Servers are computers that provide services to other devices on a network—websites, databases, email, file sharing, authentication, and more. A server can be “online” but still unhealthy if key services are slow, out of memory, or running out of disk space. That’s why server monitoring usually combines basic availability checks with deeper metrics for performance and critical components.
Monitoring servers with IPNetwork Monitor. IPNetwork Monitor supports end-to-end monitoring of Windows servers by combining connectivity, service checks, and system resource metrics. For network services that listen on ports, you can use TCP and UDP monitors (often paired with a PING monitor) and tune thresholds based on normal response time to reduce false alerts. For core server health—CPU load, available memory, disk space, processes, and other performance counters—IPNetwork Monitor can collect data via WMI monitors (and for simpler needs you can start with built-in Disk Space, File, and Windows Service monitors). For server roles like web hosting or databases, you can add service-specific monitors such as HTTP/HTTPS and Web Transaction Monitor for IIS, plus SQL/database monitors where applicable. If a specific role or application isn’t covered by a built-in monitor type, IPNetwork Monitor can be extended using custom WMI queries and Script or Program monitors to retrieve the exact data you need.
