I am currently experimenting with the free version of PRTG and am really liking what I see so far. If I could configure an I boot heartbeat to work on this program that would be one less piece of software that I would need. It uses a UDP protocol, I'll see if I can find the settings for configuring it.
Can I configure an Iboot Heartbeat to work with UDP?
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What do you mean with "Iboot Heartbeat"? Do you mean this: http://dataprobe.com/iboot-remote-reboot.php
Quote: /iBoot® is a 10/100 Ethernet network attached, IP addressed, Web Controlled power switch. Anyone with a web browser can access iBoot® to perform power On, Off or Reboot [...] The new Heartbeat Detect feature allows iBoot® to monitor any server or PC running either the free Heartbeat Generator Program, or heartbeats integrated into your custom software. Dataprobe can provide developer support to make integration easy. Find out all about Heartbeat Detector and the Protocol./
You would need a command line EXE that sends the heart beats to the iBoot device. This EXE is used for a custom EXE sensor of PRTG which runs an EXE at a specified interval. The iBoot website only offers a program that resides in the Windows tray (i.e. uses GUI functionality) and that can not be used.
PRTG does not include a ready made sensor for this .
More about custom EXE Sensors: https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg8/exe_script_sensor.htm
Created on Nov 1, 2010 9:50:55 AM by
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Yes, that is what we use. Dataprobe walked me through a program called servers alive that allowed me to run more than one Heartbeat on a computer. Here are the directions for that program. Notice the Packet to send and Packet to receive
Edit: Protocols UDP: create new udp protocol Protocol Name: iBoot HB Default port: 9100 Receiving port: same port (server port) Packet to send on connection \x69\x42\x6f\x6f\x74\x48\x42 Packet to receive as a sesponse(mark contains) \x69\x42\x6f\x6f\x74\x41\x43\x4b
Then add an entry from the main screen
Server Name: ipaddress of iBoot Pretty Name: iBoot one Check Tab: check to use UDP Protocol
(Radio button pull down) iBoot HB on port default 9100
(The IP and Port will have to be different for each iBoot.)
Last change on Nov 3, 2010 3:41:37 PM by
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