Yeah for Solarwinds, it’s not cheap but it’s not stupidly expensive neither … in comparison to the words “BMC” and “Remedy” ;)
> On Dec 12, 2016, at 8:08 PM, Josh Baird <joshba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry - you were probably referring to BMC, not Solarwinds. > > BMC, last time I looked, was indeed stupid expensive. > > On Dec 12, 2016, at 8:03 PM, Josh Baird <joshba...@gmail.com > <mailto:joshba...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> Not for a large 'enterprise,' and the required horsepower really isn't >> *that* bad for NPM/NCM/NFA. >> >> On Dec 12, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com >> <mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> wrote: >> >>> Stupid $ :( >>> >>> On Dec 12, 2016 6:24 PM, "Paul Stewart" <p...@paulstewart.org >>> <mailto:p...@paulstewart.org>> wrote: >>> Very cool! >>> >>> >>>> On Dec 12, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com >>>> <mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Sounds similar to our pending NMS... >>>> >>>> BMC TrueSight spread across around 8,000 VMs + netapps + infra. >>>> >>>> On Dec 12, 2016 6:14 PM, "Paul Stewart" <p...@paulstewart.org >>>> <mailto:p...@paulstewart.org>> wrote: >>>> It really depends …. so in our case, it’s running a dedicated web >>>> interface and a pair of pollers. The SQL backend is clustered serving >>>> other systems besides just Solarwinds - it’s a *large* cluster running MS >>>> SQL Enterprise and NetApp SAN…. it was already existing for other >>>> internal systems we utilize…. >>>> >>>> Previous job, with Solarwinds, we ran 3 dedicated polling engines, a >>>> dedicated web front end, and a dedicated server with SQL Standard on the >>>> backend >>>> >>>> The variables are polling frequency (we are 5 minutes), number of >>>> nodes/interfaces/volumes etc…. and to some degree number of users hitting >>>> the web interface. Also, reports can put a load on the system depending >>>> on their complexity and how often they run. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Paul >>>> >>>>> On Dec 12, 2016, at 7:02 PM, Josh Reynolds <j...@kyneticwifi.com >>>>> <mailto:j...@kyneticwifi.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> How big of a windows server farm does it take to scale that thing >>>>> horizontally? >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 12, 2016 5:49 PM, "Paul Stewart" <p...@paulstewart.org >>>>> <mailto:p...@paulstewart.org>> wrote: >>>>> Rancid at moment - moving to Solarwinds NCM which does pretty much the >>>>> same but with a whole bunch of reporting and compliance options, plus >>>>> integration with existing network monitoring >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 12, 2016, at 3:57 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm >>>>>> <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> reviving an old thread >>>>>> >>>>>> I put our beta on the network, within 5 minutes of downloading, every >>>>>> device we want backups for is backed up, we arent a big shop so its less >>>>>> than 50. >>>>>> >>>>>> Even our Fortigates >>>>>> >>>>>> I really like this >>>>>> >>>>>> alot >>>>>> >>>>>> And I hate everything >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 1:58 AM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com >>>>>> <mailto:eric.kuh...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> Rancid for Cisco and juniper and foundry. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ubnt ptp radios get their config manually backed up before deployment >>>>>> and after each firmware upgrade. Configs saved on a file server and on >>>>>> mediawiki instance. >>>>>> >>>>>> Same with other ptp links. >>>>>> >>>>>> On May 27, 2016 4:13 PM, "SmarterBroadband" <li...@smarterbroadband.com >>>>>> <mailto:li...@smarterbroadband.com>> wrote: >>>>>> Interested to hear what people use for automatic backups of their >>>>>> network equipment configs. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Mikrotik, Cisco, Zyxel, Ubiquity, Netonix etc… >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> We currently use Rancid. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> What do you use? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >>>>>> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>>>> >>>> >>>
