For the size of the environment your describing, Servers Alive will do what you want, and is pretty cheap, too.
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 2:28 PM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Anyone else have opinions on this? Would like a few options to pass around > the IT unit for their opinions... > > Joe Heaton > > > ________________________________ > From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:31 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Non-Open Source Network Monitoring Tools > > > > > > > OpsMgr 2007 > > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael B. Smith > > MCSE/Exchange MVP > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > > > > From: Joe Heaton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:14 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Non-Open Source Network Monitoring Tools > > > > > Need some input on recommendations for a network monitoring package. Small > network, less than 20 servers at our central site, a few HP/Cisco switches, > and 3 servers in remote offices, going over a WAN link provided by our ISP. > I'd like something that's going to give me server health, network health, > possible troubleshooting tools, etc. Something that's going to be able to > tell me before a hard drive actually fails, so I can proactively repair. > Something that might tell me that I'm suffering from some broadcast storm on > one of my switches, etc. > > > > > > Let me know if more info is needed to make a recommendation. Have to stay > away from Open Source. > > > > > Joe Heaton > > AISA > > Employment Training Panel > > 1100 J Street, 4th Floor > > Sacramento, CA 95814 > > (916) 327-5276 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
