10 Useful iPhone Applications for Sys-Admins

While the iPhone or the iPod Touch may not be perceived as a professional tool for system administrators, it can still be quite useful when it comes to performing some basic system administration tasks. Potential improvements such as longer battery life, possibility of running multiple applications at the same time and the presence of a keyboard would make this smart phone a great tool for web server administrators.

Nevertheless, the iPhone and the iPod Touch are loaded with plenty of features and their 3G access is fast enough for casual access. Add to this the support for IPSec VPN and you still get one of the most powerful phone on the market.

Below we have gathered some of the most useful iPhone / iPod Touch applications for sys-admins. Feel free to add yours in the comment section!

1. TouchTerm Pro

This iPhone / iPod Touch application is a  terminal editor that allows you to perform remote administration of your Solaris / Unix / Linux servers. The programmable command library makes up for the iPhone lack of keyboard.

• Price: $14.99
• Website: http://www.jbrink.net/touchterm/tt_pro.html

2. Jaadu Remote Desktop

Jaadu RDP is a remote desktop protocol client for iPhone / iPod Touch that lets you easily use your Windows PC or server from anywhere around the world.

• Price: $24.99
• Website: http://www.jaadurdp.com/

3. Mocha VNC for iPhone and iPod

Another VNC client for the iPhone / iPod Touch. Use it to access your Windows PC / Server or Mac OS X desktop remotely. There is a free and paid version of the Mocha VNC client.

• Price: $5.99
• Website: http://www.mochasoft.dk/iphone_vnc.htm

4. 1Password

Store your passwords on your iPhone / iPod Touch device.

• Price: Free
• Website: http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/iphone

5. InetUtil

Check your website status from anywhere. Features website status (HTTP or HTTPS), IP address information, whois query and server software and IP address.

• Price: Free
• Website: http://kazzrocks.com/inetutil/

6. Network Ping

Perform a ping to a single IP address or a subnet, traceroute and telnet console.

• Price: Free
• Website: http://www.mochasoft.dk/iphone_ping.htm

7. Network Utility

This useful iPhone apps alors you to perform ping, TCP/IP port scan, GeoIP lookup, whois query and get IP address information.

• Website: http://www.codepacity.com/netutil/

8. aSubnet

A simple subnet calculator for iPhone / iPod Touch.

• Price: Free
• Website: http://www.appstoreapps.com/2008/08/09/asubnet/

9. iNagios

iPhone interface for the popular Nagios monitoring server.

• Price: Free
• Website: https://inagios.com/intro/

10. Pingdom

Lets you connect to Pingdom (a paid service) and view the current status of your websites and services.

• Price: Free (Pingdom subscription is not free though)
• Website: http://www.pingdom.com/services/iphone/