RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
I use nagios - http://www.nagios.org/. It's opensource and very customizable. It's worth a look. Good luck on your search -Jennifer -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bridges, Samantha Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool Good morning everyone. I am looking into purchasing a network monitoring tool. I have look at a few like 2Morrow and ActiveXperts Network Monitor, Big Brother...etc. I really need a network monitoring product that not only monitors links and systems but has the capability to put notifications out on our website. Something with a nice web interface (color radio buttons...) to give a good visual which systems are down. It also needs to send a notification to an email or cel phone and update the website Is there such a product? What tools do you use to monitor your networks? Any suggestions would be great! List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
Have you tried Sitescope? http://www.mercuryinteractive.com/website/fw_transition.html Great tool, web based and very configurable. Mike -Original Message- From: Thommes, Michael M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 7:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool I second this recommendation. ServersAlive rocks. And even for the non-free versions, the price is dirt cheap! Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: England, Christopher M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool You should check out Servers Alive - http://www.woodstone.nu/salive/. They have a free version for up to 10 checks (IE: 10 IP pings, 10 service checks on one server, etc). I use it, and you can output to HTML. It is pretty nice, and the run-as-a-service-bit is better now in the later versions. Chris Christopher England Systems Administrator MCSA, Server+, Network+, A+ College Information Technology Office Indiana University -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bridges, Samantha Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool Good morning everyone. I am looking into purchasing a network monitoring tool. I have look at a few like 2Morrow and ActiveXperts Network Monitor, Big Brother...etc. I really need a network monitoring product that not only monitors links and systems but has the capability to put notifications out on our website. Something with a nice web interface (color radio buttons...) to give a good visual which systems are down. It also needs to send a notification to an email or cel phone and update the website Is there such a product? What tools do you use to monitor your networks? Any suggestions would be great! List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ smime.p7s Description: S/MIME cryptographic signature
RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
I second this recommendation. ServersAlive rocks. And even for the non-free versions, the price is dirt cheap! Mike Thommes -Original Message- From: England, Christopher M [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool You should check out Servers Alive - http://www.woodstone.nu/salive/. They have a free version for up to 10 checks (IE: 10 IP pings, 10 service checks on one server, etc). I use it, and you can output to HTML. It is pretty nice, and the run-as-a-service-bit is better now in the later versions. Chris Christopher England Systems Administrator MCSA, Server+, Network+, A+ College Information Technology Office Indiana University -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bridges, Samantha Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool Good morning everyone. I am looking into purchasing a network monitoring tool. I have look at a few like 2Morrow and ActiveXperts Network Monitor, Big Brother...etc. I really need a network monitoring product that not only monitors links and systems but has the capability to put notifications out on our website. Something with a nice web interface (color radio buttons...) to give a good visual which systems are down. It also needs to send a notification to an email or cel phone and update the website Is there such a product? What tools do you use to monitor your networks? Any suggestions would be great! List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
You should check out Servers Alive - http://www.woodstone.nu/salive/. They have a free version for up to 10 checks (IE: 10 IP pings, 10 service checks on one server, etc). I use it, and you can output to HTML. It is pretty nice, and the run-as-a-service-bit is better now in the later versions. Chris Christopher England Systems Administrator MCSA, Server+, Network+, A+ College Information Technology Office Indiana University -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bridges, Samantha Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool Good morning everyone. I am looking into purchasing a network monitoring tool. I have look at a few like 2Morrow and ActiveXperts Network Monitor, Big Brother...etc. I really need a network monitoring product that not only monitors links and systems but has the capability to put notifications out on our website. Something with a nice web interface (color radio buttons...) to give a good visual which systems are down. It also needs to send a notification to an email or cel phone and update the website Is there such a product? What tools do you use to monitor your networks? Any suggestions would be great! List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
What's Up Gold is a decent inexpensive tool that does a good job of basic monitoring. Pretty configurable, too. Worth a look... ** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 985 0975 x5083 ** > -Original Message- > From: Bridges, Samantha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 6:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool > > > Good morning everyone. > > I am looking into purchasing a network monitoring tool. I > have look at a few like 2Morrow and ActiveXperts Network > Monitor, Big Brother...etc. > > > I really need a network monitoring product that not only > monitors links and systems but has the capability to put > notifications out on our website. Something with a nice web > interface (color radio buttons...) to give a good visual > which systems are down. It also needs to send a notification > to an email or cel phone and update the website > > Is there such a product? What tools do you use to monitor > your networks? Any suggestions would be great! > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
I suggest/recommend looking at Ipswitch's What's Up Gold. http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WhatsUp/ We use it here on everything from our UPS' to our specialty boxes and everything in between ( that covers older AS 400s new I-Series boxes, IBM and DELL servers, a ton of PC class specialty boxes, HP Procurve switches, F5 Load Balancers and Link Controllers -- the list goes on) Map (or multiples) of all devises being monitored, web interface, page/email capability - -depending on your budget and all that good stuff - -I think this may be what you're looking for. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bridges, Samantha Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool Good morning everyone. I am looking into purchasing a network monitoring tool. I have look at a few like 2Morrow and ActiveXperts Network Monitor, Big Brother...etc. I really need a network monitoring product that not only monitors links and systems but has the capability to put notifications out on our website. Something with a nice web interface (color radio buttons...) to give a good visual which systems are down. It also needs to send a notification to an email or cel phone and update the website Is there such a product? What tools do you use to monitor your networks? Any suggestions would be great! List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
My company purchased it about 6 months ago... Like Roger said it doesn't monitor services, but it had a ton of other features that more than made up for that in our eyes. My company uses static IP address due to a limitation with one of our vendors so we make use of the IP Address management suite built in as well. I like it, but you should eval it for 30-60 before you spend the money for it. Thanks, Raymond McClinnis Network Administrator Provident Credit Union -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Seielstad Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 5:08 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool I demoed it for a week or two. Looked good for basic up/down status and some response time info, but provided no insight into Windows specific items like service status. The price is good (unlimited node monitoring was around $10kUSD) but as I said, its not a full range monitoring product. -- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -Original Message- > From: Ellis, Debbie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:13 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool > > > My company is in the process of evaluating SolarWinds to > monitor our network. Have any of you used this tool? If so, > can you provide feedback? > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
I have used it, it is an okay tool. Very basic though, you can't really do a lot of indepth reporting. -Original Message- From: Ellis, Debbie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:13 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject:[ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool My company is in the process of evaluating SolarWinds to monitor our network. Have any of you used this tool? If so, can you provide feedback? List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
I would certainly encourage you to look at Servers Alive (www.woodstone.nu). It's a robust monitoring tool, has lots of checks (including services), and is a *real* value at $99 to monitor up to 1000 servers. Mike Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -Original Message- From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue 6/3/2003 7:08 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool I demoed it for a week or two. Looked good for basic up/down status and some response time info, but provided no insight into Windows specific items like service status. The price is good (unlimited node monitoring was around $10kUSD) but as I said, its not a full range monitoring product. -- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -Original Message- > From: Ellis, Debbie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:13 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool > > > My company is in the process of evaluating SolarWinds to > monitor our network. Have any of you used this tool? If so, > can you provide feedback? > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
RE: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool
I demoed it for a week or two. Looked good for basic up/down status and some response time info, but provided no insight into Windows specific items like service status. The price is good (unlimited node monitoring was around $10kUSD) but as I said, its not a full range monitoring product. -- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -Original Message- > From: Ellis, Debbie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:13 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: [ActiveDir] Network Monitoring Tool > > > My company is in the process of evaluating SolarWinds to > monitor our network. Have any of you used this tool? If so, > can you provide feedback? > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ: http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/