you purchase your Opsview Monitor subscription.
For more details about our Subscription Plans visit our plans page.
For detailed instructions on how to install your software license visit our Knowledge Center.
The truth is you don’t need to install Opsview Monitor Mobile on your cell phone, but we highly recommend it. Many of our customers find the Opsview Monitor Mobile App the fastest way to triage alerts as they appear.
Visit our Knowledge Center for instructions on how to setup push notifications for the Opsview Monitor Mobile.
Visit our Knowledge Center for instructions on how to setup push notifications for the Opsview Monitor Mobile.
We offer web-based training courses for all our customers and on-site training for Enterprise and MSP customers. Remote and on-site professional services are available to all our customers. More details can be found here or you can contact us.
Once you’ve install Opsview Monitor and activated your installation, check on the ‘Extend, Scale & Automate’ tab for suggestions on how to take Opsview Monitor to the next level.
Why will I need to use the Opsview Agent?
Opsview Monitor supports the use of monitoring agents to gather data from remote devices. The most common types of monitoring agents used with Opsview Monitor are SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and NRPE (Nagios Remote Plugin Executor).
Get more details on Opsview Agents
Why will I need to use the Opsview Agent?
Opsview Monitor supports the use of monitoring agents to gather data from remote devices. The most common types of monitoring agents used with Opsview Monitor are SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and NRPE (Nagios Remote Plugin Executor).
Get more details on Opsview Agents
Within large organizations where there are large numbers of devices to monitor, or in a distributed datacenter that can span continents, countries or cities, a single Opsview Monitor server can get bogged down trying to process all the necessary device checks. As a result, it may fall behind leading to delayed checks and notifications.
Also, networks that make use of secured zones or firewall rules to segregate devices and services should not have that security compromised by having to open significant numbers of ports to enable monitoring. Adding Opsview Monitor Collectors to the monitoring hierarchy can help to spread the load and reduce latency, as well as reduce network administration issues by ensuring that all devices can be adequately monitored. Get more details on Opsview Collectors
Also, networks that make use of secured zones or firewall rules to segregate devices and services should not have that security compromised by having to open significant numbers of ports to enable monitoring. Adding Opsview Monitor Collectors to the monitoring hierarchy can help to spread the load and reduce latency, as well as reduce network administration issues by ensuring that all devices can be adequately monitored. Get more details on Opsview Collectors
Nothing. Opsview Monitor Collector is the new name for Opsview Monitor Slave.
Opsview’s Puppet, Ansible and Chef modules allow you to create and modify Opsview objects using Opsview’s REST API. They’re an advanced capability. More information on the Opsview REST API.
Think of an Opspack as a plugin or integration. Opspacks are written by Opsview engineers and also Community members enabling you to monitor any and all technologies; whether existing or emerging. We support over 3500 plugins, Service Checks and much more. This makes it easy to monitor everything from Docker and VMware to Apache, Amazon Web Services, Hyper-V and many more technologies. Take a look at our whole list on our Opspacks page.