[SLUG] Server Monitoring: RAID6, VMs, disk usage
I have just built a debian 5 file server that's also going to host some VMs for me. I'll be building a second file server soon, and I'm going to have some hosted VMs as well. There's a lot of monitoring software out there and I'm not sure what to use. I'd like to use the simplest system possible that can do the following: Features: + Email notifications on critical events (that I can specify) + Overview of all systems being monitored showing current status Monitoring: Critical: * status of software RAID6 array (eg. if any drive fails, even if a hot spare is available) * usage % of various partitions * monitor the status of my VMs (I intend to use virtualbox) * monitor the status of backups (haven't yet determined what system I'll be using) Desirable: * monitor my UPS + trigger shutdowns in VMs and then main system if power goes out. Future: * monitor web logs on servers for hits, usage, etc. * monitor security related logs on servers. Will it be simpler to use multiple tools, or is there some giant swiss army knife that it's worth learning? Ben -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Ubuntu friendly 12 netbook
Considering the Dell mini 12 and the Samsung NC20, happy to hear alternatives. From what I've read, neither seems perfect. The Samsung seems to be using via/chrome/etc. stuff that I've had trouble with in the past, but maybe it's finally ok now? This will be a first computer for a relative. They've checked some out in store and prefer the 12 netbook style to anything else. 10 too small, full blown laptops too bulky/heavy. Desirable: * Divx Playback * Good battery life Essential: * Suspend/resume to ram on lid close works perfectly * Suspend to disk on low battery (even if in suspend to RAM state). ~$1,000 or less. Cheers, Ben Sand -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
