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Re: Backbone Monitoring Tools
From: Bill Thompson <Billt () Mahagonny com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:39:17 -0800
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:07:27 -0800 "Ashe Canvar" <acanvar () gmail com> wrote:
Thanks for the quick responses. Perhaps I should have been more explicit. I already use "remstats" (http://remstats.sourceforge.net/release/index.html) for interface b/w monitoring. I have worked with nagios and openview int he past. I have an ospf based network. The specific monitoring problem I am trying to solve is : 1. actively test the currently active path for packet loss and transfer i.e. draw a latency grid between every datacenter and every other datacenter 2. actively detect routing changes / failover to redundant paths using traceroutes i.e. alert if SFO->CHG->NYC changes to SFO->LXE->HOU->NYC ( link state protocols suck as far as testing backup paths go) 3. actively transfer a fixed file i.e. draw a datarate grid between every datacenter and every other datacenter So, I am not looking for a generic graphing/alerting NMS. Does anyone use a specific tool that is capable of doing this ? I am in a buy vs. build debate with my boss ;) Regards, Ashe
Oh! Then take a look at the FCP product from Internap. http://www.internap.com/solutions/routecontrol/page1980.html The price alone will convince your PHB to let you build a box. -- Bill Thompson BillT () Mahagonny com
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