Prtg Network Monitor 21.0.x New!
PRTG Network Monitor 21.0.x, released throughout 2021, focused on modernizing the platform's core infrastructure and expanding monitoring capabilities for cloud and industrial environments. This version introduced a shift toward "experimental" feature cycles, allowing users to test new sensors before their official stable release Key Version 21.0.x Innovations Experimental Feature Setting: A new toggle in the Experimental Features
Improvements attributed to optimized sensor scheduling and reduced WMI overhead. prtg network monitor 21.0.x
- HPE iLO Sensor: Native monitoring for HPE server hardware health (fan speed, temperature, power supply).
- Docker Sensors: Native ability to monitor Docker containers, images, and engine statistics without complex configuration.
- HTTP Advanced Sensor: Improvements to the HTTP sensor allowing for more complex web transaction monitoring.
- PowerShell Sensors: Significant performance improvements in how PRTG executes PowerShell scripts, reducing load on the probe system.
Versions within the 21.0.x to 21.1.x range were subjects of security analysis due to several critical vulnerabilities discovered and patched during this cycle: CVE-2021-x / Screenshot Exploit : An issue in versions before 21.1.66.1623 PRTG Network Monitor 21