I didn't realize until this post that it was available for Windows. I'm
having all sorts of problems with Informant, on 2 of my boxes, and will
be looking into this stat, and report back.

On Mon, 2007-08-13 at 09:20 -0400, James Pulver wrote:
> Has anyone looked into using Net-SNMP on windows with Zenoss? Will it 
> get us more than Informant?
> 
> --
> James Pulver
> Information Technology Area Supervisor
> LEPP Computer Group
> Cornell University
> 
> 
> 
> Jones Steve-R4AAJL wrote:
> > I've been talking to the Zenoss management - and I have filled them in
> > on the realities of their current pricing model and I believe/hope they
> > are looking at re-vamping their model.
> > 
> > Serious management shops look at system management in two planes: Simple
> > management and Complex Management.  This is largely based upon the
> > criticality of the systems.  If I were looking at HP Openview I would
> > sink some money in high cost agents for a very few systems, then rely on
> > SNMP agents for everything else.  Network hardware management is another
> > issue -- it really should be commodity pricing.  
> > 
> > Honestly, in the Linux realm and now in the Windows realm, Net-SNMP can
> > do just about anything one would desirefrom an agent standpoint.  The
> > only missing piece is Net-SNMP config management.
> > 
> > BTW, if you read the Zenoss website closely it will be no surprise that
> > Zenoss does have two different software offerings.  They actually
> > provide a feature comparison.
> > 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Pulver
> >> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:45 PM
> >> To: General discussion of using zenoss system
> >> Subject: Re: [zenoss-users] Multi-tentant?
> >>
> >> This does worry me. I picked Zenoss over other products 
> >> because of its 
> >> open nature. I don't really like the idea of there being parts locked 
> >> away from the community, especially as I've seen how good a 
> >> job OSS does 
> >> with many many other products.
> >>
> >> I don't, of course, begrudge Zenoss making money. And I like 
> >> the idea of 
> >> Zenpacks as purchasable products - I'd like it more if I could, say, 
> >> purchase a Zenpack for $500 or something, rather than a 
> >> subscription all 
> >> or nothing sort of thing.
> >>
> >> I'd also like some clarification on the licensing - say, can 
> >> I buy the 
> >> 50 system enterprise, and register say, 50 critical servers, and then 
> >> monitor 1,000 more with only community support for getting 
> >> them to work?
> >>
> >> I guess my biggest issue is cost, so I'll take what I can get 
> >> for free. 
> >> Especially as I have no idea what I'd really gain from 
> >> Enterprise - most 
> >> of it looks like stuff I don't need.
> >>
> >> --
> >> James Pulver
> >> Information Technology Area Supervisor
> >> LEPP Computer Group
> >> Cornell University
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Todd Davis wrote:
> >>> What concerns me about this is that it sounds like they are 
> >> planning on 
> >>> splintering the Core/Enterprise versions even further.  Some of the 
> >>> items listed are the types of things that the community has been 
> >>> requesting for some time.
> >>>
> >>>  
> >>>
> >>> Although I have no problem with a company making some money from a 
> >>> product, even an open source one, Zenoss Enterprise pricing 
> >> is a little 
> >>> steep at a minimum $5000/yr.  I might be inclined to look 
> >> at Enterprise 
> >>> in some situations, like the multi-dashboard, but without 
> >> seeing how it 
> >>> works I don't know if I can justify it.
> >>>
> >>>  
> >>>
> >>> Also, I'd like to see them offer some of the features (eg. 
> >> ZenPacks) as 
> >>> an a'la carte  option.
> >>>
> >>>  
> >>>
> >>> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of 
> >> *Jones Steve-R4AAJL
> >>> *Sent:* Friday, August 10, 2007 8:37 AM
> >>> *To:* General discussion of using zenoss system; General 
> >> discussion of 
> >>> using zenoss system
> >>> *Subject:* RE: [zenoss-users] Multi-tentant?
> >>>
> >>>  
> >>>
> >>> Tim, this issue with that roadmap is that it is only available to 
> >>> Enterprise customers and not pre-viewable to normal Internet 
> >>> Interlopers.  I personally would like to see a version of 
> >> Enterprise 
> >>> that is installable and runnable by anyone who wishes to 
> >> download it.  
> >>> Clearly, the logistics are cumbersome but many of your 
> >> competitors have 
> >>> this very model.
> >>>
> >>> Steve Jones
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> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Tim Galligan
> >>> Sent: Fri 8/10/2007 7:44 AM
> >>> To: 'General discussion of using zenoss system'
> >>> Subject: RE: [zenoss-users] Multi-tentant?
> >>>
> >>> We (Zenoss) are very focused on our MSP customers and are doing the
> >>> following to support the requirements of Multi-Tenancy:
> >>>
> >>> 1)    We added the Global Dashboard in Enterprise Edition V2.0 which
> >>> enables MSP to easily manage multiple Zenoss Server 
> >> instances from one
> >>> dashboard. Using this approach our MSP's are able to put up a Zenoss
> >>> Server for each customer, provide them access to the 
> >> information and then
> >>> use the Global Dashboard in the NOC to see a consolidated 
> >> view of all
> >>> customers.
> >>>
> >>> 2)    With Enterprise Release V2.1 we will be adding a 
> >> restricted READONLY
> >>> view which will allow you to define exactly what managed 
> >> resources you
> >>> want a user (customer) to see and they will have a view of only that
> >>> information in a readonly mode. V2.1 is targeted for release in late
> >>> September. Enterprise subscribers can get early access as needed.
> >>>
> >>> 3)    Roadmap for Enterprise Edition Release: We will 
> >> support full device
> >>> ACL's. This way you will be able to setup user (customer) as an
> >>> administrator or user and you will be able to specify the managed
> >>> resources they can see. The difference between the #2 and 
> >> #3 is that you
> >>> can provide someone with full admin capabilities for 
> >> specific managed
> >>> resources with the device ACL's
> >>>
> >>> Tim
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jones 
> >> Steve-R4AAJL
> >>> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 10:26 PM
> >>> To: [email protected]
> >>> Subject: RE: [zenoss-users] Multi-tentant?
> >>>
> >>> This company has a product that does what you are asking
> >>>
> >> http://manageengine.adventnet.com/products/opmanager/msp/index
> >> .html.  We
> >>> looked at it but had to drop the investigation because the 
> >> tool could
> >>> not handle supernetted networks and appeared to be more stable on a
> >>> Windows platform. Your mileage may differ from ours -- we 
> >> haven't looked
> >>> at it about 8 months.
> >>>
> >>>>  -----Original Message-----
> >>>>  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>>  [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of oms
> >>>>  Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 6:39 PM
> >>>>  To: [email protected]
> >>>>  Subject: [zenoss-users] Multi-tentant?
> >>>>
> >>>>  Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>>  I have been trying out Zenoss for a little while now and have
> >>>>  been comparing  it with a few competing products
> >>>>  (Centreo/Nagios, Groundwork etc).
> >>>>
> >>>>  I really like the look and feel to Zenoss but unfortunately I
> >>>>  dont think it can do what we are looking for.
> >>>>
> >>>>  We (and upstart NOC type company) will be offering services
> >>>>  to multiple clients, each of which will have a single user.
> >>>>  What we require from our NMS is that we can configure, for
> >>>>  example, 50 clients each of which having 50 or so devices.
> >>>>
> >>>>  We need to keep each client completely separated from the
> >>>>  other yet only run one instance of the Zenoss software. We
> >>>>  will most likely be purchasing  Zenoss Enterprise or the
> >>>>  equivalent but the above requirement is a must.
> >>>>
> >>>>  I have been playing with Zenoss and trying to replicate what
> >>>>  I have mentioned above by creating "organizers" in various
> >>>>  ways, yet it seems very restrictive to do this and there is
> >>>>  some information leakage between the clients (i.e even though
> >>>>  I restricted a certain user by only allowing them to view a
> >>>>  certain "Group", that user still saw information from other
> >>>>  groups in certain cases).
> >>>>
> >>>>  You may think of as an ISP or similar where our clients will
> >>>>  have duplicated IP addressing schemes which we need to
> >>>>  monitor through separated VPN's.
> >>>>
> >>>>  We can do this magic at the routers (NAT etc) but there is
> >>>>  obviously no way in Zenoss to store two devices (say
> >>>>  10.1.1.1) for two different users....or is there? Each client
> >>>>  will need to log on to a "web portal" of sorts and access
> >>>>  information ONLY pertinent to them.
> >>>>
> >>>>  If Zenoss cannot do this, would you be kind enough to
> >>>>  recommend one that can?
> >>>>
> >>>>  Thanks in advance, and thanks for an awesome product.
> >>>>
> >>>>  btw- the above was tested on 2.0.3)
> >>>>
> >>>>  oms
> >>>>
> >>>>  ------------------------
> >>>>  unset
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>  -------------------- m2f --------------------
> >>>>
> >>>>  Read this topic online here:
> >>>>  http://community.zenoss.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=9785#9785
> >>>>
> >>>>  -------------------- m2f --------------------
> >>>>
> >>>>
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