Incessant polling is not always efficient. SNMP is nice, but doesn't provide everything that is needed.
Agentless has it's place, but I like having options. *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Joseph L. Casale <jcas...@activenetwerx.com > wrote: > I like snmp, I hate installing software on servers to do what it can > already do natively. > That being said, I use Icinga (Nagios fork) now but always wanted to > migrate to OpenNMS. As far as I am concerned it’s the most enterprisable and > robust but has a steep learning curve. > jlc > > > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:24 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OpenSource Network/Systems Monitoring > > > > I know a lot of you use Nagios for your oss monitoring needs, but I'd love > to hear from people who have tested multiple products: > > > > I'm looking to upgrade the monitoring at %WORK% from a combination of Old > SiteScope and some Zenoss, to one of the following: > > - *OpenNMS *-- http://www.opennms.org/ > - *Zabbix *-- http://www.zabbix.com/<http://www.zabbix.com/download.php> > - *Hyperic *-- > http://www.hyperic.com/products/open-source-systems-monitoring > > I don't want separate consoles for Servers and Network devices, as we do > today. And I'm not so concerned about commercial support, although it would > be a plus to deploy an option that has both community support and commercial > support options. > > > > I've used Nagios in the past, but I prefer to deploy and manage something > that is less finicky to initially configure -- especially since I won't be > managing it directly. > > > > I don't care what platform it runs on. I'll likely run it in a VM, unless > performance is horrid. Here are some relevant stats: > > - ~250 Windows and Linux servers (85% / 15%) > > > - -- 20% of the environment is virtualized (ESX/ESXi) > - -- Windows = 2003 & 2008 > - -- Linux = Ubuntu > > > - ~50 Network Devices (90% Cisco) > - Currently, devices to be monitored are in 4 locations, including the > NOC, with 2 more to come online by year's end > - Monitoring server can run on Linux or Windows -- no preference > - Need agents (if supported) for Windows, Linux, and one Mac > > > > Oh, and on a side note, I'm likely going to run whatever I pick for %WORK% > on my home network as well. > > > > Thoughts, comments, etc? > > > *ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> > *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* > * * > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
