RE: centralize monitoring system suggestions
- From: "Grant Allen" <Grant.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Oracle L (E-mail)" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:08:59 +1100
> From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Duret, Kathy
> Sent: Friday, 17 December 2004 02:35
> To: Oracle L (E-mail)
> Subject: centralize monitoring system suggestions
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> We have Nagios now but are looking for a system that isn't too cost
> prohibitive....they like the word "free" around here and=20
> don't understand
> that free isn't always free or don't cut it.
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> Something to monitor oracle, sql server and mysql for our=20
> databases, servers
> are Sun and Dell, apps are custom jboss, and maybe extenable=20
> to monitor our
> network....
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> We are will to develop our own plug in, etc.
>=20
> What do you use? What works for you?
If they're keen on "free", and are willing to do some leg work, I'd =
suggest buying "Perl for Oracle DBAs", which has a great set of chapters =
on building your own monitoring and management framework using the PDBA =
toolkit. Then buy Linchi Shea's perl for sql server admin book. =
Throwing mysql into the mix will be trivial from there.
Obviously, this has pro's and con's, but one recent legal case* shows =
it's not always smart to rely on 3rd party vendor tools.
(*CA suing Quest ... for those interested, =
http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/RACER2/index.html , case no 4721 )
Ciao
Fuzzy
:-)
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