Re: Needed: System Monitor App
From: Dave Hinz (DaveHinz_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 08/11/04
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Date: 11 Aug 2004 16:45:27 GMT
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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