Atom Powers wrote: > I have a relatively small shop, about 30 servers in three locations, and > I need help finding a service monitor that can notify me when something > is amis, or about to go badly. Specifically I am looking for a product > that can send alerts when a service fails a check and keep metrics for > all the servers that it monitors. > > I've tried several products, and none really do what I want. (I prefer > OpenSource, but it's not a requirement. Running on *BSD/Linux *is*.) > Nagios is good for alerting, but it's doesn't keep metrics. > Cacti is good at keeping metrics, but it won't alert me if something is > wrong. > ZenOss does both, but I have found it difficult to manage and buggy, and > the commercial version is expensive. > > Can you recommend or mention some other products that you have used or > heard about?
I have ran multiple Nagios installations at different locations, Cacti in one instance and Smokeping in another. All three of those products are good at what they do individually. Having used all of them, I can say I have never fully been satisfied (like eating Chinese food and being hungry an hour later). I know you said running the software on BSD/Linux is a requirement, but if you are willing to break that rule you can run Orion NPM (APM too) from Solarwinds <http://www.solarwinds.com/>. This monitoring product is hands down one of the greatest monitoring applications I have seen. I plan on implementing it in the upcoming months; if our budget doesn't change *crosses fingers*. The product combines all the things that Nagios, Cacti and Smokeping do, into one sweet little application. It also allows for TONS of customization and oodles of options. This is certainly the GOLD standard to which I compare most monitoring apps now. I haven't fully implemented it, but I've done the 30 day demo installation and have spent some time being walked through the product by a someone who runs it. I was blown away by it's capabilities and open ended database. The product is pricey and does require you to run at least one Windows server. I suggest at least running the demo to see what it can do. My 2 cents. - James _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
