Hardware Sentry KM
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Hardware Sentry KM, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Hardware Sentry KM's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Sentry Bundle for BMC Helix Operations Management | Priced on request | Hardware monitoring: 1 resource unit = 1 physical system · Requires a BMC Helix license · Per month per resource unit; quote depends on products and environment size |
The facts
Each one read from Hardware Sentry KM's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Collection methods
- Its listed collection methods include SNMP, IPMI, REST, WMI, WBEM, SSH, and vendor-specific agents.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Components monitored
- It monitors components including disks, RAID controllers, fans, power supplies, thermal sensors, network ports, processors, and memory modules.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Coverage
- The product page says Hardware Sentry KM supports over 100 hardware platforms.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment requirement
- Sentry says a BMC Helix product license is required to use its KMs and ETLs; Hardware Sentry KM can also run standalone for small environments with a PATROL Agent and Monitoring Studio X.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Diagnostics
- The product reports device details such as vendor, model, serial number, part number, FRU number, and chassis location.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration
- Hardware Sentry KM natively integrates with BMC Helix Operations Management, including monitor policies, alarm policies, and dashboards.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Power monitoring
- The product can measure power consumption for monitored devices, including server enclosures, processors, and controllers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Hardware Sentry KM consolidates hardware health metrics from servers, storage systems, network devices, and UPS into BMC Helix Operations Management.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- The supported platforms documentation lists hardware connectors for Linux and Microsoft Windows systems.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- Sentry Software says it was founded in 2004; its terms list its registered office in Paris, France.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2004checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Support plan availability
- The pricing page says Sentry Desk Support Plan sales for Hardware Sentry have been discontinued as Hardware Sentry transitions to MetricsHub.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Trial and support
- The vendor says BMC Helix product trials are typically 30 days and include access to technical support, though response time and patch delay are not guaranteed during trial.checked 11 Oct 2026
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