RE: Open-Source Network Management Tools
We have been using JFFNMS (http://www.jffnms.org) for the last 2 years and works just great. You can monitor almost anything you'd like to via SNMP (we currently use it to graph Traffic, Drops, Input Errors, RTT, Packet Loss, CPU, Memory, Temperature, TCP Connections, BGP, etc). And has email/paging capabilities. Try it out and let me know. Luckas.- -----Mensaje original----- De: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]En nombre de Claydon, Tom Enviado el: Martes, 14 de Septiembre de 2004 04:48 p.m. Para: nanog@merit.edu Asunto: Open-Source Network Management Tools I'm looking for open-source alternatives for network management, such as Nagios or Big Brother. We are currently using WhatsUp Gold, and would like to move to something more flexible (and not running on a Windows platform). Something that has email/paging capabilities, and can process SNMP traps would be a plus for us as well. Recommendations? Thanks.
In reality, to get best results, use some combination of few such systems. All have string sides and weak sides. (For example, snmpstat shows excellent network view, allowing to see exactly what is going on, and shows good unlimited traffic patterns, such as average packet size etc, have embedded tickets and reports, but have hardcoded set of parameters so if you want something out of it's scope, it's not enough. Others, such as nagual or cricket, allows to monitor everything but can not show system overview and do not have usage reports. ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lucas Iglesias" <l.iglesias@tiba.com> To: "'Claydon, Tom'" <Tom.Claydon@DobsonTelco.net>; <nanog@merit.edu> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 1:09 PM Subject: RE: Open-Source Network Management Tools
We have been using JFFNMS (http://www.jffnms.org) for the last 2 years and works just great. You can monitor almost anything you'd like to via SNMP (we currently use
it
to graph Traffic, Drops, Input Errors, RTT, Packet Loss, CPU, Memory, Temperature, TCP Connections, BGP, etc). And has email/paging capabilities.
Try it out and let me know.
Luckas.-
-----Mensaje original----- De: owner-nanog@merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog@merit.edu]En nombre de Claydon, Tom Enviado el: Martes, 14 de Septiembre de 2004 04:48 p.m. Para: nanog@merit.edu Asunto: Open-Source Network Management Tools
I'm looking for open-source alternatives for network management, such as Nagios or Big Brother. We are currently using WhatsUp Gold, and would like to move to something more flexible (and not running on a Windows platform). Something that has email/paging capabilities, and can process SNMP traps would be a plus for us as well.
Recommendations?
Thanks.
On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 12:16:15AM -0700, Alexei Roudnev wrote:
In reality, to get best results, use some combination of few such systems. All have string sides and weak sides. (For example, snmpstat shows excellent network view, allowing to see exactly what is going on, and shows good unlimited traffic patterns, such as average packet size etc, have embedded tickets and reports, but have hardcoded set of parameters so if you want something out of it's scope, it's not enough. Others, such as nagual or cricket, allows to monitor everything but can not show system overview and do not have usage reports. )
Add in Nodemap (http://nodemap.internode.on.net) as a way of gluing things together too. Provides an overview (configurable level of detail) and can be configured with hyperlinks to other places (MRTG/Cricket graphs, site descriptions, etc) - mark -- Mark Newton Email: newton@internode.com.au (W) Network Engineer Email: newton@atdot.dotat.org (H) Internode Systems Pty Ltd Desk: +61-8-82282999 "Network Man" - Anagram of "Mark Newton" Mobile: +61-416-202-223
On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:02:33 +0930, Mark Newton <newton@internode.com.au> said:
Yet one more new tool "Net-Policy" undergoing a lot of development. It's designed to allow for any protocol to be used for data, but is currently concentrating on SNMP (for collection, distribution and events). It's a role/policy based system which means easier conceptual management. Highly extensible. Creating new network connection diagrams to add into the system, eg, takes very little perl coding. Screen shots available at http://net-policy.sf.net/ . -- "In the bathtub of history the truth is harder to hold than the soap, and much more difficult to find." -- Terry Pratchett
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