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Mark Abbiss -----Original Message----- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:roger.seielstad@;inovis.com] Sent: Montag, 11. November 2002 15:01 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Monitoring AD Do you actually *read* posts before pimping Sunbelt products? > Well, MOM's out as our mandate is to have a monitoring product that is > cross platform (we also have various flavors of UNIX and some > big iron). To hit this kind of scope, you have to look at probably BMC Patrol, HP OpenView, Tivoli TME or CompAss Unicenter. I don't believe that NetIQ can cover mainframes, although last I checked they do cover some Unix stuff. I'd agree, however, that just straight ping testing isn't enough for most environments. ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: David N. Precht [mailto:discussions@;entrysecurity.com] > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 10:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Monitoring AD > > > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/search_category.cfm#ADI > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:ActiveDir-owner@;mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Mike Baudino > Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 09:52 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Monitoring AD > > > All, > > I've been asked recently to come up with monitoring > requirements for an > upcoming AD deployment to roughly 120 offices, all of which will be > individual sites. I don't have experience (yet) with AD this size. > Vendor whitepapers are little more than thinly disguised salespitches. > Those companies that offer monitoring products for AD state that it's > essential and, oh, by the way, we happen to have just the product for > you. I'm not really able to get a clear picture of how critical it is > to actively monitor AD and how granular you need to be. > > One company I spoke with said that it's sufficient to monitor DNS and > DHCP and they will tell you if anything's up. I don't buy that, other > than I believe that availability of DNS and verifying that dynamic > update is working and that the DC's are registering, etc. Another > company states that you need very granular monitoring complete with > custom scripts, automated tasks, and alerts. Microsoft says > that all we > need is MOM. > > Well, MOM's out as our mandate is to have a monitoring product that is > cross platform (we also have various flavors of UNIX and some > big iron). > Our current product is from the first company I mentioned in the > previous paragraph. > > I believe the truth is somewhere between the two companies. > I'm looking > for suggestions based on practical experience though. Anyone want to > share? > > > Thanks, > MIke > > > > ******************* PLEASE NOTE ******************* > This E-Mail/telefax message and any documents accompanying this > transmission may contain privileged and/or confidential > information and > is intended solely for the addressee(s) named above. If you > are not the > intended addressee/recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of, > disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance on the contents of this > E-Mail/telefax information is strictly prohibited and may result in > legal action against you. Please reply to the sender advising of the > error in transmission and immediately delete/destroy the > message and any > accompanying documents. Thank you. > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
