[nsp] Query on MRTG

[Daniel Medina]

 Might as well pitch our systems monitor too

	Survivor
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On Sun, Jan 11, 2004 at 03:35:08PM -0800, Roy wrote:
> If you like Big Brother, you might want to look at Big Sister
> 
> http://bigsister.graeff.com/
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of Rubens Kuhl Jr.
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 1:20 PM
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [nsp] Query on MRTG
> 
> 
> Big Brother licen$e is not as great as NAGIOS.
> Any field experience (good or bad) with OpenNMS (http://www.opennms.org) ?
> If any, please state version number (1.0 stable, 1.1 development).
> 
> 
> Rubens
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "hakan lindholm" <hakan at staff.spray.se>
> To: "Goldberg Alain (IT)" <alain at towersemi.com>
> Cc: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 5:49 PM
> Subject: RE: [nsp] Query on MRTG
> 
> 
> > On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, Goldberg Alain (IT) wrote:
> >
> > > NAGIOS @ http://www.nagios.org/
> > > Is great for what you want.
> >
> > Nagios is great, Big Brother is great.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tarko Tikan [mailto:tarko at lanparty.ee]
> > > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 4:18 PM
> > > To: Kshitiz Singhal
> > > Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > > Subject: Re: [nsp] Query on MRTG
> > >
> > > hello!
> > >
> > > > I have a query on MRTG, can we use MRTG to send mail alert whenever
> > > > threshold exceed.
> > > >
> > > > For example: if i am using mrtg to monitor cpu utilization of cisco
> > > > router, can we set so it can send mail alert whenever cpu utilization
> > > > crosses 50%
> >
> > No problem. Use the Threshold config directives.
> >
> >
> > > you can move to cricket. first, it's better then mrtg (bad side is that
> > > it's more complicated) and second, it has feature to create hooks that
> > > react to tresholds. I'm using it to detect pps going up fast on
> > > interfaces and it works well.
> >
> > Just as Threshold in MRTG?  Why learn a new beast when yo already know one
> > that can help you?
> >
> >
> > I use MRTG Threshold feature to submit status to Big Brother. Should
> > work just as good for passive monitor in Nagios (or whatever they call
> > it.)
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >  Hakan Lindholm
> >  Lycos Europe

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Daniel Medina