Admin Magazine

Keep track of your job when you’re not in the office.

Nmon monitors system information. You can use the Nmon’s capture mode to output data to a file, then extract the values you need with a script.

Beta program to utilize new management technology

The Monitorix monitoring software is available in version 1.5.0 and now shows info about the mail server.

The NagAconda Python tool helps when writing plugins for the Nagios monitoring tool and is available in its first open release.

The system monitor Atop is available as version 1.24 and is complete with a variety of enhancements.

Monitoring tools are critical to quickly identify and address problems that affect an IT organization’s service to its users. These tools scan for problems with network, systems, and application resources that a company relies on for its business.

However, IT managers face significant challenges deploying and managing these systems to their maximum benefit. Key issues include: 1) high costs for commercial software licenses and main-tenance fees; 1) waste from unused “shelf ware” and/or multiple tools with redundant functionality; 3) dependence on expensive consultants for installation and support; 4) lengthy and expensive system deployment, and 5) high resource cost associated with system management, administration, and support.

Moreover, monitoring systems frequently are not configured to produce critically needed input to the IT business processes used for management of service levels, availability, capacity, incidents, problems, and operations.

The SysUsage monitoring tool is available in a new version 3.0 and provides a completely reworked Web interface.