Re: [jffnms-users] Some question about jffnms < new product research

[Boris Belousov/GEMMA Systems spol. s r.o.]

Hi,
I use JFFNMS for about year, and I am not an expert, so these are my personal views :-) and could result of lack of knowledge.


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 15.09.2005 11:00:58:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am looking a nms for our LAN system, but want to know more of the
> operation, thanks a lot.
>
> 1. How does the real monitor operation? By SNMP or by TCP? Does any
> "agent" or applications installed to the target machine if using SNMP?

You need SNMP agent at each monitored IP address/device

>
> 2. Does it has any function designed for monitor IDS machine?

??? No Idea, but if your IDS does support SNMP, then you can monitor IT, but definitely expect PHP programming to be able to monitor your "non-standard/not common" device

>
> 3. I saw the doc on web side said it can running on "remote site", what
> does it means? It can monitoring a machine by remote site or I can read
> the console by remote method?


??? As far as I know, Satellites are not supported yet.
Users work with JFFNM via web browser.

>
> 4. I have some network based devices want to monitor the up/down status,
> they are KVM (running on IP based), 3Com switch (own an IP), can I
> monitor them by jffnms?

If they have SNMP agents then yes, but you cannot simply "load" MIB definition to JFFNMS, you must add support for your devices yourself, so expect PHP programming.


>
> 5. Can I have a realtime static report for servers and services? And can
> I gen historical report by time/day/week/month?

Yes, but I have not found them useful, they are designed for network links, not servers, as far as I understand them. Nagios shoul be better for reports about servers and their services.

>
> 6. How does the alert operated? By email, sound, IM, SMS or any?
>


Email, sound and some modem to SMS script, but have not tested them.

> 7. It said it support SSL/HTTPS, what does it means?


HTTPS for web access.

>
> 8. Can I assign different user rights by each singal user? (such as view
> report, change the combination of report viewer, allow to view which
> screen... etc)

Generally yes, but have ended up with technicians having admin rights and read only rights for the rest of the stuff.

>
> 9. Besides csv, what file format can I gen from the report?

Plain text.

>
> Hope these 9 questions is not annoying to all expert.


No problems.
Compared to what I have previously used JFF can give you a very good value for money, but you have to be skilled to customize it to your needs.
For me it is a best NMS for free.
KR
Boris


>
> Cheers,
> Chung
>
>
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