A new feature in ITScriptNet V3.2a is Heartbeat Logging. This is a mode where the OMNI Server will record into a SQL Server (or ODBC-complaint) database when ever a device connects to it. You can select one of two modes - either have a new record inserted into the database, or update an existing record by Device ID. This allows you to select whether you want a running log of all connections, or simply to record the most recent connection.

You can use this information in many ways. For example, one customer is using Heartbeat logging to detect if any of their remotely-installed devices has gone offline. They created a process to monitor the log table and alert them if no communication is received from a device within a certain period of time. You could also use the logging to monitor the activity level of each device, to track the load on your OMNI Server, and more.

Heartbeat Logging is one more tool in your ITScriptNet arsenal to help you provide the best data collection solution possible!