System Monitoring Tool: PandoraFMS 2.0 released

[Mike Burger]

Oops...not "Mark"..."TopCom"

Sorry.

>> Mike Burger wrote:
>>>> TopCom 900 wrote:
>>>>> Sorry for the off-topic but I think this might be interesing for all
>>>>> the
>>>>> sysadmins in here.
>>>>> Pandora FMS is a monitoring software. It watches your systems and
> applications, and allows you to know the status of any element of
> those
>>>>> systems (hardware, software, sensors, network equipment, etc).
>>>> <snip>
>>>> What does it offer that Nagios doesn't?
>>> Who says it has to offer anything different?  Isn't it enough that it's
>>> an
>>> option that sysadmins can investigate?
>> <shakes head>
>> A lot of admins, not to say companies, are conservative about this, and
> nagios
>> is in very common use. If they want folks to leave what works for them,
> they
>> need to offer a reason to change.
>
> Isn't that up to the admins to look, evaluate, and determine whether
> there's a reason to change?
>
>>From what I read (looking at the site for the product), it's another
> free/open source product, which is being offered.
>
> I didn't read anything that indicated that Mark was suggesting that anyone
> move away from what they're using...only that there's a product out there
> for sysadmins to take a look at, and decide for themselves if it's
> something that they're interested in.
>
> If the original message had looked like Mark was trying to sell a product,
> I'd be more inclined to agree with your questioning him, directly.  Since
> neither product is a sold product, at least in base form, then I would
> think it's up to the admins in question to determine whether or not they
> want to take the time to check it out, or to simply live with what they
> have and move on.
>
> Of course, that could just be me. :-D
> --
> Mike Burger
> http://www.bubbanfriends.org
>
> Visit the Dog Pound II BBS
> telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org
>
> To be notified of updates to the web site, visit:
>
> https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update
>
> or send a blank email message to:
>
> site-update-subscribe at bubbanfriends.org
>
>
>
>
> --
> redhat-list mailing list
> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request at redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe
> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
>


-- 
Mike Burger
http://www.bubbanfriends.org

Visit the Dog Pound II BBS
telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org

To be notified of updates to the web site, visit:

https://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update

or send a blank email message to:

site-update-subscribe at bubbanfriends.org