Hybrid Network Monitoring with probes
Learn how probes and NetCrunch Connection Cloud address the challenges of monitoring a hybrid infrastructure that spans on-premises and cloud environment
Effectively managing the performance and availability of your entire network is a complex undertaking, but NetCrunch offers a comprehensive solution to streamline this process.
Monitoring On-Premises and Cloud Nodes
Let's say you have NetCrunch installed on a Windows Server, either physical or virtual, within your on-premises network. To monitor nodes (servers) in the cloud, you can install a NetCrunch monitoring probe on a Windows machine in the cloud. This probe will then serve as the entry point for adding and monitoring your cloud-based nodes.
The beauty of this approach is that you can have multiple probes, each dedicated to a specific cloud environment, such as one for Azure and another for AWS. This allows you to maintain a centralized view of your hybrid infrastructure while keeping your cloud monitoring organized and efficient.
Monitoring Cloud Services
In addition to monitoring cloud-based nodes, NetCrunch also provides a wide range of pre-configured cloud sensors that allow you to monitor versatile cloud services. These sensors include:
- AWS Sensors: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and more
- Azure Sensors: Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, SQL Databases, and more
- Google Cloud Sensors: Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and more
Here is a full list of NetCrunch cloud sensors.
Unlike some open-source or other network monitoring tools, NetCrunch does not require you to manually browse hundreds of cloud metrics available for a specific service to decide what metrics you want to monitor. Instead, we've done the work for you, providing the pre-configured cloud sensors that allow you to track the metrics that matter most for your cloud-based services.
NetCrunch Connection Cloud
NetCrunch offers the NetCrunch Connection Cloud (NCC) – a reliable, secure, and cost-effective platform for remote connections to your NetCrunch server to simplify the management of your hybrid network.
With NCC, you can access your NetCrunch server from anywhere, using the desktop console, monitoring probes, or the web console, without complex configuration. All you need is access to HTTPS on port 443, and you can connect to your NetCrunch server using the unique server ID (your unique NetCrunch license number).
This innovative approach to secure remote connections ensures you can effectively monitor and manage your hybrid infrastructure, whether your nodes are on-premises or in the cloud, without the hassle of VPNs or other complex remote access solutions.
Summary
By leveraging NetCrunch's hybrid monitoring capabilities, including the pre-configured cloud sensors and the NetCrunch Connection Cloud, you can streamline your network management, gain comprehensive visibility, and ensure the optimal performance and availability of your entire IT environment, both on-premises and in the cloud.
