Monitoring the monitoring... Is there a way to set PRTG to send a status message (kind of I'm alive and working fine) either thru some configurable notification or any other way?

I would like to avoid using PRTG Family tools as based on their disclaimer, they're clearly not ready for productive environments: This application is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. In no event will PRTG Tools Family be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary or consequential damages, including damages for loss of profits, loss or inaccuracy of data, incurred by any person from such person's usage of this application if advised of the possibility of such damages.

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I see 4 ways to do this:

  1. Get PRTG to monitor a file, have a script delete that file from time to time, then get PRTG to create that file (via a script notification event). Have another script (outside of PRTG) that monitors the age of this file). This tests PRTG is checking, and can perform actions. You might want to have something similar with emails to ensure PRTG can send notifications via email. Its complex.
  2. Just use the API to get the sensor data and check the last entry time. If its more than 5 minutes then you have an issue. This does not test the PRTG can send emails.
  3. Setup up another copy of PRTG to monitor the first copy :)
  4. Buy more D'Link and Netgear equipment, they have such high failure rates that it will cause PRTG to constantly notify you.

Jul, 2017 - Permalink

Andrew, thanks for assisting! #4 gave a good laugh ;)


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