I think that the issue is that some admins in small shops do not have the database know-how. In shops where we do have the know-how we would really like it in order to make changes and write reports on what checks are run. Some applications offer to use your own SQL server (perhaps an enterprise feature ;) or a local "db" which could just be the flat text you have today. That way a user who is uncomfortable or unfamiliar with databases could stick with the same old.
However it the template model existed as was discussed earlier this week changes would be easier and perhaps a database is less necessary. It would be good to hear from the advocates of the database model what EXACTLY it is they hope to accomplish with a database backend for configuration. >From a lay person stand point (non-programmer), it seems that if you can >define the database structure the rest would be relatively easy. You can read >the database on startup (if that is what is selected in the config). Perhaps >in the interface you need a save (to text) and a save (to database) option >unless the save command has a check for whether the config was read from a >database or a text file. The checking engine would not need to be tied to the >database live (if it makes it easier). Maybe the database is just a holding >tank and the live config is read from a text file every time. At startup, you >create the text file from the database. There would have to bea save running >config to database option. A restart of the checking engine would allow the >changes to be read and a new file created. I don't mean to suggest that this >task would be easy. If it was tied to enterprise licensing it would bring >some additional revenue perhaps. Or perhaps you need to add an enterprise >plus license to recoup the costs of development. Jason Passow Network Administrator Mississippi Welders Supply http://www.mwsco.com (http://www.mwsco.com) [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) ph: (507) 494-5178 fax: (507) 454-8104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Dirk Bulinckx [mailto:[email protected]] To: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:46:28 -0600 Subject: RE: [SA-list] Next version It's not sure IF we get to that. In the past it looked like "everyone" wanted this, now it seems that it's 50/50..... Dirk Bulinckx. Network Monitoring by Servers Alive - http://www.woodstone.nu (http://www.woodstone.nu) DNS Hosting with ipv4 and ipv6 on http://www.stellardns.com (http://www.stellardns.com) -----Original Message----- From: Servers Alive Discussion List [mailto:[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])] On Behalf Of Viktor Sokol Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 5:17 PM To: Servers Alive Discussion List Subject: Re: [SA-list] Next version Hello Dirk, Im still looking forward for entries file in data base. Any progress/estimates on that? Monday, March 5, 2012, 6:01:06 PM, you wrote: > About 5: > so basicly you would want an entry that is "exactly like entry <something-else>" > EXCEPT for the hostname and prettyname and remark? > and if <something-else> has a change then automaticly the entry gets the change > too? -- Best regards, Viktor mailto:[email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) To unsubscribe send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) If you use auto-responders (like out-of-the-office messages), make sure that they are not sent to the list nor to individual members. Doing so will cause you to be automatically removed from the list. To unsubscribe send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) If you use auto-responders (like out-of-the-office messages), make sure that they are not sent to the list nor to individual members. Doing so will cause you to be automatically removed from the list. To unsubscribe send a message with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line to [email protected] If you use auto-responders (like out-of-the-office messages), make sure that they are not sent to the list nor to individual members. Doing so will cause you to be automatically removed from the list.
