Haven't finished reading the rest of the thread... Sherry: Why not just set up seperate service/host groups for each client. I use client config directories with all the config for a given client stored in that directory.
Separate websites are only needed if you want an easier screen to look at or clients to see their own devices being monitored. Shawn > +1 for Nagios. And you can use just about any old server/workstation you > have sitting around for linux, you could even use a virtual server for it > if > you needed to. > > We use Nagios for monitoring our internal network, numerous web-sites, vpn > tunnels and a bunch of servers at our colo facility. We actually run 2 > instances of Nagios, one internal and one at the colo, they provide checks > for each other, and a couple of ways of reporting it via Nagios web-site > and > emails. We use our internal linux box to run a variety of things > including > Nagios, LDAP, SyslogNG, Cacti and even an ET game server during lunch time > ;) > > You would still have a separate web-site for each clients location with > Nagios, however, you can centralize the email notifications. Nagios can > monitor probably everything that you could think of that you would want to > monitor. On a side note, Nagios actually stands for Notices All Glitches > In > Our Systems. > > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Mayo, Bill <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We use WhatsUp Gold. I believe it does all that you describe. >> >> >> >> *From:* Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* May-02-09 12:52 AM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Monitoring Remotely >> >> >> >> I have been using Servers Alive for a lot of my clients who I monitor >> their >> lan. However, its getting a little large and tedious to go in and out of >> remote clients and I was hoping for like a more centralized solution. >> >> >> >> The newest Servers Alive has a remote agent that talks over ssh that Im >> about to test, but was wondering if anyone else knew of something >> similar. >> >> >> >> Basically I would like to monitor cpu/ram/disk/a few services, and maybe >> event log would be nice. However, if the internet goes down I would like >> the >> central unit to determine that first (something that servers alive >> **does** >> but mostly for the LAN so far). >> >> >> >> Right now I simply ping and/or port test remotely and then SA runs >> internally so I have it covered but its too much at this point to manage >> effectively. >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
