> I just found this open source alternative. It comes prebuilt as a VMware > virtual Appliance.
> http://www.groundworkopensource.com/ > It also seems to have an active community. Yes, as do Zabbix and Zenoss. FOSS monitoring is a growing field. I personally prefer an ISO or the true OS when running something like this. Good way to learn VMWare, though. :) Also bear in mind that they are usually bundling preexisting FOSS tools, such as RRDtool and MRTG, etc., with a unified GUI. They're not built from scratch. Anyway, they may fill the bill just fine for you, as would the Lite versions of commercial tools. You didn't spell out your technical requirements, so I wouldn't know.... --Sandy ------------------------------------ Sanford Whiteman, Chief Technologist Broadleaf Systems, a division of Cypress Integrated Systems, Inc. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SpamAssassin plugs into Declude! http://www.imprimia.com/products/software/freeutils/SPAMC32/download/release/ Defuse Dictionary Attacks: Turn Exchange or IMail mailboxes into IMail Aliases! http://www.imprimia.com/products/software/freeutils/exchange2aliases/download/release/ http://www.imprimia.com/products/software/freeutils/ldap2aliases/download/release/ --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.