Re: NOC scripting
I must agree. Netsaint is a superior system for a NOC, since you're not just
monitoring hosts, but also your network.
What's the point of knowing 50 odd hosts are down when the actual problem
lies with a switch connecting them all? I suppose you could GUESS, but why
do it when netsaint is obviously the best choice? It can even make up a cute
3d map and all.
Thats what we use and we're happy.
Jason Lim.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Boman" <michael@elinux.com.sg>
To: "Brian Johnston" <brian.johnston@optigate.net>
Cc: "Debian Ghost" <debian-isp@ghost.ntelos.net>; "debian-isp"
<debian-isp@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, 23 January, 2001 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: NOC scripting
> Brian Johnston wrote:
> >
> > We use Big Brother http://www.bb4.com to monitor NT,linux,solaris... etc
etc...
> >
> > Brian Johnston
> > System Administrator
> > Optigate Networks
> > brian.johnston@optigate.net
>
> Legend: BB = Big Brother
>
> The problem with BB as I see it is that it is a HOST monitor, while
> NetSaint is a HOST and NETWORK monitor. What difference does it make,
> you may ask? Well, what if the
> router/switch/firewall/another-single-point-of-failure between your
> monitoring server and the rest of the network goes down? BB will scream
> that every server/router (etc) you have on the other side is down, while
> NetSaint understands that it's the router/firewall/etc that is down.
>
> IMHO it's a smarter system.
>
> /Mike
>
>
> > At 06:16 PM 1/22/01 -0500, Debian Ghost wrote:
> > >Hello Debian-ISPers,
> > >
> > >I work in a fairly large NOC that monitors many various systems (many
> > >unix). I am working on developing a survailance system that accesses
the
> > >various systems. I plan on using debian as the OS of the survailance
> > >system and have installed potato stable on a few test systems I will be
> > >using to develop the system. I plan on using enlightenment as a WM and
> > >wanted to ask for advice on the best way to write a script to open
> > >multiple terminal windows (Eterm or Xterm) to connect and log in to the
> > >many various systems that we monitor. As it stands now, most of the
> > >analyists use NT as a desktop, but I have been given the go ahead to
try
> > >to develop a system that will be superior to the NT setup. I hope that
I
> > >can launch one startup script (on X initiation) that will basically
place
> > >all my windows on various virtual desktops and rsh and/or telnet and
login
> > >to the devices that need to be accessed. Does anyone on this list have
a
> > >suggestion or a starting place on launching multiple windows and/or a
way
> > >to script an automatic telnet login?
> > >
> > >Thanks in advanced!
> > >
> > >Ashby Gochenour
> > >NTELOS
> > >NOC
> > >
> > >
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