On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:07:27 -0800 "Ashe Canvar" <acanvar@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for the quick responses. Perhaps I should have been more explicit.
I already use "remstats" (http://remstats.sourceforge.net/release/index.html) for interface b/w monitoring. I have worked with nagios and openview int he past.
I have an ospf based network. The specific monitoring problem I am trying to solve is :
1. actively test the currently active path for packet loss and transfer i.e. draw a latency grid between every datacenter and every other datacenter
2. actively detect routing changes / failover to redundant paths using traceroutes i.e. alert if SFO->CHG->NYC changes to SFO->LXE->HOU->NYC ( link state protocols suck as far as testing backup paths go)
3. actively transfer a fixed file i.e. draw a datarate grid between every datacenter and every other datacenter
So, I am not looking for a generic graphing/alerting NMS. Does anyone use a specific tool that is capable of doing this ?
I am in a buy vs. build debate with my boss ;)
Regards, Ashe
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