SiteScope
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HP SiteScope is an agentless monitoring
software focused on monitoring the availability and performance of distributed IT infrastructures, including servers, operating systems, network and Internet services, applications and application components.
HP SiteScope tests a web page or a series of web pages using synthetic monitoring
. However, it is not limited to web applications and can be used to monitor database servers (Oracle Database
, Microsoft SQL Server
, etc), Unix
servers, Microsoft Windows
servers and many other types of hardware and software. It can export the collected data in real time to HP LoadRunner
or it can be used in standalone mode. HP SiteScope collects data using agentless data collection. Using the collected data, HP SiteScope can send automated alerts and create monitoring reports showing status over time in graphical and tabular formats.
HP SiteScope was originally written by Freshwater Software in 1996, a company acquired by Mercury Interactive
in 2001. Mercury Interactive was subsequently acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP) in 2006. Version 10.10 was released in July 2009. HP SiteScope is now marketed by the HP Software Division.
Monitoring
To monitor or monitoring generally means to be aware of the state of a system. Below are specific examples:* to observe a situation for any changes which may occur over time, using a monitor or measuring device of some sort:...
software focused on monitoring the availability and performance of distributed IT infrastructures, including servers, operating systems, network and Internet services, applications and application components.
HP SiteScope tests a web page or a series of web pages using synthetic monitoring
Synthetic monitoring
Synthetic monitoring is website monitoring that is done using a web browser emulation or scripted real web browsers. Behavioral scripts are created to simulate an action or path that a customer or end-user would take on a site...
. However, it is not limited to web applications and can be used to monitor database servers (Oracle Database
Oracle Database
The Oracle Database is an object-relational database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation....
, Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database server, developed by Microsoft: It is a software product whose primary function is to store and retrieve data as requested by other software applications, be it those on the same computer or those running on another computer across a network...
, etc), Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
servers, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
servers and many other types of hardware and software. It can export the collected data in real time to HP LoadRunner
LoadRunner
HP LoadRunner software is an automated performance and testing product from Hewlett-Packard for examining system behaviour and performance, while generating actual load. HP acquired LoadRunner as part of its acquisition of Mercury Interactive in November 2006...
or it can be used in standalone mode. HP SiteScope collects data using agentless data collection. Using the collected data, HP SiteScope can send automated alerts and create monitoring reports showing status over time in graphical and tabular formats.
HP SiteScope was originally written by Freshwater Software in 1996, a company acquired by Mercury Interactive
Mercury Interactive
Mercury is now part of Hewlett-Packard. The combination of Mercury Interactive and HP OpenView formed HP Software Division, a global business unit within HP Enterprise Business...
in 2001. Mercury Interactive was subsequently acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP) in 2006. Version 10.10 was released in July 2009. HP SiteScope is now marketed by the HP Software Division.