<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: List of Sensors by Performance Impact

Here you can find a list of sensors sorted by their performance impact.

You can also see a sensor's performance impact in the Add Sensor dialog or on a sensor's Overview tab.

A sensor can have one of the following types of performance impact:

Very Low Performance Impact

Sensor	Description
Cluster Health sensor	Monitors the health of a cluster and indicates the system health status of PRTG.
Common SaaS sensor	Monitors the availability of several SaaS providers.
Core Health sensor	Monitors internal PRTG parameters and shows the status of the PRTG core server.
Core Health (Autonomous) sensor	Monitors internal PRTG parameters and shows the status of the PRTG core server.
Dell EMC Unity Enclosure Health v2 sensor	Monitors the health of an enclosure on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API.
Dell EMC Unity File System v2 sensor	Monitors a file system on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API.
Dell EMC Unity Storage Capacity v2 sensor	Monitors a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API.
Dell EMC Unity Storage LUN v2 sensor	Monitors a LUN on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API.
Dell EMC Unity Storage Pool v2 sensor	Monitors a storage pool on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API.
Dell EMC Unity VMware Datastore v2 sensor	Monitors a VMware datastore on a Dell EMC storage system via the REST API.
DNS sensor	Monitors a DNS server. It resolves a domain name and compares it to a specific IP address.
Microsoft Azure Subscription Cost sensor	Monitors the cost in a Microsoft Azure subscription.
Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine sensor	Monitors the status of a virtual machine in a Microsoft Azure subscription.
Modbus TCP Custom sensor	Monitors up to five values returned by a Modbus TCP server.
NetApp Aggregate sensor	Monitors the status of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage aggregate accessing the API via SOAP.
NetApp I/O sensor	Monitors input and output operations of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP.
NetApp LIF sensor	Monitors logical interfaces of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP cluster accessing the API via SOAP.
NetApp LUN sensor	Monitors the LUN of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP.
NetApp NIC sensor	Monitors the NIC of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP cluster accessing the API via SOAP.
NetApp Physical Disk sensor	Monitors disks of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP.
NetApp SnapMirror sensor	Monitors SnapMirror relationships of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP.
NetApp System Health sensor	Monitors the health of a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP.
NetApp Volume sensor	Monitors volumes on a NetApp cDOT or ONTAP storage system accessing the API via SOAP.
OPC UA Certificate sensor	Monitors the certificate of an OPC UA server.
OPC UA Server Status sensor	Monitors the server status, uptime, and diagnostic information of an OPC UA server.
Ping sensor	Sends an ICMP echo request ("Ping") from the probe system to the device it is created on to monitor the availability of a device.
Port sensor	Monitors a network service by connecting to its port.
Port Range sensor	Monitors a network service by connecting to various TCP/IP ports.
Probe Health sensor	Monitors internal PRTG parameters and shows the status of the probe system.
SNMP APC Hardware sensor	Monitors performance counters on an APC UPS device via SNMP.
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Connections sensor	Monitors the VPN connections on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance via SNMP.
SNMP Cisco CBQoS sensor	Monitors network parameters using Cisco's CBQoS via SNMP.
SNMP Cisco UCS Blade sensor	Monitors the health status of a Cisco UCS blade server via SNMP.
SNMP Cisco UCS Chassis sensor	monitors the health status of the chassis of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP.
SNMP Custom sensor	Monitors a single parameter that is returned by a specific OID via SNMP.
SNMP Custom String sensor	Monitors a string returned by a specific OID via SNMP.
SNMP Custom String Lookup sensor	Monitors a string returned by a specific OID via SNMP and can map the string directly to a sensor status.
SNMP Dell Hardware sensor	Monitors performance counters on a Dell hardware device via SNMP.
SNMP Dell PowerEdge System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of a Dell PowerEdge server via SNMP.
SNMP Hardware Status sensor	Monitors the status of a server's hardware component via SNMP.
SNMP HP LaserJet Hardware sensor	Monitors performance counters on an HP LaserJet hardware device via SNMP.
SNMP HPE ProLiant Logical Disk sensor	Monitors a logical disk in an HPE server via SNMP.
SNMP HPE ProLiant Memory Controller sensor	Monitors a memory controller in an HPE server via SNMP.
SNMP IBM System X Logical Disk sensor	Monitors a logical disk in an IBM server via SNMP.
SNMP IBM System X Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a physical disk in an IBM server via SNMP.
SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory sensor	Monitors the memory modules in an IBM server via SNMP.
SNMP interSeptor Pro Environment sensor	Queries data from a Jacarta interSeptor Pro environmental monitoring system via SNMP.
SNMP LenovoEMC Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a physical disk in a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP.
SNMP LenovoEMC System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of a LenovoEMC NAS via SNMP.
SNMP Library sensor	Uses a compiled MIB file to create sensors that monitor a device via SNMP.
SNMP Linux Load Average sensor	Monitors the system load average of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP.
SNMP Linux Meminfo sensor	Monitors the memory usage of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP.
SNMP NetApp I/O sensor	Monitors the IOPS on a NetApp storage system via SNMP.
SNMP NetApp System Health sensor	Monitors the status of a NetApp storage system via SNMP.
SNMP Poseidon Environment sensor	Monitors performance counters for environmental measurements on Poseidon hardware via SNMP.
SNMP Printer sensor	Monitors various types of printers via SNMP.
SNMP QNAP Logical Disk sensor	Monitors a logical disk in a QNAP NAS via SNMP.
SNMP QNAP Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a physical disk in a QNAP NAS via SNMP.
SNMP RMON sensor	Monitors traffic on a device using the Remote Monitoring (RMON) standard via SNMP.
SNMP SonicWall System Health sensor	Monitors health values of a SonicWall NSA via SNMP.
SNMP SonicWall VPN Traffic sensor	Monitors the traffic of an IPsec VPN on a SonicWall NSA via SNMP.
SNMP Synology Logical Disk sensor	Monitors a logical disk in a Synology NAS via SNMP.
SNMP Synology Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a physical disk in a Synology NAS via SNMP.
SNMP Synology System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of a Synology NAS via SNMP.
SNMP System Uptime sensor	Monitors the time that a device runs via SNMP.
SNMP Traffic sensor	Monitors traffic on a device via SNMP.
SNMP Windows Service sensor	Monitors a Windows service via SNMP.
SSL Certificate sensor	Monitors the certificate of an SSL/TLS connection.
SSL Security Check sensor	Monitors SSL/TLS connectivity to the port of a device.
System Health sensor	Monitors internal PRTG parameters and shows the status of the probe system.
Veeam Backup Job Status sensor	Monitors the status of all backup job runs on the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager in the last 24 hours.
VMware Datastore (SOAP) sensor	Monitors the disk usage of a VMware datastore via SOAP.
Zoom Service Status sensor	Monitors the global status of all Zoom services.

Low Performance Impact

Sensor	Description
AWS Cost sensor	Monitors the cost of an AWS account by reading its data from the AWS Cost Explorer API.
Cisco IP SLA sensor	Monitors VoIP network parameters using IP SLAs from Cisco via SNMP.
Cloud HTTP sensor	Monitors the response time and response code of the target server.
Cloud HTTP v2 sensor	Monitors the response time and response code of the target server.
Cloud Ping sensor	Monitors the response time of the target server.
Cloud Ping v2 sensor	Monitors the response time of the target server using TCP ping.
DHCP sensor	Monitors a DHCP server. It sends a broadcast message to the network and waits for a DHCP server to respond.
Docker Container Status sensor	Monitors the status of a Docker container.
Dropbox sensor	Monitors a Dropbox account using the Dropbox API and OAuth2.
EXE/Script sensor	Runs an executable file (.exe, .dll) or a script (batch file, VBScript, PowerShell) on the probe system.
Google Analytics sensor	Queries and monitors several metrics from a Google Analytics account using the Google API and OAuth2.
Google Drive sensor	Monitors a Google Drive account using the Google API and OAuth2.
HTTP sensor	Monitors a web server using HTTP to see if a website (or a specific website element) is reachable.
HTTP Apache ModStatus PerfStats sensor	Monitors performance statistics of an Apache web server using mod_status over HTTP.
HTTP Apache ModStatus Totals sensor	Monitors the activity of an Apache web server using mod_status over HTTP.
HTTP IoT Push Data Advanced sensor	Displays data from messages that are received from IoT-capable devices and that are pushed via an HTTPS request to PRTG.
HTTP Push Count sensor	Counts received messages that are pushed via an HTTP request to PRTG.
HTTP Push Data sensor	Displays numeric values from received messages that are pushed via an HTTP request to PRTG.
HTTP Push Data Advanced sensor	Displays data from received messages that are pushed via an HTTP request to PRTG.
Microsoft 365 Service Status sensor	Monitors the overall status of all services of a Microsoft 365 subscription.
Microsoft 365 Service Status Advanced sensor	Monitors the detailed status of all services of a Microsoft 365 subscription.
Microsoft OneDrive sensor	Monitors a Microsoft personal OneDrive account using the OneDrive API and OAuth2.
MQTT Round Trip sensor	Monitors the availability of an MQTT broker (server), connects to the broker as a publishing and subscribing client, and sends the data packets using a predefined topic.
OPC UA Custom sensor	Monitors up to five numeric values returned by specific OPC UA node IDs.
PerfCounter Custom sensor	Monitors a configured set of Windows performance counters.
PerfCounter IIS Application Pool sensor	Monitors a Microsoft IIS application pool using Windows performance counters.
POP3 sensor	Monitors an email server using POP3.
RDP (Remote Desktop) sensor	Monitors remote desktop services (RDP, Terminal Services Client).
SIP Options Ping sensor	Monitors the connectivity to a SIP server using SIP options "Ping".
SMTP sensor	Monitors a mail server using SMTP and can optionally send a test email with every check.
SNMP Buffalo TS System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of a Buffalo TeraStation NAS via SNMP.
SNMP Cisco ADSL sensor	Monitors ADSL statistics of a Cisco router via SNMP.
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Traffic sensor	Monitors the traffic of an IPsec VPN connection on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance via SNMP.
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Users sensor	Monitors account connections to a VPN on a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance via SNMP.
SNMP Cisco System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of a Cisco device via SNMP.
SNMP CPU Load sensor	Monitors the system load via SNMP.
SNMP Custom Advanced sensor	Monitors numeric values returned for OIDs via SNMP.
SNMP Custom Table sensor	Monitors entries from a table that is provided via SNMP.
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Logical Disk sensor	Monitors a volume of a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP.
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Member Health sensor	Monitors the health of an array member of an EqualLogic storage system via SNMP.
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a disk in a Dell EqualLogic storage system via SNMP.
SNMP Dell PowerEdge Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a physical disk in a Dell PowerEdge server via via SNMP.
SNMP Disk Free sensor	Monitors the free disk space on a logical disk via SNMP.
SNMP Fujitsu System Health v2 sensor	Monitors the status of a Fujitsu PRIMERGY server via the iRMS and SNMP.
SNMP HPE BladeSystem Blade sensor	Monitors the status of an HPE BladeSystem via SNMP.
SNMP HPE BladeSystem Enclosure System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of an HPE BladeSystem device via SNMP.
SNMP HPE ProLiant Network Interface sensor	Monitors a network interface in an HPE server via SNMP.
SNMP HPE ProLiant Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a physical disk in an HPE server via SNMP.
SNMP HPE ProLiant System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of an HPE ProLiant server via SNMP.
SNMP IBM System X System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of an IBM device via SNMP.
SNMP Juniper NS System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of a Juniper NetScreen device via SNMP.
SNMP Linux Disk Free sensor	Monitors free space on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP.
SNMP Linux Physical Disk sensor	Monitors the I/O on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SNMP.
SNMP Memory sensor	Monitors the memory usage of a system via SNMP.
SNMP NetApp Disk Free sensor	Monitors free space on disks of a NetApp storage system via SNMP.
SNMP NetApp Enclosure sensor	Monitors the power supply and cooling of an enclosure that is part of a NetApp storage system via SNMP.
SNMP NetApp License sensor	Monitors the licenses for the services of a NetApp storage system via SNMP.
SNMP NetApp Logical Unit sensor	Monitors the IOPS on a logical unit of a NetApp storage system via SNMP.
SNMP NetApp Network Interface sensor	Monitors a network card of a NetApp storage system via SNMP.
SNMP Nutanix Cluster Health sensor	Monitors the status and the performance of a Nutanix cluster via SNMP.
SNMP Nutanix Hypervisor sensor	Monitors a Nutanix hypervisor via SNMP.
SNMP QNAP System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of a QNAP NAS via SNMP.
SNTP sensor	Monitors an SNTP server.
WMI UTC Time sensor	Monitors the UTC time of a target device via WMI.

Medium Performance Impact

Sensor	Description
Amazon CloudWatch Alarm sensor	Monitors the status of an Amazon CloudWatch alarm.
Amazon CloudWatch EBS sensor	Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service EBS.
Amazon CloudWatch EC2 sensor	Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service EC2.
Amazon CloudWatch ElastiCache sensor	Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service ElastiCache.
Amazon CloudWatch ELB sensor	Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service ELB.
Amazon CloudWatch RDS sensor	Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service RDS.
Amazon CloudWatch SNS sensor	Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service SNS.
Amazon CloudWatch SQS sensor	Monitors the performance of the Amazon Cloud service SQS.
Business Process sensor	Gives you a summarized status of entire business processes while monitoring several process components.
DNS v2 sensor	Monitors a DNS server, resolves domain name records, and compares them to a filter.
EXE/Script Advanced sensor	Runs an executable file (.exe, .dll) or a script (batch file, VBScript, PowerShell) on the probe system.
FTP sensor	Monitors file servers using FTP and FTPS.
HL7 sensor	Monitors the availability of HL7 interfaces.
HTTP Advanced sensor	Monitors the source code of a web page using HTTP. It supports authentication, content checks, and other advanced parameters.
HTTP Content sensor	Monitors a numeric value returned by an HTTP request.
HTTP Data Advanced sensor	Accesses a web server and retrieves XML-encoded or JSON-encoded data.
Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volume Disk Free sensor	Monitors a Microsoft Hyper-V cluster shared volume via PowerShell.
IMAP sensor	Monitors an email server using IMAP.
IPMI System Health sensor	Monitors the status of a system via the IPMI.
LDAP sensor	Monitors directory services using the LDAP.
MQTT Statistics sensor	Monitors an MQTT topic.
MQTT Subscribe Custom sensor	Subscribes to an MQTT topic and monitors up to five numeric values from the received JSON data.
Ping Jitter sensor	Sends a series of ICMP echo requests ("Pings") to the specified URI to determine the statistical jitter.
Python Script Advanced sensor	Executes a Python script on the probe system.
REST Custom sensor	Queries a REST API endpoint and maps the JSON or XML result to sensor values.
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol sensor	Monitors FTP servers of a Linux/Unix system using the SSH File Transfer Protocol (FTP over SSH).
Share Disk Free sensor	Monitors free disk space of a share (Windows/Samba) using SMB.
SNMP Cisco UCS Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a physical disk of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP.
SNMP Cisco UCS System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of a Cisco UCS device via SNMP.
Soffico Orchestra Channel Health sensor	Monitors the state and the overall number of successful or failed channel calls.
SSH Disk Free sensor	Monitors free space on disks of a Linux/Unix system via SSH.
SSH INodes Free sensor	Monitors the free index nodes on disks of Linux/Unix and macOS systems via SSH.
SSH Load Average sensor	Monitors the load average of a Linux/Unix system via SSH.
SSH Meminfo sensor	Monitors the memory usage of a Linux/Unix system via SSH.
SSH SAN Logical Disk sensor	Monitors a logical disk on a SAN via SSH.
SSH SAN Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a physical disk on a SAN via SSH.
SSH SAN System Health sensor	Monitors the system health of a SAN via SSH.
TFTP sensor	Monitors a TFTP server and checks if a certain file is available for download.
VMware Host Hardware Status (SOAP) sensor	Monitors the hardware status of a VMware host server via SOAP.
Windows IIS Application sensor	Monitors a Microsoft IIS server via WMI. It can also monitor applications that use IIS, such as Microsoft SharePoint or Microsoft Reporting Services (SSRS).
WMI HDD Health sensor	Connects to the parent device via WMI and monitors the health of IDE disk drives on the target system using S.M.A.R.T.

High Performance Impact

Sensor	Description
Active Directory Replication Errors sensor	Checks a Windows DC for replication errors.
ADO SQL v2 sensor	Monitors a database using an ADO connection and executes an SQL query.
Citrix XenServer Host sensor	Monitors a Xen host server via HTTP.
Citrix XenServer Virtual Machine sensor	Monitors a VM on a Citrix XenServer via HTTP.
Dell PowerVault MDi Logical Disk sensor	Monitors a virtual disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, MD3620f, or MD3820i.
Dell PowerVault MDi Physical Disk sensor	Monitors a physical disk on a Dell PowerVault MD3000i, MD3420, MD3620i, MD3000f, or MD3620f.
DICOM Bandwidth sensor	Monitors the bandwidth usage of a C-STORE request to a DICOM-capable device.
DICOM C-ECHO sensor	Monitors the availability of DICOM-capable systems and devices by sending C-ECHO requests to the target system.
DICOM Query/Retrieve sensor	Monitors the C-FIND capability of DICOM-capable systems and devices. It sends a C-FIND request or MWL query to the target device and counts all found items.
Enterprise Virtual Array sensor	Monitors an HPE Storage EVA using the sssu.exe from HPE P6000 Command View Software.
Exchange Backup (PowerShell) sensor	Monitors backups of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell.
Exchange Database (PowerShell) sensor	Monitors database information of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell.
Exchange Database DAG (PowerShell) sensor	Monitors the DAG status of a database on an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell.
Exchange Mail Queue (PowerShell) sensor	Monitors the number of items in the outgoing mail queue of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell.
Exchange Mailbox (PowerShell) sensor	Monitors mailboxes of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell.
Exchange Public Folder (PowerShell) sensor	Monitors the public folders and subfolders of an Exchange server using Remote PowerShell.
File sensor	Monitors a file located on the local disk on the probe system, parent device, or a file that is accessible via SMB.
File Content sensor	Checks a text file (for example, logfiles) for certain strings.
Folder sensor	Monitors a folder using SMB. You can monitor file changes and file ages.
FTP Server File Count sensor	Logs in to an FTP server and can monitor changes to files.
HTTP Transaction sensor	Monitors an interactive website, such as a web shop, by performing a transaction using a set of HTTP URLs. The sensor monitors whether logins or shopping carts work properly.
HTTP XML/REST Value sensor	Retrieves an .xml file from a URL and parses it.
Hyper-V Host Server sensor	Monitors a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI.
Hyper-V Virtual Machine sensor	Monitors a VM running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI.
Hyper-V Virtual Network Adapter sensor	Monitors virtual network adapters running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI.
Hyper-V Virtual Storage Device sensor	Monitors a virtual storage device running on a Microsoft Hyper-V host server via WMI.
IP on DNS Blacklist sensor	Checks if the IP address of the sensor's parent device is listed on specific blacklist servers.
Microsoft SQL v2 sensor	Monitors a database on a Microsoft SQL server and executes a defined query.
MySQL v2 sensor	Monitors a database on a MySQL server and executes a defined query.
Oracle SQL v2 sensor	Monitors a database on an Oracle server and executes a defined query.
Oracle Tablespace sensor	Monitors a tablespace on an Oracle server.
PostgreSQL sensor	Monitors a database on a PostgreSQL server and executes a defined query.
QoS (Quality of Service) One Way sensor	Monitors parameters regarding the quality of a network connection between two probes.
QoS (Quality of Service) Round Trip sensor	Monitors parameters regarding the quality of a network connection between two probes.
RADIUS v2 sensor	Monitors a RADIUS server according to RFC 2865. The sensor tries to authenticate itself against the server.
SMTP&IMAP Round Trip sensor	Monitors the time it takes for an email to reach an IMAP mailbox after being sent using SMTP.
SMTP&POP3 Round Trip sensor	Monitors the time it takes for an email to reach a POP3 mailbox after being sent using SMTP.
SSH Remote Ping sensor	Remotely monitors the connectivity between a system running Linux/macOS X and another device, using ICMP echo requests (Ping) and SSH.
SSH SAN Enclosure sensor	Monitors a SAN enclosure via SSH.
Traceroute Hop Count sensor	Traces the number of hops that are needed from the probe system to the IP address or DNS name defined in the sensor's parent device.
VMware Host Hardware (WBEM) sensor	Monitors hardware information of an ESXi server using WBEM.
Windows CPU Load sensor	Monitors the CPU load on a computer via WMI.
Windows IIS 6.0 SMTP Received sensor	Monitors the number of received emails for a Microsoft IIS 6.0 SMTP service (Exchange 2003) via WMI.
Windows IIS 6.0 SMTP Sent sensor	monitors the number of sent emails for an IIS 6.0 SMTP service (Exchange 2003) via WMI.
Windows MSMQ Queue Length sensor	Reads the number of messages in a Microsoft message queue of the parent device.
Windows Network Card sensor	Monitors bandwidth usage and traffic of a network interface via WMI.
Windows Pagefile sensor	Monitors the Windows pagefile usage via WMI.
Windows Physical Disk I/O sensor	Monitors the I/O parameters of a hard disk on a Windows system via WMI.
Windows Print Queue sensor	Reads the print queue on the sensor's parent device and returns the number of jobs in the print queue.
Windows Process sensor	Monitors a Windows process via WMI.
Windows System Uptime sensor	Monitors the uptime of a Windows system via WMI.
WMI Battery sensor	Monitors the available capacity and the state of connected batteries of a Windows-based device via WMI.
WMI Custom sensor	Performs a custom query via WMI and monitors numeric values (integers and floats).
WMI Custom String sensor	Performs a custom string query via WMI.
WMI Disk Health sensor	Monitors the health of a physical disk on a Windows system via WMI.
WMI Exchange Server sensor	Monitors a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later via WMI.
WMI Exchange Transport Queue sensor	Monitors the length of transport queues of a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 or later via WMI.
WMI File sensor	Monitors a file via WMI.
WMI Free Disk Space (Multi Disk) sensor	Monitors the free disk space of one or more drives via WMI.
WMI Logical Disk I/O sensor	Monitors the disk usage of a logical disk or mount point on a Windows system via WMI.
WMI Memory sensor	Monitors available (free) system memory on Windows systems via WMI.
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2008 sensor	Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI.
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2012 sensor	Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI.
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2014 sensor	Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI.
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2016 sensor	Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI.
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2017 sensor	Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI.
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2019 sensor	Monitors the performance of a Microsoft SQL Server via WMI.
WMI Remote Ping sensor	Remotely connects to a Windows system via WMI and performs an ICMP echo request (Ping) from this device to a specified target.
WMI Security Center sensor	Monitors the security status of a Windows client computer via WMI.
WMI Service sensor	Monitors a Windows service via WMI.
WMI Share sensor	Monitors a shared resource on a Windows system via WMI.
WMI SharePoint Process sensor	Monitors a Microsoft SharePoint server via WMI.
WMI Storage Pool sensor	Monitors a storage pool via WMI.
WMI Terminal Services (Windows 2008+) sensor	Monitors the number of sessions on a Windows Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) server via WMI.
WMI Terminal Services (Windows XP/Vista/2003) sensor	Monitors the number of sessions on a Windows Terminal Services (Remote Desktop Services) server via WMI.
WMI Vital System Data v2 sensor	Monitors vital system parameters (CPU, thread, memory, network, pagefile) via WMI.
WMI Volume sensor	Monitors the free disk space on a drive, logical volume, or mount point via WMI.
WSUS Statistics sensor	Monitors various statistics on a WSUS server via WMI.

Very High Performance Impact

Sensor	Description
Event Log (Windows API) sensor	Monitors Event Log entries using the Windows API.
HTTP Full Web Page sensor	Monitors the full download time of a web page including assets such as images.
IPFIX sensor	Receives traffic data from an IPFIX-compatible device and shows traffic by type.
IPFIX (Custom) sensor	Receives traffic data from an IPFIX-compatible device and shows traffic by type.
jFlow v5 sensor	Receives traffic data from a jFlow v5 compatible device and shows the traffic by type.
jFlow v5 (Custom) sensor	Receives traffic data from a jFlow v5-compatible device and shows the traffic by type.
NetFlow v5 sensor	Receives traffic data from a NetFlow v5 compatible device and shows the traffic by type.
NetFlow v5 (Custom) sensor	Receives traffic data from a NetFlow v5 compatible device and shows the traffic by type.
NetFlow v9 sensor	Receives traffic data from a NetFlow v9 compatible device and shows the traffic by type.
NetFlow v9 (Custom) sensor	Receives traffic data from a NetFlow v9 compatible device and shows the traffic by type.
Packet Sniffer sensor	Monitors headers of data packets that pass a local network card.
Packet Sniffer (Custom) sensor	Monitors headers of data packets that pass a local network card.
Sensor Factory sensor	Monitors entire business processes that involve several components.
sFlow sensor	Receives traffic data from an sFlow v5-compatible device and shows the traffic by type.
sFlow (Custom) sensor	Receives traffic data from an sFlow v5-compatible device and shows the traffic by type.
SNMP Trap Receiver sensor	Receives and analyzes SNMP traps.
SSH Script sensor	Connects to a Linux/Unix system via SSH and executes a script file located on the target system.
SSH Script Advanced sensor	Connects to a Linux/Unix system via SSH and executes a script file located on the target system.
Syslog Receiver sensor	Receives and analyzes Syslog messages.
VMware Host Performance (SOAP) sensor	Monitors a VMware host server via SOAP.
VMware Virtual Machine (SOAP) sensor	Monitors a VM on a VMware host server via SOAP.
Windows Updates Status (PowerShell) sensor	Monitors the status of Windows updates on a computer and counts the available and installed Windows updates that are either from Microsoft or from the local WSUS server.
WMI Event Log sensor	Monitors a specific Windows logfile via WMI.

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