It is recommended to run a monitoring software on a dedicated system (or dedicated virtual server); some applications may influence performance/availability of the computer on which the monitoring software normally runs and as a result affect the monitoring solution itself.

ServersCheck's Server Monitoring and Network Monitoring Software recommends at least the following system resources:

• Processor:
  

  Intel: Dual Core or higher recommended AMD: Quad Core Opteron or higher recommended

• Memory:
  

  1GB or higher: BUSINESS edition 2GB or higher: PREMIUM edition



• Hard Disk:
  

  For the Monitoring Software a minimum of 250 MB disk space is required



• Operating System:

  32 bit: Windows 7/XP - Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 64 bit: Windows 7 - Windows Server 2008 Virtualization: ServersCheck works on VMWare



• Browser:

  Firefox 3.6+ (Recommended) ServersCheck is developed and tested against Firefox, our preferred browser. Other compatible browsers: Safari 5+, Opera 10+



• Optional hardware:

  Zoom 4595 is recommended for SMS alerting through cell phone network T-Mobile is recommended as operator in the US

Antivirus software may negatively impact the performance of the software.

No hardware available to run the Monitoring Software? Check out the ServersCheck Monitoring Appliance. It includes the monitoring software in a small device. No need to purchase hardware or additional software. It's all in there: a small box, ultra low power usage, ServersCheck Monitoring Software, Operating System.