[nycbug-talk] favourite monitoring tools

[Rick Aliwalas]

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005, Dru wrote:

>
> I have a client who is torn between spending $1995 on a commercial monitoring 
> package that only installs on Windows or an Open Source solution which will 
> run on his FreeBSD servers. His requirements are SMS paging ability (a must) 
> and the ability to pay for support or at least access to decent 
> documentation. GUI interface that won't scare the other admins is also a 
> bonus.
>
> Looking through ports/net-mgmt shows that Nav looks promising on features
> (though lean on documentation other than the mailing lists). Anyone using 
> this product? http://metanav.ntnu.no/moin.cgi/
>
> Experiences good/bad with Bigsister, Nagios and Zabbix also appreciated. The 
> client needs to manage just over 100 systems, a mix of routers, switches and 
> servers.

I'm implmenting Hobbit for a network somewhat the same size as above.
It's easy to configure so far has worked well.  If you're familiar with
Big Brother, the transition is easy.

 	http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/

-rick

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> Dru
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