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{{Short description|Performance monitoring software}}

'''SiteScope''' is agentless [[Network monitoring|monitoring]] software focused on monitoring the availability and performance of distributed IT infrastructures, including [[Server (computing)|Servers]], [[Computer network|Network devices and services]], [[Application software|Applications and application components]], [[operating systems]] and various IT enterprise components.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starbase.co.uk/what-we-sell/hp/performance-testing/sitescope.html|title=Network Virtualization for Mobile - Testing|website=www.starbase.co.uk|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref>

SiteScope was originally written by Freshwater Software in 1996, a company acquired by '''[[Mercury Interactive]]''' in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-74881056.html|title=Uganda facts, information, pictures - Encyclopedia.com articles about Uganda|website=www.encyclopedia.com|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref> Mercury Interactive was subsequently acquired by [[Hewlett-Packard]] (HP) in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2006/061107xa.html|title=English|website=www.hp.com|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref> Version 10.10 was released in July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://h10078.www1.hp.com/cda/hpdc/navigation.do?action=downloadBinStart&caid=12830&cp=54_4000_100&zn=bto&filename=T8354DAET|title=Microfocus SiteScope 10.1 MLU SW E-Media Evaluation. Retrieved 2010-03-14.|website=hp.com|accessdate=24 April 2018|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091223125459/https://h10078.www1.hp.com/cda/hpdc/navigation.do?action=downloadBinStart&caid=12830&cp=54_4000_100&zn=bto&filename=T8354DAET|archive-date=23 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The current version is 2018.08 (11.51). SiteScope is now marketed by [[OpenText]] after its acquisition of [[Micro Focus]].

SiteScope tests a web page or a series of web pages using [[synthetic monitoring]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://assets.en.oreilly.com/1/event/7/Measuring%20Performance%20Presentation.ppt|title=O’Reilly. “Velocity Web Performance and Operations Conference” presentation. Retrieved 2010-03-14.|website=oreilly.com|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref> However, it is not limited to web applications and can be used to monitor database servers ([[Oracle Database]], [[Microsoft SQL Server]], etc.), [[Unix]] servers, [[Microsoft Windows]] servers and many other types of hardware and software. It can export the collected data in real time to OpenText [[LoadRunner]] or it can be used in standalone mode.

== SiteScope Monitor Types ==

SiteScope supports more than 100 types of application<ref name="dmechanics.com 2015">{{cite web |title=DM Consulting |website=dmechanics.com |date=2015-02-21 |url=http://dmechanics.com/solutions/sitescope.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221170938/http://dmechanics.com/solutions/sitescope.htm |archive-date=2015-02-21 |url-status=deadusurped |access-date=2018-04-25}}</ref> in physical and virtual environments and can monitor servers, databases, applications, networks, web transactions, streaming technology and integration technology, as well as generic elements including files, scripts and directories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.managenordic.no/sites/m/managenordic.no/files/1129628990.pdf|title=“Three things you may not know about Microfocus SiteScope” Retrieved 2010-03-14.|website=managenordic.no|accessdate=24 April 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> SiteScope monitoring supports mid-tier processes, URLs, utilization of servers and response time of the mid-tier processes. Users can set thresholds for specific characteristics and be alerted for critical or warning conditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://softwaretesttips.com/category/sitescope/|title=SiteScope - Software Testing Tips & Tricks|website=softwaretesttips.com|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref>

== Latest SiteScope Version Information ==

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