Hi Eric, I use mrtg, rrdtool, routers.cgi, firedaemon009, apache on a winnt box for monitoring about 150 devices.
The devices are organised into 12 groups. Each group has a 'master' config file which includes common configuration lines and the names of the individual config files (include statement). Running is controlled by the firedaemon (as services). If you have to add or delete a device, it means you have to add or delete only one line in a master config file, and restart that process. I use rrdtool, because it helps to spare cpu power. As a front end use router.cgi to the Apache web server. It generates the html files only on demand, reducing cpu power, and it is a very good, very well organizable GUI. After my very first mrtg installation I used the file-sharing method what you use now, but within a short time I changed to the above described method and now I am satisfied with it. Jozsef > -----Original Message----- > From: Cornwell, Eric J. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 1:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [mrtg] Starting MRTG - There has to be a better way... > > > Hello Everyone! > > We currently monitor close to 100 devices with one Windows 2K > PC. Each > device has its own config file. I have a bat file that runs > and starts each > config the following way. > -------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > start /B wperl mrtg (RouterName).cfg --logging MRTG_Routers.log > echo (RouterName) has been started. > sleep 7 > -------------------------------------------------------------- > --------- > > Each device is offset by 7 seconds to help spread everything out. My > problem is that with 100 wperl.exe processes running they eat > up all the > available memory. Is there a better way to start MRTG than > this or am I > just going to have to live with it? > > Thanks! > Eric > > -- > Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg > FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org > WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi > -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
