[Ubuntu-ma] Monitoring linux

[ISLAM Abou El Ata]

Salam,

I have a spreadsheet with all in-house servers, credentials, systems,
versions, descriptions, addresses, .. etc and I just use that on a daily
basis. I keep it simple and stupid. If it's too stupid with one server I
keep a text file with more details.

We also have an internal wiki (now integrated in OpenERP)

But I am planning to experiment with Zabbix and see how I like it.

We only have 7 in-house servers right now, not a big deal. but clients
servers (located in their places) are for sure in the two digits. For this,
we edit a document that I call "Guide d'utilisation du serveur XXXX" with
all the details and we deliver a copy to the client. If an access is needed,
all the details about the machine and the hosted service are in the
document. Furthermore, someone is always trained to run the service and look
after it, watch for alerts, .. etc. So, if something happens, they just need
to pick up the phone or drop an e-mail.

Now some people will want to call me a dinosaure, but this is just the way I
work.


On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Nordin Bouchtaoui <bouchtaoui at gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
> 2010/9/14 ISLAM Abou El Ata <kindyroot at gmail.com>
>
> Salam,
>>
>> It depends pretty much on what you're most interested in, here's a simple
>> rule of thumb:
>>
>> - most Interested in monitoring performance >> run "top" or "htop" over
>> SSH.
>>
>
> I'm already familiar with that.
>
>
>> - most interested in monitoring security >> run Snort with e-mail alerts.
>>
>
> For now, this is not needed. It's not for the government with sensitive
> data or something.
>
>
>> - most interested in monitoring traffic >> run javascript based stats and
>> traffic analysis (such as Google Analytics).
>> - most interested in having a global view of your server set and having a
>> dashboard>> see GLPI, Mandriva Pulse, and Zabbix.
>> - most interested in networking >> see Nagios.
>>
>
> I don't want to annoy you but these tools all do the same, it's a matter of
> taste.
> For what I need I think Nagios is enough for me.
>
> But what do you use? Are you administering also several servers? I remember
> Hassan told me he manages hundreds of servers, so I was curious about how
> he's doing that, don't take it personal.
>
>
>> - most interested in something not in the list >> reply back with details.
>>
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>
> Always :)
>
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