🌐 NetScaler Base Monitoring Sensor

This foundational sensor replicates and extends the core information provided by the native NetScaler Dashboard—within the unified PRTG environment. It consolidates resource stats, session metrics, and load distribution without requiring ADC GUI logins.

Use Case: Ideal for real-time overview and integrating NetScaler into NOC dashboards.

 NetScaler Base Overview

🔐 NetScaler Certificates Monitoring

Continuously monitors all installed SSL certificates on your NetScaler instance. Each cert is listed by name and remaining validity (in days). A dedicated alert channel highlights the certificate with the fewest days remaining to prevent surprises from expired certs.

Why it matters: Ensures compliance and prevents service disruptions due to expired SSL certificates.

 Certificate Monitoring

📶 Load Balancing Virtual Servers Monitoring

Monitor the operational state of each NetScaler load balancing virtual server, including:

  • Effective state (e.g., UP/DOWN)
  • Current operational status
  • Health score and availability
  • Traffic distribution metrics

This sensor uses PRTG lookup tables to deliver readable health statuses (e.g., degraded, optimal, failed).

 LBVS Monitoring

🚪 Gateway Virtual Servers Status Monitoring

Gathers health data for Gateway Virtual Servers and tracks concurrent AAA user sessions. This is critical for environments using NetScaler as a secure remote access or VPN solution.

Benefits: Helps detect overload, unauthorized access patterns, or failed login surges in real time.

 Gateway AAA Monitoring

⚙️ NetScaler Configuration Changes Monitoring

Configuration drift is one of the leading causes of unplanned outages. The NetScaler Configuration Sensor helps enforce configuration hygiene through three modes:

🔒 Monitoring NetScaler Modes

Lock critical settings (e.g., HA, L3 modes, routing) and receive alerts if they are changed. This creates a policy-driven approach to configuration management.

 Mode Lock Monitoring

💾 Monitoring Unsaved Configurations

Alerts administrators when configuration changes remain unsaved past a customizable threshold. This feature is especially useful in HA environments where config sync failures may occur.

 Unsaved Config 1 Unsaved Config 2 Unsaved Config 3

🗂 Monitoring Latest Backup Age

This lightweight sensor keeps track of the most recent configuration backup by file name and age. Admins can define warning or error thresholds (e.g., no backup in 7 days) to enforce backup policies.

Why it's useful: Easily integrate NetScaler backup compliance into overall infrastructure audit checks.

 Backup Age Sensor