<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: List of Available Sensor Types

This chapter lists all available sensors, arranged both by different categories and in alphabetical order.

In the Add a Sensor assistant, PRTG offers you various options to easily filter for fitting sensor types.

Common Sensors

Bandwidth Monitoring Sensors

Web Servers (HTTP) Sensors

SNMP Sensors

Windows WMI/Performance Counters Sensors

Linux/Unix/OS X Sensors

Virtual Servers Sensors

Mail Servers Sensors

Database Servers Sensors

Storage and File Servers Sensors

Various Servers Sensors

VoIP and QoS Sensors

Hardware Parameter Sensors

Cloud Services Sensors

Custom Sensors

PRTG Internal Sensors

All Sensors in Alphabetical Order

The version numbers show when the respective sensor type was originally introduced to PRTG.

Active Directory Replication Errors Sensor (v8.3.0)
ADO SQL v2 Sensor (v16.x.24)
Amazon CloudWatch Alarm Sensor (v16.x.22)
Amazon CloudWatch EBS Sensor (v15.x.19)
Amazon CloudWatch EC2 Sensor (v15.x.19)
Amazon CloudWatch ElastiCache Sensor (v15.x.19)
Amazon CloudWatch ELB Sensor (v15.x.19)
Amazon CloudWatch RDS Sensor (v15.x.19)
Amazon CloudWatch SNS Sensor (v15.x.19)
Amazon CloudWatch SQS Sensor (v15.x.19)
Business Process Sensor (v15.x.20)
Cisco IP SLA Sensor (v7)
Citrix XenServer Host Sensor (v12.x.1)
Citrix XenServer Virtual Machine Sensor (v8.1.0)
Cloud HTTP Sensor (v14.x.14)
Cloud Ping Sensor (v14.x.14)
ClusterState Sensor (v9.1.0)
Common SaaS Sensor (v15.x.19)
Core Health Sensor (v9.1.0)
Dell PowerVault MDi Logical Disk Sensor (v12.x.1)
Dell PowerVault MDi Physical Disk Sensor (v14.x.13)
DHCP Sensor (v8.2.0)
DNS Sensor (v7)
Docker Container Status Sensor (v16.x.22)
Dropbox Sensor (v15.x.19)
Enterprise Virtual Array Sensor (v13.x.6)
Event Log (Windows API) Sensor (v7)
Exchange Backup (Powershell) Sensor (v13.x.5)
Exchange Database (Powershell) Sensor (v13.x.5)
Exchange Database DAG (Powershell) Sensor (v15.x.18)
Exchange Mail Queue (Powershell) Sensor (v13.x.5)
Exchange Mailbox (Powershell) Sensor (v13.x.5)
Exchange Public Folder (Powershell) Sensor (v13.x.5)
EXE/Script Sensor (v7)
EXE/Script Advanced Sensor (v7)
File Sensor (v7)
File Content Sensor (v7)
Folder Sensor (v7)
FTP Sensor (v7)
FTP Server File Count Sensor (v8.3.0)
GitLab Build Status Sensor (v16.3.26)
Google Analytics Sensor (v15.x19)
Google Drive Sensor (v15.x.19)
HTTP Sensor (v7)
HTTP Advanced Sensor (v7)
HTTP Apache ModStatus PerfStats Sensor (v12.x.3)
HTTP Apache ModStatus Totals Sensor (v12.x.3)
HTTP Content Sensor (v7)
HTTP Data Advanced Sensor (v15.x.16)
HTTP Full Web Page Sensor (v7)
HTTP Push Count Sensor (v13.4.8)
HTTP Push Data Sensor (v14.1.9)
HTTP Push Data Advanced Sensor (14.1.10)
HTTP Transaction Sensor (v7)
HTTP XML/REST Value Sensor (v8.3.0)
Hyper-V Cluster Shared Volume Disk Free Sensor (v12.3.4)
Hyper-V Host Server Sensor (v7)
Hyper-V Virtual Machine Sensor (v7)
Hyper-V Virtual Network Adapter Sensor (v9.1.0)
Hyper-V Virtual Storage Device Sensor (v12.4.4)
IMAP Sensor (v7)
IP on DNS Blacklist Sensor (v8.3.0)
IPFIX Sensor (v13.x.7)
IPFIX (Custom) Sensor (v13.x.7)
IPMI System Health Sensor (v14.x.11)
jFlow V5 Sensor (v8.2.0)
jFlow V5 (Custom) Sensor (v8.2.0)
LDAP Sensor (v8.1.0)
Microsoft OneDrive Sensor (v15.x.19)
Microsoft SQL v2 Sensor (v14.x.12)doku
MySQL v2 Sensor (v14.x.12)
NetApp cDOT Aggregate (SOAP) Sensor (v15.4.21)
NetApp cDOT I/O (SOAP) Sensor (v15.4.21)
NetApp cDOT Physical Disk (SOAP) Sensor (v15.4.21)
NetApp cDOT System Health (SOAP) Sensor (v15.4.21)
NetFlow V5 Sensor (v7)
NetFlow V5 (Custom) Sensor (v7)
NetFlow V9 Sensor (v7)
NetFlow V9 (Custom) Sensor (v7)
Oracle SQL v2 Sensor (v14.x.13)
Oracle Tablespace Sensor (v15.x.18)
Packet Sniffer Sensor (v7)
Packet Sniffer (Custom) Sensor (v7)
PerfCounter Custom Sensor (v12.x.3)
PerfCounter IIS Application Pool Sensor (v12.x.6)
Ping Sensor (v7)
Ping Jitter Sensor (v8.3.0)
POP3 Sensor (v7)
Port Sensor (v7)
Port Range Sensor (v12.x.4)
PostgreSQL Sensor (v14.x.12)
Probe Health Sensor (v9.1.0)
Python Script Advanced Sensor (v15.x.19)
QoS (Quality of Service) One Way Sensor (v7)
QoS (Quality of Service) Round Trip Sensor (v9.1.0)
RADIUS v2 Sensor (v14.x.13)
RDP (Remote Desktop) Sensor (v7)
Sensor Factory Sensor (v7)
sFlow Sensor (v7)
sFlow (Custom) Sensor (v7)
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol Sensor (v12.x.6)
Share Disk Free Sensor (v7)
SIP Options Ping Sensor (v12.x.1)
SMTP Sensor (v7)
SMTP&IMAP Round Trip Sensor (v7)
SMTP&POP3 Round Trip Sensor (v7)
SNMP APC Hardware Sensor (v9.1.0)
SNMP Buffalo TS System Health Sensor (v17.1.29)
SNMP Cisco ADSL Sensor (v12.x.1)
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Connections Sensor (v12.x.1)
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Traffic Sensor (v12.x.1)
SNMP Cisco ASA VPN Users Sensor (v12.x.5)
SNMP Cisco CBQoS Sensor (v13.x.5)
SNMP Cisco System Health Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP Cisco UCS Blade Sensor (v14.x.14)
SNMP Cisco UCS Chassis Sensor (v13.x.8)
SNMP Cisco UCS Physical Disk Sensor (v14.1.10)
SNMP Cisco UCS System Health Sensor (v13.x.8)
SNMP CPU Load Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP Custom Sensor (v7)
SNMP Custom Advanced Sensor (v15.x.18)
SNMP Custom String Sensor (v9.1.0)
SNMP Custom String Lookup Sensor (v14.x.14)
SNMP Custom Table Sensor (v15x.18)
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Logical Disk Sensor (v16.x.24)
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Member Health Sensor (v16.x.24)
SNMP Dell EqualLogic Physical Disk Sensor (v16.x.24)
SNMP Dell Hardware Sensor (v7)
SNMP Dell PowerEdge Physical Disk Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP Dell PowerEdge System Health Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP Disk Free Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP Hardware Status Sensor (v13.x.5)
SNMP HP BladeSystem Blade Sensor (v15.x.18)
SNMP HP BladeSystem Enclosure System Health Sensor (v15.x.18)
SNMP HP LaserJet Hardware Sensor (v9.1.0)
SNMP HP ProLiant Logical Disk Sensor (v12.x.6)
SNMP HP ProLiant Memory Controller Sensor (v12.x.6)
SNMP HP ProLiant Network Interface Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP HP ProLiant Physical Disk Sensor (v12.x.6)
SNMP HP ProLiant System Health Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP IBM System X Logical Disk Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP IBM System X Physical Disk Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP IBM System X Physical Memory Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP IBM System X System Health Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP interSeptor Pro Environment Sensor (v14.1.10)
SNMP Juniper NS System Health Sensor (v15.2.16)
SNMP LenovoEMC Physical Disk Sensor (v13.x.8)
SNMP LenovoEMC System Health Sensor (v13.x.8)
SNMP Library Sensor (v7)
SNMP Linux Disk Free Sensor (v8.1.0)
SNMP Linux Load Average Sensor (v8.1.0)
SNMP Linux Meminfo Sensor (v8.1.0)
SNMP Linux Physical Disk Sensor (v13.x.5)
SNMP Memory Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP NetApp Disk Free Sensor (v12.x.3)
SNMP NetApp Enclosure Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP NetApp I/O Sensor (v12.x.3)
SNMP NetApp License Sensor (v12.x.4)
SNMP NetApp Logical Unit Sensor (v13.x.7)
SNMP NetApp Network Interface Sensor (v12.x.3)
SNMP NetApp System Health Sensor (v12.x.3)
SNMP Poseidon Environment Sensor (v13.x.5)
SNMP Printer Sensor (v14.x.11)
SNMP QNAP Logical Disk Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP QNAP Physical Disk Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP QNAP System Health Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP RMON Sensor (v12.x.1)
SNMP SonicWALL System Health Sensor (v13.x.5)
SNMP SonicWALL VPN Traffic Sensor (v13.x.6)
SNMP Synology Logical Disk Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP Synology Physical Disk Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP Synology System Health Sensor (v13.x.4)
SNMP System Uptime Sensor (v7)
SNMP Traffic Sensor (v7)
SNMP Trap Receiver Sensor (v7)
SNMP Windows Service Sensor (v13.x.8)
SNTP Sensor (v8.1.0)
SSH Disk Free Sensor (v8.1.0)
SSH INodes Free Sensor (v8.1.1)
SSH Load Average Sensor (v8.1.0)
SSH Meminfo Sensor (v8.1.0)
SSH Remote Ping Sensor (v12.x.1)
SSH SAN Enclosure Sensor (v14.x.12)
SSH SAN Logical Disk Sensor (v14.1.9)
SSH SAN Physical Disk Sensor (v14.1.9)
SSH SAN System Health Sensor (v14.1.9)
SSH Script Sensor (v12.x.1)
SSH Script Advanced Sensor (v12.x.6)
SSL Certificate Sensor (v15.x.19)
SSL Security Check Sensor (v14.x.12)
Syslog Receiver Sensor (v7)
System Health Sensor (v9.1.0)
TFTP Sensor (v8.1.0)
Traceroute Hop Count Sensor (v8.3.0)
VMware Datastore (SOAP) Sensor (v15.x.19)
VMware Host Hardware (WBEM) Sensor (v8.1.0)
VMware Host Hardware Status (SOAP) Sensor (v12.x.1)
VMware Host Performance (SOAP) Sensor (v12.x.1)
VMware Virtual Machine (SOAP) Sensor (v7)
Windows CPU Load Sensor (v7)
Windows IIS 6.0 SMTP Received Sensor (v8.1.0)
Windows IIS 6.0 SMTP Sent Sensor (v8.1.0)
Windows IIS Application Sensor (v12.x.1)
Windows MSMQ Queue Length Sensor (v8.3.0)
Windows Network Card Sensor (v7)
Windows Pagefile Sensor (v12.x.4)
Windows Physical Disk I/O Sensor (v16.x.24)
Windows Print Queue Sensor (v8.3.0)
Windows Process Sensor (v7)
Windows System Uptime Sensor (v8.1.0)
Windows Updates Status (Powershell) Sensor (v13.x.6)
WMI Custom Sensor (v7)
WMI Custom String Sensor (v12.x.4)
WMI Event Log Sensor (v7)
WMI Exchange Server Sensor (v9)
WMI Exchange Transport Queue Sensor (v12.x.1)
WMI File Sensor (v7)
WMI Free Disk Space (Multi Disk) Sensor (v7)
WMI HDD Health Sensor (v12.x.1)
WMI Logical Disk I/O Sensor (v16.x.24)
WMI Memory Sensor (v7)
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Sensor (v8.1.0)
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Sensor (v8.1.0)
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Sensor (v12.x.6)
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Sensor (v14.x.13)
WMI Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Sensor (v16.x.26)
WMI Remote Ping Sensor (v12.x.1)
WMI Security Center Sensor (v9)
WMI Service Sensor (v7)
WMI Share Sensor (v8.1.0)
WMI SharePoint Process Sensor (v12.x.1)
WMI Terminal Services (Windows 2008+) Sensor (v8.1.0)
WMI Terminal Services (Windows XP/Vista/2003) Sensor (v8.1.0)
WMI UTC Time Sensor (v9.2.0)
WMI Vital System Data (V2) Sensor (v7)
WMI Volume Sensor (v7)
WSUS Statistics Sensor (v9.1.0)

Script World Sensors

In addition to the built-in sensors, you can create your own sensors. Just write a script or a program and use it with a custom sensor. There are already many free, useful scripts, plugins, and add-ons for PRTG in the PRTG Script World.You can directly open the Script World from the Add Sensor dialog in the PRTG web interface.

Active Fileshare Sessions
Active Lync Users, Inbound/Outbound Calls
Active Windows Users
AD Group Membership
Advanced Exchange Server Metrics
AllNet UPS
Altaro Hyper-V Backup Monitoring
Amazon AWS Costs
APC Battery Replacement
Atlantis ILIO
Citrix Environments
DICOM and HL7
Dynamic Windows Processes
Exim Queue Length
Find Groups and Devices with Auto-Discovery Enabled
Google Search Appliance
Historic Windows Events
HP ProCurve Switch Version and Model
HTTP Return Codes
Linux Services
Locked AD Users
Microsoft Active Cluster Nodes
Monitoring Automatic Services
Monitor BGP Peer Status
Monitor Users Logged in to PRTG
Monitor Website Login
Monitoring Linux Distributions Incompatible with the SSH Disk Free Sensor
Monitoring the IP Addresses of Hops
MySQL Replication
MySQL Table Fragmentation
RabbitMQ Queues & Exchanges
SAP Database Monitoring
SCVMM - Hyper-V and Virtual Machines
TXT DNS Records Monitoring
Veeam Backup and Replication
Windows Registry Value

Please go to https://www.paessler.com/script-world and follow the instructions there to use these sensors.

Not find what you were looking for? Have a look at the Additional Sensor Types (Custom Sensors) section.

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