Marius

PC Monitor 3.9 for Mac is now available with support for Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks:
http://pulseway.com/download/PCMonitor.dmg

Update: Windows Server Backup module is now available in the latest Windows Agent (4.0) and works on Windows Server 2008 R2 or higher.

I've been there too Adam. It's a big step from 0€ per year to 45€ per year. However in my quest for alternatives I couldn't find any proper alternative for PC Monitor in terms of pricing and features.
 
I believe that PC Monitor have very competitive prices, I can't name one product that can match PC Monitor's features that offers five computers with 45€ once a year.

We all have been there. The bottom line is you have to spend money to make money.  The small cost of paying for the PC Monitor client will be greatly offset by how much work it can generate for you at your clients.

Starting from version 3.9, Pulseway supports file change notifications.
 
 

SNMP Server module allows SNMP agent exploring, crawling for exposed variables, displaying real-time values on the mobile clients and monitoring variables for changes using configured rules.       Agent discovery is supported, you click the “Run Discovery” button and watch how SNMP agents get added. Exporting and Importing is also possible to ease the process of configuration backup and migration.       Send notifications when a selected SNMP agent variable value meets a certain condition:    

Hello kurtdejaeger,
 
Welcome to the world of programming. I understand you are a beginner so I have converted your vb script into a valid PC Monitor plugin in two (visual studio compatible) programming languages so that you can see the differences between them and maybe learn a bit from them.
 
I hope that you will continue researching programming after you finish your first plugin. Also if you ever need help on creating a plugin please ask here and I will do my best to help you.
 
You will find a Release folder that contains both of the plugin versions in binary format. Both of them do the same thing.
 
Also check out API documentation that will help you get started on writing plugins. Click here.
 
Good Luck,
Paul.

Hi Doug,
 
We will be in contact with you regarding the web app configuration and help you solve the problem.
 
Marius

Alternatively, you could make use of a plugin named Power of the Shell http://forum.pulseway.com/topic/274-poweroftheshell-plugin-14/
 
I have copied below a script that will display the Make, Model, Serial, Chasis Type, Computer Name, Owner and Domain. Follow the instructions in the link provided. If stuck, Johnni or I can assist further.
 
 
 
# Start of Script
$info = get-wmiobject -query "Select * from win32_computersystem"
$info2 = get-wmiobject -query "Select * from win32_bios"
$z = $info2.SerialNumber
$system = Get-WMIObject -class Win32_systemenclosure
$type = $system.chassistypes
 
$a = Switch ($Type)
    {
        "1" {"Chassis : $Type - Other"}
        "2" {"Chassis : $type - Virtual Machine"}
        "3" {"Chassis : $type - Desktop"}
        "4" {"Chassis : $type - Low Profile Desktop"}
        "5" {"Chassis : $type - Pizza Box"}
        "6" {"Chassis : $type - Mini Tower"}
        "7" {"Chassis : $type - Tower"}
        "8" {"Chassis : $type - Portable"}
        "9" {"Chassis : $type - Laptop"}
        "10" {"Chassis : $type - Notebook"}
        "11" {"Chassis : $type - Handheld"}
        "12" {"Chassis : $type - Docking Station"}
        "13" {"Chassis : $type - All-in-One"}
        "14" {"Chassis : $type - Sub-Notebook"}
        "15" {"Chassis : $type - Space Saving"}
        "16" {"Chassis : $type - Lunch Box"}
        "17" {"Chassis : $type - Main System Chassis"}
        "18" {"Chassis : $type - Expansion Chassis"}
        "19" {"Chassis : $type - Sub-Chassis"}
        "20" {"Chassis : $type - Bus Expansion Chassis"}
        "21" {"Chassis : $type - Peripheral Chassis"}
        "22" {"Chassis : $type - Storage Chassis"}
        "23" {"Chassis : $type - Rack Mount Chassis"}
        "24" {"Chassis : $type - Sealed-Case PC"}
        Default {"Chassis : $type - Unknown"}
     }
"Make : " + $info.Manufacturer
"Model : " + $info.Model
"Serial : " + $z
"" + $a
"Name : " + $info.Name
"Owner : " +  $info.PrimaryOwnerName
"Domain : " + $info.Domain
# End of script

Thank you, we were aware of that label in Task Manager, I thought that you have experienced slow start times on your Windows 8...
  The User Agent app uses 300 ms CPU and 11.5 MB Disk I/O on startup. After commenting all the code in the app start call the app it is still using 200 ms CPU and 7.8 MB Disk I/O and it's still being reported as High usage. It's a .NET app, maybe that's the reason.   Looks like there's no way to reduce this further but you can use the PC Monitor Manager settings to disable it if you wish.  

Well anyone with Windows machines is aware of this problem. If you find it annoying just disable windows update notifications on all machines but one so in this way you will know when Microsoft pushed updates to production and then you can issue group windows update commands.

Hi Robbin,
 
Thanks for this - we will add support in a future release.
 
Marius

Great one Paul - we will be add support for Azure management and monitoring, thanks!

Speaking of which I have a brilliant idea I must share: Azure Cloud Monitoring and Management. Technology changes and we must change too. People are moving their servers into the cloud so we should be able to monitor the cloud too.
 
Imagine the possibility of being notified if a virtual machine has reached it's limits or checking your usages right from your mobile phone.

Well I have been trying to promote this product as much as possible. Absolutely amazing product.

Hi Raf,
 
If you delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MMSOFT Design\PC Monitor\ComputerName entry in the master image before that image is distributed the PC Monitor agent will display the default computer name. You can try deleting the entry on one of the production servers to see the result.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Regards,
Marius

Guys!

After some testing and searching we found a solution to install Pulseway with a transform MST file for the MSI.
Follow this steps to create a successfull MST file:

1.) Open the Pulseway MSI file in Orca
2.) Click in the menu "Transform" -> "New transform"
3.) Go to the Property table
4.) In the right pane right click -> Add row
5.) Fill in the property name (so username, password, group or server) and the value
     NOTE: Fill in the propery name in UPPER CASE!
6.) After you added all the arguments you want, click in the menu "Transform" -> "Generate transform..."
7.) Save the MST file.


On the command line try:
msiexec /i Pulseway_xNN.msi TRANSFORMS=Pulseway.mst /q
 
In a GPO try:
1. Create a new Software Installation Package in the Computer Settings node of Group Policy Object Editor.
2. Select the Pulseway MSI file, and then click Advanced. (This is the ONLY opportunity you will have to apply a Transform to this Package.)
3. On the Modifications tab, click Add and select the MST file you created.

Perfect!
 
you're welcome
 
 
 
 


 

Hello Mr. Brabetz,
 
the Server is online and it looks everithing Ok - can you please check Proxy settings and/or if is Port 443 open?
 
Regards, Josef Himmelbauer
(You can contact me also directly)

Confirmed, to get WOL to work after shutting down Windows 8 you need to disable "fast startup" so the network adapter is armed for WOL at shutdown.
 
Shutting down via the PC Monitor app or shutdown.exe /s mustn't perform "hybrid shutdown" so WOL works as normal.
 
For info: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2776718

You can enable ping notifications between your workstations so if one is down you get an alert from the other one.

We are in the alpha stage with the Remote Control feature and it's working really well. No other ports will need to be opened in the firewall, it will just work over https.
 
This feature will be first available to Enterprise Server customers and as soon as we enter the beta stage it will be available for testing.

Hello Jonah,
 
Try importing it manually:
 
Run mmc.exe File -> Add / remove snap-in. Double click on Certificates from the left list On the popup select Computer Next -> Finish -> Ok Double click on certificates item from the mmc window. Double click on Personal Category. Select Certificates item From menu, select Actions -> All actions -> Import Try importing the certificate using that wizard. Make sure you mark the key as exportable.
 
Hope this helps,
Paul.

Most likely because the mobile app installation ID has changed - this happens after a reinstall. In most cases the new ID is being updated automatically on all agents but sometimes we cannot detect the reinstall and you have to manually do this.

Further to this I had Windows 8 running in Bootcamp on my Mac Book pro so installed the app on here and it worked fine.
 
Today I have installed the newest NVidia drivers on my PC so have gone from 306.97 to 310.70 and now the application is working fine.
 
I guess its fairly safe to assume that the problem is related to graphics drivers and that hopefully the issue is resolved as drivers are updated.