Description
Progress WhatsUp Gold Distributed Central Site + 2 Years Service Agreement - License - 750 New Device
Introducing a robust, enterprise-grade network monitoring solution designed for distributed environments. Progress WhatsUp Gold Distributed Central Site + 2 Years Service Agreement combines a scalable license for 750 new devices with a comprehensive two-year service contract, delivering centralized visibility across multiple sites, proactive alerting, and actionable insights. This bundle is tailored for IT teams who need fast deployment, reliable performance data, and the peace of mind that comes with ongoing software updates and support.
- Centralized monitoring across distributed sites: Seamlessly oversee network performance, devices, and applications from a single, unified console. The Distributed Central Site architecture provides holistic visibility for multi-site environments, reducing mean time to detection (MTTD) and enabling IT teams to correlate events across locations for faster root-cause analysis.
- License for 750 new devices: Scale your monitoring footprint to cover a substantial number of endpoints, servers, routers, switches, and cloud resources. The 750-device license is designed for growing networks, offering comprehensive device discovery, inventory, and monitoring capabilities without sacrificing performance or responsiveness.
- 2-year service agreement with updates and support: Enjoy ongoing access to software maintenance, upgrades, and priority technical support. The service plan ensures you stay current with the latest features, security patches, and reliability enhancements, keeping your monitoring environment robust against evolving network needs.
- Fast, hassle-free installation on PC: Get up and running quickly with a straightforward installation process on a PC. The product is designed for ease of deployment, minimizing downtime and allowing IT staff to begin collecting vital performance data soon after setup.
- Improved uptime and actionable insights: With real-time monitoring, advanced dashboards, and customizable reports, teams gain clear visibility into device health, traffic patterns, and application performance. Proactive alerts and trend analysis help prevent outages and optimize capacity planning across sites.
Technical Details of Progress WhatsUp Gold Distributed Central Site + 2 Years Service Agreement - License - 750 New Device
- Licensing: License for 750 new devices within the WhatsUp Gold distributed central site framework. Enables multi-site monitoring, device discovery, and unified alerting across the deployed environment.
- Service Agreement: 2-year software maintenance and support contract. Includes product updates, security patches, and access to technical assistance from Progress support teams during the service period.
- Platform and Deployment: PC-based installation designed for Windows environments, supporting a distributed central site topology. Ideal for organizations needing centralized control while monitoring devices across multiple locations.
- Core Capabilities: Network performance monitoring, device discovery, status and error tracking, bandwidth and interface monitoring, application performance insights, alerting, dashboards, and reporting. Provides a single source of truth for network health and capacity planning.
- Security and Access: Role-based access control and secure data collection to protect management and monitoring data across sites. Designed to integrate with existing IT security policies and practices.
how to install Progress WhatsUp Gold Distributed Central Site + 2 Years Service Agreement - License - 750 New Device
- Prepare your environment: Verify your PC meets the minimum system requirements, ensure your Windows installation is up to date, and confirm network connectivity to all sites and devices to be monitored. Have your license key on hand for activation during setup.
- Run the installer: Launch the WhatsUp Gold installer on the designated PC. Follow the guided setup wizard, selecting the Distributed Central Site deployment option to enable multi-site monitoring from a single console.
- Configure central site and distributed components: Define the central site’s management server and connect it to distributed sites. Configure discovery settings to automatically identify devices across locations and establish monitoring rules for the key performance indicators you need (uptime, latency, packet loss, CPU, memory, etc.).
- Activate license and apply service plan: Enter the 750-device license key and attach the 2-year service agreement. Confirm that license entitlements are correctly reflected in the management console, enabling all planned features and device coverage.
- Set up monitoring templates and dashboards: Create baseline monitoring templates for common device types and applications. Build dashboards that reflect business-critical services, enabling quick at-a-glance health checks and intuitive drill-downs into problem areas.
- Run initial discovery and validate: Initiate device discovery across all sites and validate that sensors, volumes, interfaces, and services are reporting accurately. Fine-tune alert thresholds and escalate contacts to ensure timely notifications align with your on-call policies.
- Train and hand off to operations: Provide brief onboarding for IT staff, including how to interpret dashboards, customize reports, and respond to alerts. Establish a maintenance cadence to review performance data and adjust monitoring scopes as your network evolves.
Frequently asked questions
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Q: What is Progress WhatsUp Gold Distributed Central Site?
A: It is a centralized monitoring architecture within WhatsUp Gold designed to manage and monitor devices across multiple locations from a single control plane, enabling distributed visibility, consistent alerting, and consolidated reporting. -
Q: How many devices can be monitored with this license?
A: The license included with this package covers up to 750 new devices, providing broad coverage for a sizable enterprise network and associated infrastructure. -
Q: What does the 2-year service agreement include?
A: The 2-year service agreement includes ongoing software maintenance, regular updates and security patches, and access to priority technical support from Progress, ensuring your monitoring environment remains current and productive. -
Q: On what platform does the solution install?
A: The solution is designed for PC-based installation, typically on Windows, facilitating fast deployment in standard IT environments and leveraging existing workstation or server hardware. -
Q: Can I scale beyond 750 devices in the future?
A: For larger deployments or future growth beyond 750 devices, you should consult with sales or your channel partner to discuss additional licensing options and deployment best practices to maintain optimal performance. -
Q: What kinds of data and alerts will I see?
A: You will receive real-time performance data across device health, network traffic, interface utilization, and application performance. Alerts can be customized by severity and impact, with actionable guidance to expedite problem resolution. -
Q: Is there a recommended rollout strategy?
A: A phased deployment is often effective: start with critical sites and essential devices, validate monitoring accuracy, then progressively add remote sites and non-critical devices to expand coverage while maintaining control over alert noise and data volume.
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