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SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor

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What is SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor?

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers application and server monitoring capabilities. SAM allows for self-service for easy setup, 1200+ monitoring templates, and customization options, as well as integrate with other SolarWinds products.

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10 out of 10
January 27, 2022
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Popular Features

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  • Server availability and performance monitoring (269)
    9.8
    98%
  • Application monitoring (266)
    9.0
    90%
  • Threshold alerts (271)
    9.0
    90%
  • Out-of-the box templates to monitor applications (256)
    7.9
    79%
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What is SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor?

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers application and server monitoring capabilities. SAM allows for self-service for easy setup, 1200+ monitoring templates, and customization options, as well as integrate with other SolarWinds products.

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Product Details

What is SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor?

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers application and server monitoring capabilities for IT pros enabling them to diagnose and troubleshoot issues faster. The vendor’s value proposition is that this solution prevents slow applications and downtime from impacting end-users and business services. Users can use this tool to pinpoint the root cause of application issues across various layers of the IT stack.

The vendor says SolarWinds SAM is affordable, easy to deploy, use and customize. Users can automatically discover their systems environment and start monitoring in about an hour. No professional services or consultation needed.

SAM is built on SolarWinds Orion® platform enabling native integration with Network Performance Monitor and other IT management software from SolarWinds.

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Features

  • Supported: Single Web interface to monitor multi-vendor applications and server infrastructure.
  • Supported: Out-of-the-box monitoring templates for 200+ enterprise applications.
  • Supported: Easily extend monitoring to virtually any custom or home-grown applications.
  • Supported: Gain contextual visibility of relationships and dependencies between applications and physical and virtual servers.
  • Supported: Monitor server hardware health, perform capacity forecasting, and manage asset inventory. Remediate server issues remotely with built-in management actions.
  • Supported: Monitor VMware and Hyper-V environments to identify problems impacting application performance.
  • Supported: Centrally manage IT asset inventory and keep track of server hardware and software information.
  • Supported: Leverage the wealth of built-in alerts and reports, and easily customize them as needed.
  • Supported: SAM is an agentless monitoring software. Optional agent installation extends monitoring to the cloud.

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Screenshots

Screenshot of Multi-vendor application performance monitoringScreenshot of Multi-vendor server monitoringScreenshot of Application dependency mapping with AppStackâ„¢ dashboardScreenshot of Microsoft Exchange performance monitoring with AppInsightâ„¢ templateScreenshot of Microsoft IIS performance monitoring with AppInsightâ„¢ templateScreenshot of Server hardware health monitoringScreenshot of Built-in virtualization monitoring for VMware and Hyper-V environmentsScreenshot of Easily extend monitoring to any custom or home-grown application

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Videos

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SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported LanguagesEnglish

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Frequently Asked Questions

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM) delivers application and server monitoring capabilities. SAM allows for self-service for easy setup, 1200+ monitoring templates, and customization options, as well as integrate with other SolarWinds products.

Progress WhatsUp Gold, Nagios Core, and Tivoli Monitoring (legacy) are common alternatives for SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor.

Reviewers rate Server availability and performance monitoring highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is a versatile tool that has been widely used across various industries and departments for monitoring and managing servers, applications, and network infrastructure. Users rely on the software to ensure that critical systems are up and running smoothly. With its ability to monitor servers, applications, and network nodes, customers appreciate the comprehensive insights it provides into their IT environments.

One of the key use cases of SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is its role in proactive monitoring and alerting. Users have praised the software's capability to detect issues such as CPU utilization, memory usage, response time, and low disk space. By setting up corresponding alerts, users can address potential problems before they impact end-users. This proactive approach helps prevent system failures and ensures optimal performance.

Another important use case of SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is its ability to provide detailed insights into server metrics and application performance. Users can monitor various elements such as CPU, memory, and disk usage on servers, as well as track the health of applications like Exchange, SQL, IIS, and SharePoint. The software's integration with other products in the SolarWinds Orion family enhances network management capabilities, allowing for a unified view of segmented networks.

Additionally, SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is valued for its flexibility in monitoring different types of systems and services. It supports Windows, Linux, Unix, and AIX servers both on-premises and in the cloud. Users have leveraged the software to monitor services, processes, URLs, IP addresses, MAC addresses, SMTP devices like networked cameras, and even Linux services such as IPTables. This broad range of monitoring capabilities makes it a valuable tool for organizations with diverse IT infrastructures.

Overall, SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor has proven to be instrumental in maintaining system stability by providing real-time alerts for potential issues and facilitating efficient troubleshooting. Its ease of use and customization options allow different departments and administrators to tailor monitoring and alerts to their specific needs. The software's comprehensive insights, proactive monitoring, and wide range of supported systems make it a valuable asset for organizations looking to ensure optimal performance and availability of their IT infrastructure.

Customizable Dashboard: Users appreciate the fully customizable dashboard in SolarWinds SAM, which allows them to tailor it to their specific requirements. This feature has been mentioned by several reviewers and enables users to easily access the information they need for effective monitoring.

Proactive Alerting: Reviewers have praised SAM's proactive alerting capabilities, with alerts being triggered for offline servers, low disk space, rebooted servers, and critical network device outages. This feature has been highly valued by users as it helps them stay on top of potential issues and address them promptly.

Reporting Capabilities: SAM's reporting capabilities have received positive feedback from users who find the detailed reports provided by the software helpful for meeting regulatory requirements and ensuring system stability and performance. The granularity in alerts and reporting has been mentioned by multiple reviewers as a valuable feature of SAM.

Confusing User Interface: Users have expressed frustration with the user interface of SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor, stating that it is confusing and difficult to navigate. Some users feel that there is a steep learning curve and find it overwhelming, especially for first-time users.

Lack of Comprehensive Documentation: Several users have criticized the documentation provided for SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor, stating that it is spotty and lacking in examples. They believe that more comprehensive and detailed documentation would greatly aid in understanding and troubleshooting the software.

Poor Customer Support: There have been complaints about the customer support provided by SolarWinds. Multiple users have reported that customer support has worsened over time, causing frustration due to delays in reaching the correct support team and resolving issues in a timely manner.

Users have recommended several key actions for users considering SolarWinds based on their experiences. These include:

  • Recommending utilizing the software for internal use, specifically for monitoring servers and applications.
  • Suggesting taking advantage of the free trial to test the software before making a purchase decision.
  • Advising researching and planning before implementation to ensure the software is suitable for one's needs.
  • Encouraging careful design of the environment, especially when using the software in different locations.
  • Recommending purchasing a license that matches the number of components needed for monitoring.
  • Urging cautiousness when it comes to support and potential glitches with the software.
  • Suggesting working with a detail-oriented engineer for proper setup and configuration.
  • Promoting interaction with the user community site to learn from others' experiences and share knowledge.
  • Emphasizing the need to understand the licensing model before signing up and selecting appropriate licensing based on the number of nodes to be monitored.
  • Suggesting exploring other SolarWinds offerings and using them in conjunction with this software.

While users find SolarWinds to be a valuable tool, they also mention that it may not be suitable for beginners due to its learning curve. Overall, it is recommended to carefully consider setup, pricing, and requirements before implementing SolarWinds.

Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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December 13, 2020

Easy to set-up with solid performance

Mike Narumiya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mike Narumiya
Director of Data and Information Systems
North Central Texas Trauma RAC (Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
10
It is easy to use, with clear and easy to understand controls. Really can't go wrong with any Solarwinds product, and this is no different. Big thing, just easy to use, so you are more likely to use it. Do not need a difficult to use tool. It is as straight fwd as any other solarwinds app.
December 11, 2020

Very Happy with Solarwinds SAM

Curt Sminkey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Curt Sminkey
Network Support Engineer
Clarks (Retail, 10,001+ employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
9
In my experience, setting up alerts and monitors for services or processes isn't difficult once you understand the software. But with Solarwinds SAM, it was almost too easy. I found it to very intuitive to create exactly the alerts that I wanted to see, or the dashboards for our NOC operators. Another issue with monitoring tools is that they will generally fire off so many email alerts, that people will start to filter them out and defeat the entire purpose. We were able to create specific alerts with thresholds so that 95% of the time, if we received an alert after hours, we new it was important.
December 11, 2020

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is a Fantastic Product

DH
Drew Hood
IT Analyst
Regions Bank (Banking, 5001-10,000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
10
SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is quite easy to use and super versatile. It allows you to do just about anything you can through premade templates or through scripting. You can use an agent on the servers if you want to, or you can monitor through WMI or SNMP credentials. You can customize thresholds for alerting quickly, and you can configure alerts to be as complex or as simple as you want.
December 11, 2020

SolarWinds: Does the job, comes with a learning curve.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Law Enforcement Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
9
It is incredibly easy to use and set up, and the GUI looks nice as well. This has saved us so much time and man hours by taking the guess work out of resource planning, and troubleshooting. We've been able to hook it up to most of our equipment for monitoring, and there always seems to be a specific monitor for whatever software/hardware we add to it
December 11, 2020

Overall Satisfaction

Verified User
Analyst in Professional Services
Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
7
Overall, it is a pretty useful tool that can help you navigate the application status via application health overview map and you can quickly check how many apps are still up running and how many of them are having issues. Apart from that you can also change the usage percentage for CPU and memory.
December 09, 2020

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor Review

Devbrath Pant | TrustRadius Reviewer
Devbrath Pant
Systems Engineer
Infosys (Computer Software, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
This best tool for servers infrastructure monitoring .It is also very good for Applications monitoring but ,i have deducted 2 points because there is no stack trace or code level monitoring that can be done by it .But this tool is very easy to use and if you are not developing applications in house and only monitoring third party applications then this is the best tool to monitor those .
November 19, 2020

Get insight into your environment and production systems

MM
Marty Mankins
Infrastructure Engineer
ARI/Leadventure (Consumer Services, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
Once SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor was installed and up and running, there was considerable time adding servers and making sure any issues with services and proper credentials were ironed out. Using SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor, the interface and the many details of what information is being monitored is good, and anyone that is already familiar with monitoring applications can acclimate themselves fairly quickly. SolarWinds provides a wealth of help in the form of KB articles, videos, interactive classes, and other sessions to become more proficient at using SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor.
November 08, 2020

Great Product

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Warehousing Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
We are still implementing a usable network graphic to display in our IT office. However, this is not complete. This rating will likely change as that process progresses.
October 23, 2020

From manual monitoring to SolarWinds...

Mandy Ferguson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mandy Ferguson
Product Manager
Marriott International (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
Even for someone like me, who is not used to tools like SolarWinds, it was easy to understand, easy to adjust to using and had a lot of capabilities. Our more experienced team members had no trouble at all adjusting to using the tool once it was implemented across our organization.
July 14, 2020

Infrastructure at a glance with DB as a side note

ZAREH OHANIAN (MSM, CISSP, ITIL) | TrustRadius Reviewer
ZAREH OHANIAN (MSM, CISSP, ITIL)
Infrastructure and Security Operations
SatelliteHealthcare (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
The product works and provides us an insight as what is taking place in the environment. Also relatively speaking it is easy to setup and run to get quick value out of the product and the overhead is low.
November 05, 2019

SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor is a solid and easy to use tool

Ryan Andrus | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ryan Andrus
Network Services Manager
Davis County Government (Government Administration, 501-1000 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
7
What makes this product great is that it is easy to setup and configure. Many products are very time consuming to get setup and implement. This leads to a delay in their use, and slow adoption. Because of the ease of use of Solarwinds we have gotten a lot of use out of it.
November 02, 2018

SolarWinds SAM is a helpful tool to that provides a single place for staff to monitor applications.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 5001-10,000 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Usability
8
Once you learn about how SAM is configured and setup it becomes relatively easy to spin up multiple custom monitoring portals. Many different people from different departments in ITD have learned how to use it and have become familiar with its capabilities. It is also updated often with new patches with new functionality and stability.
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