[Pkg-nagios-devel] Nagios feature comparison
weroll1
weroll1@cablespeed.com
Sun, 9 Jan 2005 21:27:41 -0500
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I'm a system engineer at a firm that is looking at its current system =
management platform and is looking for alternatives. I was considering =
Nagios but what to compare it to the features that our current system =
provide. Could you tell me if Nagios can provide the following for us.
Network Monitoring/Alarm Features:
- Ability to discover and store all IP addresses within the system using =
fully qualified DNS names
- Ability to detect if any IP address is down to generate a management =
alarm. Detect when a downed IP is restored to service.
- Ability to use (MIBs) Management Information Base to capture key =
statistics
- Alarm generation based on MIB threshold statistics
- Tools to manage MIBs (MIB browser) and make config changes.=20
- Graphical interface to organize alarms status indicators
- Alarm correlation to manage event floods
Sever Monitoring/Management Features
- Monitor any number of logfiles on a server for error codes/patter =
matching
- Detection of utilization threshold events for file systems, memory and =
CPU
- Monitor a configurable list of software apps for running status
- Tools to allow system admin to efficiently change any of the =
monitoring config files on a large number of servers
- Generate alarms for any condition threshold that is exceeded. Alarms =
are sent to a single user display.
- Automatically invoke scripts when selected condition threshold =
conditions are met
- Server monitoring by intelligent agents, only alarms are sent to =
central server (bandwidth, alarm persistence and reliability benefit)
If you could tell me, out of those bullets, which ones Nagios can =
perform or can't?
regards,
Mr. Yates
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm a system engineer at a firm that is =
looking at=20
its current system management platform and is looking for alternatives. =
I was=20
considering Nagios but what to compare it to the features that our =
current=20
system provide. Could you tell me if Nagios can provide the following =
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us.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Network Monitoring/Alarm =
Features:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Ability to discover and store all IP =
addresses=20
within the system using fully qualified DNS names</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Ability to detect if any IP =
address is down=20
to generate a management alarm. Detect when a downed IP is =
restored to=20
service.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Ability to use (MIBs) Management =
Information Base=20
to capture key statistics</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Alarm generation based on MIB =
threshold=20
statistics</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Tools to manage MIBs (MIB browser) =
and make=20
config changes. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Graphical interface to organize =
alarms status=20
indicators</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Alarm correlation to manage event=20
floods</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sever Monitoring/Management =
Features</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Monitor any number of logfiles on a =
server for=20
error codes/patter matching</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Detection of utilization threshold =
events for=20
file systems, memory and CPU</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Monitor a configurable list of =
software apps for=20
running status</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Tools to allow system admin to =
efficiently change=20
any of the monitoring config files on a large number of =
servers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Generate alarms for any condition =
threshold that=20
is exceeded. Alarms are sent to a single user display.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Automatically invoke scripts when =
selected=20
condition threshold conditions are met</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- Server monitoring by intelligent =
agents, only=20
alarms are sent to central server (bandwidth, alarm persistence and =
reliability=20
benefit)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you could tell me, out of those =
bullets, which=20
ones Nagios can perform or can't?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mr.=20
Yates</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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