[Gllug] Suggestion about Network Monitoring software - Open source/Free

[Iain M Conochie]

Hakuna Matata wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> we want to implement a network monitoring software in our organization.
>
> we want to monitor services like ftp/web/mysql/mssql/vmware and
> performance and up time of servers.
>
> i want the software to be more reports oriented so that i can present
> them to the management guys.
>   

http://hobbitmon.sourceforge.net/


Basic blurb


      What does Hobbit do ?

Hobbit monitors your /hosts/, your /network services/, and /anything 
else/ you configure it to do via extensions. Hobbit can periodically 
generate requests to network services - http, ftp, smtp and so on - and 
record if the service is responding as expected. You can also monitor 
local disk utilisation, logfiles and processes through the use of agents 
installed on the servers.



Pros:

Network services trivial to monitor and setup.

Host based monitoring as well. If you can script in _any_ language you 
can monitor pretty much what you want

Reports are easy to generate and pretty well detailed.

Performance monitoring as well using rrd graphs so you have long term 
trends of the server.

GPL

Active devlopment

Cons:

Some legal wrangling about the name at the moment. expect a name change 
soon.


Overall, for a lightweight monitoring system this, IMHO, is as good as 
it gets.

Also IMHO do not touch nagios with a barge pole :)

Cheers

Iain



> I did some goggling and found the below software.
>
>
> 1. GroundWork Open Source IT Monitoring and Network Monitoring Software
>        www.groundworkopensource.com/
> 2. Nagios - Network Monitoring Software
>       www.nagios.org/
> 3.Zenoss Home - Commercial Open Source Network, Systems
>        www.zenoss.com
> 4. IPTraf - An IP Network Monitor
>     iptraf.seul.org/
> 5. http://www.opennms.org/index.php/Main_Page
> 6.http://www.zabbix.com/
> 7.http://www.odcnms.org/
> 8.http://www.zenoss.com/
>
>
> By first glance on the websites it looks like Zabbix/Zenoss/Groundwork
> have very good reporting features. Reporting is curicial part for me
> as we are are thinking of replacing SiteScope as our current
> monitoring system.
>
>
> Please advise if someone in the list have some suggestions.
>
>
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Best Regards
>
> --NK
>   

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