System Monitor

Challenge

System Monitor product was developed for our client which manages software and hardware inventory in the organization and also helps networking person to troubleshoot issues remotely.

Client Requirement:

Product should be able to manage software and hardware inventories of the entire organization.
Software product should be able to monitor exchange server, SQL Server, FTP server and few other servers.
Product should allow remote install and uninstall of software using a web-based interface
All system hardware configurations can be viewed from web-based interface like the brand of motherboard, RAM, Hard disk partitions & available space etc.

Expertise

Web Server
IIS
Programming Language
VB.Net
Database
Microsoft SQL Server
Development Tool
Visual Studio
Project Management Tool
Windows Server and Microsoft XP
Server
Internet Information Server

Solution

We created a product using Microsoft .Net framework consisting of server and client part. Server part contained a web-based interface for network admin with 25 plugins to monitor different tasks on each system while client part included limited functionality for the individual system. System monitor product is having following features:

Management of hardware inventory in the selected network
Management of software inventory
Process management in each individual system
Services and status management on the individual workstation as well as on servers
Ajax based web interface
- Remote configuration
- Control panel for all machines
- Investigating warnings and messages
- Logbook
- Hardware inventory
- Unattended installation on the workstation from the server
- Process killer
- Service restart
- Local inventory
- Import/Export configuration
- Set notification rules
Remote Control
- Remote client control
Notifications
- Net send notifications
- DB notifications
- Launch script (VBS, CD, VAB)
- Text message notification
- Email notification
25 Plugins created to execute different tasks related to
- Connectivity
- Database
- Email
- Performance
- Security

Result

Centralized hardware and software inventory.
Detection of services which may have stopped and start them automatically.
Verify 25 items simultaneously at predefined intervals and create a report based on parameters set.
Allows network admin to control workstations from single web-based interface and troubleshoot
Reduction of breakdowns in the system and save time.