Monitoring with Solarwinds SAM
October 31, 2019
Monitoring with Solarwinds SAM
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
Currently, we have different applications that need to be monitored using SNMP and windows WMI. We connect to the host/system to be monitored using the OS service(s), this keeps the monitoring footprint small. There are several groups that use this software and we continue to expand as others see the value. There are instances where the application is windows specific so integration is very simple to monitor. There are plenty of guides to help you implement the monitoring, so if you need to keep track of IIS or SQL, for example, someone has set it up and the tutorial/guide is very straight forward.
- It integrates with MS Windows, so you can keep track of services, processes or nic utilization/bandwidth.
- You can also view the history of a lot of the monitor you choose. It can be helpful to isolate an issue if it's happening at a regular interval.
- Linux and non-Windows OSs are supported using SNMP and even an agent if want to take advantage of other Solarwinds features.
- It plays nice with other software, so you won't have conflicts with monitoring. Always a plus if more than one team is looking at data on the host.
- Not much to say here. If you think of something, check the community. Not really a con, just like anything, do some research.
- The fact that you can now see something you knew nothing about is always a big plus.
- Adding value by streamlining other software that is included in Solarwinds Sam makes it a corner store. Convenient software at a glance versus working with teams to figure out who's the problem is it. The resolution time is in minutes now.
- One negative item I have is, I can't think of everything, so why did I not monitor it. Not an actual negative, the system is very flexible so if you can think of it you or someone else has probably already done it. Just need to look it up.
I don't use other products at this time. One reason is that they don't integrate with the network. Solarwinds Sam looks at the application on MS products, Linux and network. This gives me the option to see the whole environment, not just one piece. That's why I recommend it. All using a web browser.