Re: SNMP Mananger/NMS options

Les Mikesell wrote:
> Seann Clark wrote:
>   
>>>>     Since this list deals the closest with what I am after, I am 
>>>> asking here, not for specific net-snmp support, but more for options 
>>>> that are out there. I am after an NMS that works like Spectrum, or HP 
>>>> Openview to be able to manage a medium LAN/WAN infrastructure using 
>>>> primarily SNMP. I have played with Nagios, Zabbix, BigSister, a 
>>>> little with Hobbit, and while they aren't bad, they are overly 
>>>> Dependant on agent software being installed, instead of true SNMP 
>>>> primary based management. Agents on my local systems aren't bad, but 
>>>> my WAN locations aren't my systems, and I only have R/O on them to be 
>>>> able to ensure that services are up and direct communication to the 
>>>> owners that there is a problem with service connections into, and out 
>>>> of my network segment.
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> OpenNMS (http://www.opennms.org) does about everything you could want 
>>> in terms of monitoring, recording, and notifications.
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> openNMS looks like a good bet.... if I knew Java, it would be better, 
>> instead I am stuck with Java errors as it tries to start... time to 
>> change to their support list...
>>
>>
>> Outside of that it sounds like a great choice for my NMS solution.
>>     
>
> The best bet is to use a linux platform that matches their packaged 
> versions.  I use Centos5 and using yum to install from their 'unstable' 
> repository works fine - and includes the otherwise missing Sun Java that 
> it needs.  Regardless of how you install (or update) you do need to run 
> their install script that creates or updates the postgresql database, 
> though.
>
>   
I did the Yum install, after finding it on their site (and one for 
Fedora 9) and went through all the steps. I am getting an error with 
Java dealing with CAPS now though.


Regards,
Seann

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