What are some recommended (Linux/Unix) operating system monitoring
applications?  Any useful resources (websites)?

I would prefer open-source, but inexpensive commercial apps are
considerable.

The basic requirements are typical: monitor certain production
processes, monitor file system usage, monitor other servers, provide
logging and notification (!).

Footnote: I'm beginning to use InfoWatcher, which is two PERL programs
that use the messages file interface, but I'm now having to debug and
patch the app for my needs.  I'm familiar with Swatch.

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On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:22:18 GMT, Jeff Sheffel <bogus@bogus.com> wrote:
> What are some recommended (Linux/Unix) operating system monitoring
> applications?  Any useful resources (websites)?

Check out http://bb4.org/ which sounds like what you're looking for.
Free for most users.

> The basic requirements are typical: monitor certain production
> processes, monitor file system usage, monitor other servers, provide
> logging and notification (!).

Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes, in that order.

> Footnote: I'm beginning to use InfoWatcher, which is two PERL programs
> that use the messages file interface, but I'm now having to debug and
> patch the app for my needs.  I'm familiar with Swatch.

With BigBrother, you can add external scripts for pretty much anything
you want, the interface into bb is very straightfoward.  www.deadcat.net
is full of stuff people have already written for it.

Take a look, play with the demo.  If you have a reasonbly intact
environment, you can be up and running with a basic setup in half a day.

Dave Hinz

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Try snmp.  Easy to configure and install.  Then you can cron polling to the
system, script it, and email you anywhere.
Works great.

"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinz@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:22:18 GMT, Jeff Sheffel <bogus@bogus.com> wrote: 
>
> Check out http://bb4.org/ which sounds like what you're looking for.
> Free for most users.
> 
>
> Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes, in that order.
> 
>
> With BigBrother, you can add external scripts for pretty much anything
> you want, the interface into bb is very straightfoward.  www.deadcat.net
> is full of stuff people have already written for it.
>
> Take a look, play with the demo.  If you have a reasonbly intact
> environment, you can be up and running with a basic setup in half a day.
>
> Dave Hinz
>

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"Jeff Sheffel" <bogus@bogus.com> writes:

> What are some recommended (Linux/Unix) operating system monitoring
> applications?  Any useful resources (websites)?
>
> I would prefer open-source, but inexpensive commercial apps are
> considerable.
>
> The basic requirements are typical: monitor certain production
> processes, monitor file system usage, monitor other servers, provide
> logging and notification (!).
>
> Footnote: I'm beginning to use InfoWatcher, which is two PERL programs
> that use the messages file interface, but I'm now having to debug and
> patch the app for my needs.  I'm familiar with Swatch.
>

http://www.nagios.org/

-jc
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