{"id":204,"date":"2025-07-15T16:23:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=204"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:30:22","slug":"monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring Dedicated Servers is Important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3831 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Monitoring-Your-Websites-and-Dedicated-Servers-1.png\" alt=\"Monitoring Dedicated Servers\" width=\"490\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Monitoring-Your-Websites-and-Dedicated-Servers-1.png 490w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Monitoring-Your-Websites-and-Dedicated-Servers-1-300x243.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phoenixnap.com\/blog\/best-server-monitoring-tools-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Monitoring Dedicated Servers<\/a> &#8211; For some clients, brief periods of time when their website may go offline are tolerable as many of those are due to scheduled maintenance of the hosting provider\u2019s infrastructure, but for others any downtime adversely affects their businesses, especially in today\u2019s global marketplace.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#How_would_you_know_if_your_website_went_offline\" >How would you know if your website went offline?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#The_basics_of_system_monitoring_services\" >The basics of system monitoring services<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#Exactly_what_can_these_monitoring_packages_track\" >Exactly what can these monitoring packages track?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#How_often_do_these_monitors_normally_track_those_services\" >How often do these monitors normally track those services?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#When_selecting_what_package_to_pursue_first_evaluate_your_website_and_infrastructure_requirements\" >When selecting what package to pursue, first evaluate your website and infrastructure requirements.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#What_are_some_of_the_other_options_available\" >What are some of the other options available?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#What_else_can_these_packages_do_for_you\" >What else can these packages do for you?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#Back_to_disaster_recovery_and_business_continuity\" >Back to disaster recovery and business continuity<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/monitoring-dedicated-servers-is-important\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_would_you_know_if_your_website_went_offline\"><\/span>How would you know if your website went offline?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The wrong way to find out your website is offline is to start getting phone calls from your clients trying to place or track their orders \u2013 telling you that they can\u2019t log into your site. The better way is to set up system monitoring services that send you email or text notifications when something goes awry. It\u2019s critically important on e-commerce sites to have an updated status of your network each and every minute. Why? Quick reaction time to resolving whatever the issue is with your site relates to minimum client service disruptions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_basics_of_system_monitoring_services\"><\/span>The basics of system monitoring services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>System monitoring services offer a myriad of solutions, for everything from the smallest of sites to the most complex of servers and networks. A recent Google query for \u201csystem monitoring services\u201d returned over five million results, so if you\u2019re watching just one server or many times that, there\u2019s a package out there to simplify your management efforts, all in real time.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exactly_what_can_these_monitoring_packages_track\"><\/span>Exactly what can these monitoring packages track?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, there are some free packages, as well as packages that can monitor your entire infrastructure. Most of the commercial packages track a large number of services, including; FTP, MySQL, SSH, RTSP streaming media, HTTP, POP, IMAP, SMTP, ICMP ping and PostgreSQL (and others).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_often_do_these_monitors_normally_track_those_services\"><\/span>How often do these monitors normally track those services?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The lower end (FREE) system monitoring services typically monitor in fifteen minute intervals, but more options are available with higher priced solutions. Typically, those options will include; shorter interval times, multiple monitoring locations, filtering of web page content, monitoring of pings, alert failures, error details, multiple alert contacts (in case you want someone else to know your site is down, like the owner or IT manager), custom time zones, statistics available online, monthly reports and so on.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_selecting_what_package_to_pursue_first_evaluate_your_website_and_infrastructure_requirements\"><\/span>When selecting what package to pursue, first evaluate your website and infrastructure requirements.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If your website is simply an informational site that rarely updates, then a lower end solution will work just fine, but as your online presence becomes more and more complex, you\u2019ll need to evaluate higher end system monitoring packages. If you\u2019re posting dynamic content on your sites coming from more than one source, the right package can make a huge difference. You also need to look at your backend web services. Do you offer chat on your sites? What about email services?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_some_of_the_other_options_available\"><\/span>What are some of the other options available?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How far you can go back on the statistics of alerts<\/strong> \u2013 If you\u2019re looking at FREE monitoring service, those will normally only be archived for a few months, if that. With higher end system monitoring services, those can be archived indefinitely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional failover monitoring<\/strong> \u2013 is designed to withstand failure of single components, such that another node will kick in automatically to maintain uninterrupted monitoring of your services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intelligent services<\/strong> \u2013 are services that are designed to intelligently monitor your online presence. Sometimes, those indicators can amount to 15 or more critical services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_else_can_these_packages_do_for_you\"><\/span>What else can these packages do for you?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>They can help you figure out if your hosting provider is living up to their Service Level Agreement (SLA), because some of them won\u2019t tell you when your site is down.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can use the reports to extract marketing and sales information.<\/li>\n<li>You can even use them to extract information about your competitors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Back_to_disaster_recovery_and_business_continuity\"><\/span>Back to disaster recovery and business continuity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I constantly write to the importance of disaster recovery and business continuity plans. System monitoring services are an integral component of that solution. As a side note, there can be false positives, meaning you\u2019ll get an alert even though nothing is actually down, but those alerts have diminished over the years with updates to most packages. The bottom line is that it\u2019s better to be safe than sorry.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/unnamed-e1408122780935.jpg\" alt=\"ProlimeHost\" width=\"400\" height=\"80\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\"><\/span>BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We\u2019ve been in the web hosting industry for over a decade, helping hundreds of clients succeed in what they do best and that\u2019s running their business. We specialize in Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and dedicated servers, with data centers in Los Angeles, Denver &amp; Singapore.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\"><\/span>VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/ssd-vps-server\/\">Virtual Private Servers<\/a>\u00a0all feature high performance Xeon processors and SSD storage in a RAID10 configuration to optimize your server\u2019s performance, which dramatically enhances visitor experiences on your site.<\/p>\n<p>That speed is backed by unparalleled 24\/7 support, featuring both outstanding response AND resolution times to maximize your uptime.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now is the time to join the ProlimeHost virtual private server revolution.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\"><\/span>DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>We only use enterprise-class hardware in our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/los-angeles-dedicated-servers\/\">dedicated servers<\/a>\u00a0and offer a four (4) hour hardware replacement. Throw in IPMI for remote management, support for public and private networks, free operating system (OS) re-installs, and SATA, SAS &amp; SSD (including NVMe) storage. Call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>. For everything from gaming servers to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/discounted-dedicated-server-deals\/\">cheap dedicated servers<\/a>, we\u2019re here to help.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\"><\/span>ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Procuring an Asia optimized server improves the connection speed and quality between the server and the users in Asia or China. This can reduce latency, packet loss, jitter, and bandwidth issues that can affect the performance and reliability of the server and the applications hosted on it. For more information, please call 1-877-477-9454 or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Monitoring Dedicated Servers &#8211; For some clients, brief periods of time when their website may go offline are&hellip;","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[207,199,120,228,123,225,24,107,113,198,214,102,227,233,139,103,104,106,33],"class_list":{"0":"post-204","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-geneal","8":"category-tutorials-tips","9":"tag-ai-servers","10":"tag-amd-servers","11":"tag-asia-optimized","12":"tag-california-servers","13":"tag-china-optimized","14":"tag-dallas-servers","15":"tag-dedicated-servers","16":"tag-dedicated-servers-usa","17":"tag-gaming-servers","18":"tag-gpu-servers","19":"tag-la-servers","20":"tag-monitoring-dedicated-servers","21":"tag-nyc-servers","22":"tag-ogden-servers","23":"tag-prolimehost","24":"tag-system-monitoring-services","25":"tag-tracking-dedicated-server-services","26":"tag-virtual-private-servers","27":"tag-vps","28":"cs-entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}