I've evaluated these two products as potential solutions several times over the last 3 years...everytime the result was "not ready for prime time". I end up using open-source solutions (RANCID, Cacti, syslog-ng, etc) because, although they require more time to tweak and get right, at least they can get to that point of being right (and can support ALL of my devices). With a black-box solution like Orion/Cirrus, my hands would be tied and I'd be continually waiting for new versions of the software.
Btw, the tools I mentioned have all been stacked on one server (well, two if you count a shadow server for redundancy) with no impact on performance - the tasks we're talking about really don't require all that much power. I wouldn't consider breaking anything out until the node count gets well above 100, but YMMV. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stu Packett Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 7:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [c-nsp] Solarwinds Orion & Cirrus - Thoughts? I maintain a midsize network with about 75 routers, switches, firewalls in total. I'm currently using Kiwi Syslog for syslogs; MRTG for bandwidth graphing; WhatsUp for SNMP traps; and Kiwi CatTools for config management. All these on different servers. I was looking for an "all-in-one" product so I can place all these functions on one server. After some research, I found Solarwinds Orion and Cirrus. >From my reading, it appears Solarwinds Orion can take over the syslog, bandwidth graphs, and SNMP traps. The Solarwinds Cirrus would then take over the config management. We don't mind paying for software as I know that open source will always be a good recommendation by others. The Solarwinds products are somewhat new to me so I wanted to know if I am correct in saying that both these Solarwinds products can take over these functions. Also, I'm open to hear any comments, thoughts, opinions, etc about these products. Thanks in advance. _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
