Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:48:06 -0800 (PST) From: Derek Balling <dredd@megacity.org> To: nanog@merit.edu Subject: System and Network Monitoring

OK, I'm looking for "real world" data and not sales/marketing hype.

I'm looking for a package to do network and system monitoring. It's a heterogenous environment consisting of all manner of routers, at least 700 servers (Mostly FreeBSD, but also Solaris and Network Appliance boxen). [...]

I would be interested to hear about your comparison of a commercial package such as HP OpenView with free alternatives. My inclination is towards a commercial package. I even suspect that it would be less expensive in the long run, plus it seems likely to free up your technical talent for revenue-producing activities. -tjs