Alexander SMK (System Management Kit)

Pro-active Monitoring Prevents Downtime: Prevent failures across systems and storage sub-components by learning in advance when conditions degrade. If a server's memory has multiple bit errors, it tells IT before data is corrupted. If a hard drive is running low on space or is pending a hardware failure, it alerts IT before problems result. If a RAID drive fails, rebuild the array remotely. If fan speeds slow below threshold or CPU rising temperature risks a system shutdown, it warns IT before it happens.

SMK Provides Data Other Management Utilities Can't: Most system management utilities gather system state data but fail to report real-time variable data needed to avoid critical system failures. State data contains configuration information on the hardware and the operating system. Real-time data contains operating metrics such as CPU or memory overload, fan spin rates, or whether the drive is failing or running out of space. SMK presents both the state data and the real-time data.

Single Interface Simplifies Management Across Systems: SMK provides a single, browser-based user interface to manage all systems. Just open IE or Firefox and login. Then, whether you view an entry-level notebook, a high end server, or a storage device, the screen will adjust itself to present data specific to that system without leaving the single browser session and without altering the look-and-feel.

Simple Installation Auto-Configures: Alexander SMK installs in about 5 minutes during which it discovers all sensors in the server, desktop, or notebook and assigns alert levels. Just provide an email or IP address for alerts and it will begin reporting system state data in 60 seconds.

Manage Systems Remotely: Take over the keyboard, video, and mouse for any system as if you were sitting in front of it with the SMK's remote console management feature. From restarting or stopping systems or processes to updating drivers, SMK's remote management feature enables you to solve a host of problems and manage a range of systems without leaving your desk.

Multi-Vendor Support: Alexander SMK works with all tier-one hardware vendors as well as many domestic and international IHVs and it does so from a single interface whereas most management utilities are coded to support one brand requiring different utilities for different brand systems.

Change-Event Monitoring Warns of Asset Alterations: Knowing about changes to any system can be crucial, whether the changes are authorized or not. If someone partitions a hard drive, removes a memory stick, adds a second CPU fan, or installs a new application, SMK automatically discovers it and generates an asset change event. Administrators can specify what kinds of changes to report and whether it should be a warning or a critical alert.

Event Log Provides Complete History: The Central Event Log stores every event monitored including hardware events, network events, storage events, performance events, asset events, and systems absent events. All data can be exported to CSV format for use in Excel or XML for use in other applications.

Full International Support: Upon installation, Alexander SMK automatically detects the language being used on the target system and if available defaults the user interface to that language.

Alert Notification: Although SMK dynamically discovers the environment and applies default notification settings, users can edit these settings through a single screen. For centralized administration, alerts can be further defined through a single "Central Alert Matrix" screen. Alerts can be sent to different administrators based upon category and severity.

What if you could see problems develop before they fully manifest themselves? A US Government office found that with Alexander SMK for Linux & Windows, you can.