Overview

XRatel IT Health OPC Server delivers for OPC clients real-time performance data from computers and networks. Any OPC DA client can be used, such as a HMI, SCADA, PIMS, ERP, spreadsheets, etc. The software has been built using a multi-threaded core and an optimized data sampling algorithm, providing high performance operation. XRatel IT Health OPC Server gives to users with already implemented SCADA and PIMS solutions, a cheap, flexible and reliable solution to monitor critical mission networks, servers and workstations.

Network Monitoring

XRatel IT Health OPC Server monitors network traffic and bandwidth usage as well as many other network parameters as error rates, collision rates, etc. You can also monitor many other aspects of managed switches, printers, and other network components as long as they are SNMP enabled. Generating many KPIs, such as device's overall performance and Network Health, it provides valuable information for system administrators to optimize the efficiency, layout and setup of WAN and LAN links, routers, servers and other network components. It also monitors the downtime and access time of unmanageable devices.

Computer Monitoring

XRatel IT Health OPC Server also monitors MS Windows computers using WMI technology (local or remote monitoring), providing the necessary information for system administrators to manage computer servers and workstations. It can get from a computer more than one million different variables, including:

• many predefined counters such as disk usage, memory consumption and CPU load
• hardware information such as cooling fan speed and memory bank status
• operational system information such as running version, installed updates, registry entries and logged users
• application specific information, if it is available (depends on the application).

Users can create custom probes that calculate any expression involving WMI variables and statistical probes are automatically generated, as the health probe, which expresses the overall status of a specific computer. Support for non-MS Windows computers is also available.

Predefined Data

Raw SNMP and WMI data can be difficult to analyze. XRatel IT Health OPC Server gathers raw data from devices and continually performs statistical calculations to generate useful information, such as bandwidth utilization, error rate statistics, memory and disk utilization and computer/network health. End users can quickly summarize the status of their network and servers by using XRatel IT Health OPC Server Predefined Probes. The Health Probe calculation is based on leading indicators for the entire network or computers and XRatel IT Health OPC Server allows the user to easily establish the importance of each indicator.

Application Example

User Defined Probes

Users can also create user defined tags that calculate custom expressions. This feature gives much more flexibility to the user, allowing him to create probes using either WMI or SNMP raw probes or SNMP traps.

Server OPC Monitor Screenshot

Devices Hierarchy

XRatel devices hierarchy system gives the IT administrator total flexibility to reflect in the monitoring environment the network's topology, the geographic distribution of its servers or any other grouping aspect of its system.

After network scan, the devices list can be easily handled, making possible groups creation or configuration of relationships between groups. Complex topologies can be represented, such as groups of servers by function (database, application, e-mail, etc.) or by manager.

Server Configuration Screenshot

Configuration

The software configuration is very simple with a embedded configuration wizard. This wizard automatically retains IP address, determines IP range and scans the network. User can also manually set IP scan range. After this, Predefined Probes are automatically scanned and the Server is updated. There is another wizard in Server Configuration that helps you create custom expressions (User Defined Probes).

Features

• OPC DA Server 2.0 specification compliant
• Support for WMI and SNMP V1, V2c and V3 versions
• Support for SNMP traps
• Import/Export for system configuration and user profiles
• Automatic scan of network for WMI and SNMP devices and objects
• Automatic Predefined Probes generation for the network and its computers
• Easy-to-use configuration wizards
• Optimized for high performance real-time data monitoring

Product Technical Support and Upgrades

XRatel IT Health OPC Server 5.0 includes free upgrades for new releases within 01 (one) year after license purchase. After this period, you must contract XRatel SMS (Service, Maintenance and Support) for XRatel IT Health OPC Server to receive upgrades.

XRatel IT Health OPC Server 5.0 also includes free technical support within 01 (one) year after license purchase. After this period, you can use our Knowledge Base, Users Forum or FAQ. You can also contract XRatel SMS to continue receiving technical support from our team.