Features

Here's a summary of the features SSC Serv offers:

Full protocol compatibility with collectd, now and in the future.
Excellent Windows® integration: Configuration in the Control Panel, program registered as a system service, error reporting using the Event Log.
Easy installation: Installation is done using the Windows® Installer, so it can be installed just like any other software.
Complete uninstallation: If you need to uninstall SSC Serv you can do that and it won't leave a trace. You won't be able to tell it was installed at all.
Advanced network techniques: As you should expect from a program that tries to be the collectd counterpart on Windows®, the advanced network features are supported, including IPv6 and multicast.

Data sources

The following data sources can currently be collected:

CPU utilization
Disk usage (throughput, operations per second)
Memory usage
Interface traffic
Partition usage (available and used bytes)
Terminal services (sessions)

Since SSC Serv is a relatively new program you can expect this list to grow in the next weeks and months.

Free version

A free (as in "beer") version of SSC Serv 2, the next generation collection service, is available for download. It comes with only the CPU and Interface plugins and is limted to one destination to send the collected data to. Please note that SSC Serv 2 is still in a beta state and not suited for use in a productive environment.

The free edition is available from the download page.

System requirements

SSC Serv has successfully been tested on the following versions of Microsoft® Windows®. Versions, that are not listed here, have not been tested, but basically all versions since Windows® 2000 should work.

Windows® 2003 Server
Windows® 2000
Windows® XP
Windows® Vista

SSC Serv is available as x86 (32-bit) and x86_64 (64-bit) binary. Running the x86 binary on a 64-bit version of Windows® unfortunately doesn't work.

Other than a compatible version of Microsoft® Windows®, there are no further dependencies - the service can simply be installed by downloading and executing the setup utility.