Orion Server & Application Monitor

Monitoring Application Performance Has Never Been Easier or More Affordable!

Powerful Server & Application Management!

Solarwinds^® Server and Application Monitor (SAM) delivers powerful monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilities for applications and servers - and at a price that won’t draw unnecessary attention from your CFO. Solarwinds^® SAM provides agentless performance monitoring for hundreds of applications and types of infrastructure including Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, SQL Server, Windows Server and many more.

And it does more than just track statistics - for many applications and servers, it even tells you what those statistics mean. Solarwinds^® SAM’s Expert Templates recommend what to monitor, tells you why, and even recommends optimal thresholds.

It’s more than just software, Solarwinds^® SAM delivers practical knowledge. But don’t just take Solarwind's word for it - download a free fully functional, 30-day trial and experience the power of Solarwinds^® SAM for yourself!

Out-of-the-Box Support for:

• Hewlett-Packard (HP) ProLiant
• Dell – PowerEdge
• IBM – X Series
• VMware Hosts

Application Performance Monitoring Highlights:

• Get at-a-glance insight into the health of your physical and virtual applications and server infrastructure - all through a single pane of glass
• Monitor virtually any application and the underlying servers it runs on using out-of-the-box monitors or templates from the Community Content Exchange on thwack
• Keep an eye on the complex, multi-tier application architectures that are unique to your business and IT environment by aggregating views of server and application groups by service (such as email), location, or department
• Perform root-cause analysis across your physical and virtual apps and servers
• Quickly pinpoint the source of performance issues using an intuitive, LUCID™ interface designed to work the way you do
• Take control over how you are alerted by configuring alerts and escalation sequences based on correlated events, sustained conditions, complex combinations of states, and more
• Eliminate unnecessary disruptions by configuring intelligent alerts that recognize application and server dependencies
• Simulate the performance your end-users’ experience using out-of-the-box user experience monitors for popular applications and core IT services such as email and HTTP
• Quickly and easily deploy Orion SAM in less than an hour using a powerful Application Discovery Engine and out-of-the-box dashboards, alerts, and reports - no expensive training or consultants required
• Migrate from open-source solutions such as Nagios® with the Open Source Script Processor
• Leverage existing Microsoft® Active Directory™ user accounts and groups and simplify creation of Orion login credentials
• Integration with Server and Application Monitor (SAM) and Synthetic End User Monitor provide a comprehensive view into application, server, synthetic transaction, and network performance.
• Leverage Nagios scripts as Solarwinds^® SAM runs Nagios scripts natively, ensuring you continue to realize value from the time and effort you have invested.
• Monitor Java-based applications including JBoss, GlassFish, Weblogic, Apache Tomcat, and more with JMX MBean support.

Powerful IT server and application monitoring is simple and affordable with Solarwinds^® Server & Application Monitor (SAM). To explore SAM’s capabilities, simply scroll through the server and application monitoring features below and click the screenshots for more information.

	Application & Server Dashboards Get immediate visibility into the health of critical servers and applications with out-of-the-box dashboards for Microsoft Active Directory®, Exchange, SQL Server®, IIS, Windows®, Linux® and more. View more »
	Dynamic Service Groups Keep a vigilant eye on distributed applications by grouping applications, services and more into business service views. View more »
	Conditional Group Dependencies Focus your attention on real problems with intelligent alerts based on parent and child dependencies. View more »
	Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor Monitor virtualization from the data center, to the virtual machine, to the underlying network infrastructure. View more »
	Server Monitoring Monitor key health statistics on virtually any server on your network - physical and virtual! View more »
	User Experience Monitors Measure performance from an end-user's perspective using out-of-the-box SaaS monitoring and support for HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, SQL Server®, Oracle®, and more. View more »
	Application Discovery Engine Monitor application performance in minutes - Orion SAM automatically scan servers, discovers applications, and assigns templates. View more »
	Out-of-the-Box Application Reporting Easily generate, customize, and share reports showing application performance and server availability. View more »
	LUCID Interface Simplify application and server troubleshooting with a web interface that is LUCID™ (Logical, Useable, Customizable, Interactive, & Drill-down). View more »
	Message Center Streamline your troubleshooting by viewing alerts, syslog, events, traps and other messages in a single pane of glass. View more »
	Mobile Views From Android, Blackberry, iPhone, & More Monitor application performance from popular mobile web browsers including: iPhone®, Blackberry®, and Android™. View more »
	Network Fault and Performance Integration Orion NPM and Orion SAM collectively deliver unified visibility into performance monitoring data for your applications, servers and network devices - all through a single shared Orion console. View more »
	Active Directory Integration Leverage your existing Microsoft Active Directory® user accounts to provide Orion login credentials. View more »
	Advanced Application Alerting Quickly configure alerts for correlated events, sustained conditions, and complex combinations of device states. View more »
	Dynamic App Monitoring Templates Apply changes to templates across multiple monitors in an instant; start from standard templates, create your own, or leverage community-generated content! View more »
	Shareable Application Views Customize the way charts, gauges, and tables are associated with component monitors and share application views with other IT pros. View more »
	Universal WMI Performance Monitors Easily add and remotely monitor any WMI performance counters to identify and resolve application issues before users are impacted. View more »
	Windows® and Linux® Script Monitors Leverage Orion SAM to schedule, run, report, and receive alerts on your own custom Windows, Linux, or UNIX scripts. View more »
	Windows® Event Log Monitor Monitor log files and receive alerts when important events occur on your Windows servers. View more »
	Network Services and Port Monitoring Monitor application availability and responsiveness of critical network services with out-of-the-box monitors for DNS, IMAP4, and POP3. View more »
	Application Monitor Wizard Quickly build your own application monitors using out-of-the-box templates. View more »
	Application Performance Maps Create powerful application maps quickly and easily using Orion’s Network Atlas feature. Then track the health of your apps visually! View more »
	Email Monitoring Proactively identify and troubleshoot email performance issues - before they impact users. View more »
	Database Performance Monitoring Keep a step ahead of database performance issues and monitor application performance and availability. View more »
	SQL Performance Monitoring Monitor performance of Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL. View more »
	Synthetic End User Monitor Integration Get an end-to-end view of application performance with out-of-the-box integration with Synthetic End User Monitor integration. View more »
	Expert Templates Solarwinds® SAM provides all the server and application best practice knowledge you need, right at your fingertips. View more »
	Leverage Nagios Scripts Solarwinds® SAM allows you to Leverage Nagios Scripts and runs them natively. No need to convert them, instantly leverage your investment in time and effort. View more »

What's New in Orion APM

4.2

• Leverage Nagios scripts - Solarwinds^® SAM runs Nagios scripts natively, ensuring you continue to realize value from the time and effort you have invested. No conversion required.
• Synthetic End User Monitor integration - get an end-to-end view of application performance with out-of-the-box integration with Synthetic End User Monitor.
• Expert Templates - Solarwinds^® SAM provides all the server and application best practice knowledge you need, right at your fingertips. Get instant best practice information about what you need to monitor, why, and optimal thresholds.
• JMX Monitors - Monitor Java-based applications including JBoss, GlassFish, WebSphere, WebLogic, Apache Tomcat, and more with JMX Mbean monitors.
• Multi-value charts - graph multiple values in a single chart to see trending in a single pane.
• Multi-value scripts - Solarwinds^® SAM fully supports complex scripts that return multiple values.
• Data transforms - in order to standardize reporting or data views, data transforms allow you to perform mathematical operations on statistical values before display, reporting, and storage (i.e. Fahrenheit instead of Celsius, kilobyte instead of gigabyte).
• JMX MBean component monitor added
• Many additional templates were added and existing ones enhanced:
  • SharePoint 2010
  • Nagios
  • Sendmail
  • Java Application Server (SNMP)
  • Updated SharePoint 2007 Template
  • Updated Exchange 2007-2010 Templates
  • Updated Active Directory 2007 Template
  • Update Citrix XenApp 5.0 Templates
  • Update Apache Template
  • Update Microsoft IIS Template
  • Update Windows Server 2003-2008 Template
• Performance improvements and UI enhancements were made to enhance usability and speed.

4.0

• Integrated Virtual Infrastructure Monitor - get at-a-glance insight into the health of your physical and virtual applications and server infrastructure, all through a single pane of glass NEW
• VMware Monitor - monitor almost any statistic available via the VMware API with the new VMware Component Monitor.
• Dynamic Service Groups - keep an eye on the complex, multi-tier application architectures that are unique to your business and IT environment by aggregating views of server and application groups by service (such as email), location, or department NEW
• Conditional Group Dependencies - eliminate unnecessary disruptions by configuring intelligent alerts that recognize application and server dependencies NEW
• LUCID Interface - quickly pinpoint the source of performance issues using an intuitive interface designed to work the way you do ENHANCED
• Standalone or Integrated Operation - run SAM standalone or together with Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) for a comprehensive view into application, server and network performance NEW
• Microsoft^® Active Directory^™ Integration - leverage existing user accounts and groups and simplify creation of Orion login credentials NEW
• Mobile Network Monitoring Views - check application and server status from your Android^™, Blackberry^®, iPhone^®, or other smart phone NEW

3.5

• Application Dashboards - View the overall health of specific applications & take advantage of out-of-the-box dashboards for Microsoft Active Directory^®, Microsoft^® Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server^®, IIS, Windows^®, & Linux^®
• Shareable Application Views - Customize the way charts, gauges, & tables are associated with component monitors & share application views when you share templates
• New Templates - Monitor authentication protocols & the latest MS Exchange 2010 server
  • - Microsoft Exchange 2010
  • - RADIUS
  • - TACACS+

3.1

• Windows Event Log Monitor - Keep an eye out for specific Windows server events by configuring a monitor to poll events & generate alerts

3.0

• Application Discovery Engine - Automatically scans your servers, discovers applications, & assigns out-of-the-box monitoring templates within minutes of installation
• Community Content Sync - Search, deploy & share templates & scripts from within Orion SAM & leverage content created by thwack, the Solarwinds^® online community
• User-Experience Monitors - Measure Quality of Experience (QoE) with out-of-the-box SaaS monitoring & support for HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle^®, and other ODBC databases

SAM System Requirements:

NOTE: The minimum server requirements listed assume default configuration. Significantly increasing the poll rate or statistic collection rate could result in additional load on the server, which may require a larger CPU or additional memory.

Documentation

Datasheets & Guides

• Orion SAM Datasheet
• Orion SAM SEUM (Synthetic End-User Monitoring) Datasheet
• Orion SAM Administrator Guide
• Orion SAM WMI Troubleshooting Guide
• Port Requirements for Solarwinds^® Products

Case Studies

• Newmont Mining Corporation
  Newmont Mining Corporation is primarily a gold producer, with significant assets or operations in the United States, Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico.
• Monroe City Schools
  Monroe City Schools of Monroe, Louisiana, serves approximately 53,000 citizens and seven, K–12 educational districts, including approximately 9,000 students and 21 public schools. Along with instructional personnel, the Monroe City Schools district office houses Food Services, Building Management, Transportation, and Management Information Systems (MIS) departments.
• Irwinconsult
  Irwinconsult is one of Australia’s leading engineering consultants for building design and construction specializing in high-profile commercial, residential and institutional projects throughout Australia and Asia.
• Agilisys
  Agilisys, the UK’s most innovative IT services and outsourcing provider, designs, builds and operates an integrated end-to-end suite of IT and business process services for a wide range of public and private sector clients including local government, health care and education.