Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold Network Monitoring Software v16 Overview.
WhatsUp Gold lets you know what’s on your network. Automatically discover all resources and map their connectivity. Build an accurate picture of your network devices, systems and their interconnections, using Layer 2 and 3 network technologies, including ARP, SNMP, ICMP, SSH, LLDP, WMI, Telnet and more.
Easily schedule network discoveries or run them on-demand.
Proven IT Management for Businesses of Any Size
Power. WhatsUp Gold™ provides complete IT management coverage for your wired and wireless networks, systems and applications to power your business. Routine management tasks, like Layer 2/3 discovery and mapping, are completely automated with WhatsUp Gold. Built-in IT asset and inventory reporting manages detailed device configuration data and up-to-date audit/compliance information. And real-time monitoring and performance reporting makes it easy to keep your entire infrastructure healthy and performing optimally. You get all of this out of the box in one application.
WhatsUp Gold also scales to meet the monitoring demands of any size network. A single WhatsUp Gold server can manage 20,000 devices and 100,000 monitors across geographically dispersed networks. With our suite of plug-ins, you can also extend the power of WhatsUp Gold to include change and configuration management, virtual infrastructure management and VoIP monitoring.
Simplicity. WhatsUp Gold and its plug-in suite are one integrated application. That means you have one download and a single pane of glass to access everything - from network topology maps to router configuration files to traffic flow data to real-time alerts and over 200 network and infrastructure reports. It’s all provided in a single, intuitive Web console. And an easy drag-and-drop interface makes building and customizing dashboards simple.
Proactively assuring service levels is easy with WhatsUp Gold’s infrastructure, system and application monitoring. WhatsUp Gold gives you the ability to tie the performance of infrastructure elements to your business-impacting applications in a single dashboard view. And, with simple device-based licensing, monitor as many interfaces or disk volumes as you want on a licensed device.
Value. WhatsUp Gold provides the most IT management functionality out of the box at the lowest TCO. It’s easy to use, deploys quickly and delivers complete IT management so you don’t have to buy and manage additional tools. Choose the WhatsUp Gold edition and optional plug-ins that match your organization’s needs and budget. Simple device-based licensing ensures you pay only for the monitoring you need and makes budgeting predictable by eliminating the renewal time surprises of element-based licensing models.
Plus, our customer focus and industry-recognized support and training staffs enable us to consistently deliver high-quality, reliable software with high customer satisfaction. And WhatsUp Gold’s track record of innovative, user-driven functionality means you’ll get powerful new features with every release.
Proven. With more than 20 years of experience delivering network management in over 100,000 networks worldwide, WhatsUp Gold is the solution of choice for IT managers, from small businesses to the enterprise.
Key Features
Discovery
- Complete Layer 2 and 3 discovery
- ARP, SSH, SNMP v1-3, IPv4/6 address range, ICMP, LLDP, Smartscan, hosts file…
- Infrastructure assets - network devices, WAPs and LAN controllers, servers, deployed software, VMware VMs, VLANs and port-to-port connectivity
- On-demand or scheduled discovery
- Scan partial or entire network
- Automatically update maps and inventory Mapping
- Detailed Layer 2/3 topology maps with wired, wireless, physical and virtual infrastructures
- Physical and IP connectivity, VMware host-guest relationships, VLAN and subnet views, physical system location
- Full map customization
- Visualization of device dependencies and multi-level topology
- Layer 2 Trace Route utility
- Save, print or share maps with your team Monitoring
- SNMP, SSH and WMI Support
- Wireless infrastructure: bandwidth consumption, client count, rogue count, RSSI data, CPU utilization, signal-to-noise ratio and memory utilization
- Up to 20,000 devices and 100,000 monitors with single WhatsUp Gold server
- Enhanced real-time monitoring with Split - Second Graphs and InstantInfo
- WMI application monitoring
- Hardware monitoring (i.e. UPS, printer, fan, temperature)
- Synthetic application monitoring
- Custom monitoring: Jscript, VBScript & PowerShell
- SQL Query Monitor for SQL Server, My SQL & Oracle
- MIB Walker, MIB Explorer and MIB Manager
- Performance monitors (i.e. CPU utilization, disk space, memory)
- Preconfigured active/passive monitors
- Support for both 32- and 64-bit counters Inventory
- Comprehensive asset and inventory reporting
- Device & asset information: hardware, software, firmware, model, power supplies, serial number
- Systems inventory information: OS version, patches and warranty information
- Configuration information: interfaces, bridge ports, switch ports and VLANs
- IP/MAC Address Finder utility Alerts, Reporting & Management
- Centralized alerting for all performance issues, traffic bottlenecks and configuration errors
- 200+ customizable dashboard reports
- Configurable multi-escalation policies
- Blackout reports/alert suppression
- Role-based management with Active Directory integration
- Scheduling of recurring reports and report distribution
- Report export as email, Excel® or PDF
- 18 types of configurable alerts including email, pager and SMS text Security
- FIPS 140-2 encryption and validation, Cert #1051 by NIST
- Auto detection of a FIPS 140-2 validated operating system
- Role-based access control and integration with Active Directory and LDAP services
Which edition of WhatsUp Gold is right for you?
WhatsUp Gold Standard Edition
WhatsUp Gold Standard Edition is a feature-rich yet affordable network management
solution for small to mid-sized businesses. It’s easy-to-use, proactive network infrastructure monitoring and management. WhatsUp Gold Standard includes an
integrated Alert Center, Layer 2/3 discovery, mapping and asset reporting and the ability to extend its functionality with any of the WhatsUp Gold plug-ins. It provides
the absolute best price-performance ratio of any network management solution on the market.
WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition
WhatsUp Gold Premium is an enterprise-grade IT management solution to monitor and
manage your network’s performance, configuration and connectivity across wired, wireless, physical and virtual devices. WhatsUp Gold Premium combines proactive
monitoring of your infrastructure, systems and applications with powerful alerting and notifications to keep you informed of potential problems in real time. When issues
arise, intuitive dashboards provide access to the business-critical information you need.
With its extensive monitoring capabilities and ability to scale to tens of thousands of managed devices, WhatsUp Gold Premium is an ideal solution for networks of any size or complexity.
WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition
WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition is the perfect solution for scalable and secure
management of larger networks with multiple autonomous sites. It gives each site the full management functionality of WhatsUp Gold Premium for complete control of their
local network. Critical data is rolled up to a central NOC for real-time visibility into the status of infrastructure, systems and applications across the entire network.
Compare WhatsUp Gold Editions
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Web Console & Mobile Access to manage your network on the go- anytime, from anywhere |
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| Alert Center: Single Console for alerts, alert acknowledgments and notifications across your infrastructure |
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| Supports full suite of WhatsUp Gold plug-ins – IT Management in a single pane of glass |
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| Integrated SQL database format for trend data and complete system inventory reporting of hardware, software, firmware, and patches. |
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| Performance monitors (CPU utilization, Disk space and utilization, Interface utilization, Memory, Ping Latency) |
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| Custom actions using Jscript or VBscript (e.g. to restart services/systems) |
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| Fully integrated Layer 2/3 discovery and topology mapping with asset/inventory reporting |
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Scheduling Engine to automate basic maintenance tasks (e.g. database backups) |
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| Leverage Scalability Pollers for monitoring of up to 20,000 Devices and 100,000 Monitors |
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| Fully integrated Wireless Network Mapping and Monitoring for Cisco and Aruba LWAPs and Controllers with auto-mapping, bandwidth utilization and alerts on rogue access points |
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| Enhanced real-time network monitoring with Split Second Graphs and Instant Info |
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| WMI Application monitoring |
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| Out-of-the-Box Hardware monitoring - UPS, Printer, Fan, Power Supply, Temperature |
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| Drop-in support for Powershell monitoring and action scripts |
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| HTTP/HTTPS/FTP Synthetic Transaction Monitoring |
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Discovery, Mapping and Inventory
| Leverages Layer 2/3 technologies including ARP, SNMP, SSH, ICMP, IP range scan and SmartScan to discover all network assets and their interconnections |
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| On-demand or scheduled discoveries |
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| Auto or manual generation of topology maps showing complete Layer 2/3 connectivity |
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| Full customization of topology maps (background images, hierarchical/radial formats, etc.) |
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| Extensive asset/inventory reporting such as serial number, OS version, patches and warranty info |
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| Pre-defined scanning templates for Role-based identification of devices |
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Monitoring
| Performance monitoring via SNMP |
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| CPU utilization, Disk space and utilization, Interface utilization, Memory, Ping Latency |
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| Application & server monitoring (Windows, Unix and Linux) via SSH & WMI |
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| Pre-configured active and passive monitors |
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| Exchange 2000/2003/2007/2010, SQL Server 2005/2008) |
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| SQL Query Monitor for Microsoft SQL Server, My-SQL and Oracle |
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| em>Hardware monitoring - UPS, Printer, Fan, Power Supply, and Temperature |
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| HTTP/S Synthetic Transaction Monitoring (Content Check) |
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| FTP Synthetic Transaction Monitoring |
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| Email Route |
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Alerts, Notifications & Reports
| Over 200 out-of-the-box reports available in web-based |
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| Reporting data export to: email, Excel, PDF, CSV formats |
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| Email, Alpha/Text Pager, SMS, Web Alarms, Windows Popups, Sound, SNMP Traps, Service Restart, External Scripts |
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| Configurable alert/alarm escalation to comply with pre-defined escalation procedures |
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| Advanced alert suppression & blackout reporting: Get suppressed alerts when it fits your schedule |
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| Dashboard Manager |
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| Support for instant access to real-time data via Instant Info |
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| Configurable alert/alarm escalation to comply with pre-defined escalation procedures |
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Distributed Networks
| Remote IP Services |
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| Remote SNMP Monitoring |
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| Remote WMI Monitoring |
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| Remote Device Dependencies |
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| WAN Device, Port and Link Monitoring |
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| Remote Alert roll-ups |
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| Remote Reporting roll-up |
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| Remote Monitoring survivability |
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Plug-In Modules
Flow Monitor & Flow Publisher
Know and analyze how and by whom your network bandwidth is being consumed
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Integrates with all versions
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WhatsConfigured
Automate change and configuration management processes and secure your configuration data
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Integrates with all versions
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WhatsVirtual
Discover, map, monitor and manage your virtual and physical resources-from a single Web console
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Integrates with all versions
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VoIP Monitor
Assure your network supports and maintains acceptable call quality for Voice over IP
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Integrates with all versions
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WhatsUp Gold v16 - Top 10 Features
A look at the Top 10 features of the new WhatsUp Gold v16.
WhatsUp Gold v16 - Layer 2 Discovery & Asset Reporting
WhatsUp Gold now includes Layer 2 discovery as part of the core product brining you automatically generated Layer 2 topology maps, comprehensive IT asset reporting, current and historical network documentation, and easy-to-use troubleshooting tools like Layer 2 trace and IP MAC address finder. All of this within the same interface as your other network management data.
WhatsUp Gold v16 - Wireless Overview
Overview of WhatsUp Gold wireless monitoring and management.