On Sat, 22 Feb 2003, Kevin Banifaz wrote: > Thanks for the input guys. Netsaint Nagios looks real cool, I think I'll > give that a try.
Netsaint/Nagios rocks. MRTG is also cool if you don't have much time, but if you've got time/energy to spare, roll your own using RRDTool. Unlike MRTG, RRDTool draws graphs on the fly for any period of time you specify, so accuracy isn't lost for periods older than 24 hours (fiddle with MRTG and you'll see where this can be a pain). One suggestion for both of them: Run them from a database. Create a table containing all your devices and what they are, then create a profile of monitoring for each device type. Now, whip up something quick to generate your Netsaint configs. It can be a /real/ pain finding errors in a hand written hosts.cfg file (Yes, I know there is a lint filter for it, but even so, if you don't have to mangle the file, why should you?). Rgds, - I. -- Ian Henderson CCNA, CCNP Senior Network Engineer, Chime Communications Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=63550&t=63532 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
