Please Note: Pricing and availability are subject to change without notice.
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New Features
WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition takes the proven feature set of WhatsUp Gold Premium Edition and extends the usage to Distributed, multi-network environments where there is more than one physical location, often geographically dispersed and many discreet networks. A customer installs a single Central Installation of Distributed at the location deemed “central” or “NOC” along with the included but optional WhatsUp Screen Manager (Dashboard) and then installs a copy of WhatsUp Gold Remote Installation in each remote office they wish to monitor. Once connected, the remote sites will communicate device state status back to central for a lightweight but efficient monitoring solution
See It All in One Centralized Location
Historically, organizations with multiple sites and networks across geographies have been limited to the difficult choice of either installing disconnected solutions at each physical location, or taking an enormous financial hit by procuring a large and expensive enterprise solution. Ipswitch offers a third, better choice.
Built upon the award-winning WhatsUp Gold engine, Ipswitch’s new WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition provides organizations of all sizes with a flexible solution that enables them to reliably manage complex, disparate client network environments. There is no limit to how many remote networks can be connected, and despite its comprehensive functionality, WhatsUp Gold Distributed Edition is easy to implement and useit actually frees up the network administrator to devote more time to other strategic priorities.
Key features:
Real-time, centralized network management across multiple locations
The Distributed Edition discovers all IP-addressed network and Windows devices, continuously reporting back all changes of state anywhere they occur.
Single view of all networks
The solution graphs and maps all devices for each network on an integrated, icon-based dashboard that makes it easy to view multiple networks at once.
Comprehensive reportingGather and analyze data from individual or cumulative locations for IT and business audiences.
Automatic notificationsNetwork administrators are alerted to important changes of a device state through any of a number of vehicles, including email, SMS, text, audible, and visual alerts.
Quarterly availability reportProvides administrators with the means for establishing and displaying an internal service level agreement (SLA)
SNMP v1-3/WMI monitorsEasy to set up active, passive, and performance SNMP and WMI monitors without the need for third-party plug-ins.
Device dependencyIf device availability is constrained because of a problem with a router or switch, eliminating dependent alerts enables the administrator to more easily diagnose the problem.
Central Site
Minimum Software Requirements
Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows 2003 SP1 Server (WhatsUp Gold will be supported on the Vista platform in an upcoming 2008 product release)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater
Microsoft Windows Scripting Host 5.6
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Intel Pentium 4-compatible processor, 2.0Ghz or better
1 GB RAM recommended
256 MB of drive space (up to 3 GB additional for MSDE Database and 7200 RPM drive recommended) Note: This is the requirement for installation. You will need more space for the database. An MSDE database can grow up to the 2 GB limit.
CD-ROM drive
Network Interface Card (NIC)
To use pager, SMS, or beeper actions, a local modem and phone line is required (WhatsUp Gold v11 does not support modem pooling).
Text to Speech actions require a sound card configured to use SAPI v5.1, which comes with Windows 2003 and Windows XP operating systems. SAPI v5.1 can also be downloaded from the Microsoft Speech site.
Recommended Software Requirements
Windows 2003 SP1 Server (WhatsUp Gold will be supported on the Vista platform in an upcoming 2008 product release)
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater
Microsoft Windows Scripting Host 5.6
Recommended Hardware Requirements
Dual Intel Pentium 4-compatible processors, 3.0Ghz or better; or a Hyper-Threaded or Dual-Core equivalent
2 GB+ memory (RAM)
256 MB of drive space Note: We recommend installing WhatsUp Gold and the SQL database on a separate physical disk on a separate IDE/SATA channel. For best performance, a 7200 (or better) RPM drive is recommended.
SQL 2000 database
CD-ROM drive
Network Interface Card (NIC)
To use pager, SMS, or beeper actions, a local modem and phone line is required (WhatsUp Gold v11 does not support modem pooling).
Text to Speech actions require a sound card configured to use SAPI v5.1, which comes with Windows 2003 and Windows XP operating systems. SAPI v5.1 can also be downloaded from the Microsoft Speech site.
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