<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/9/14 ISLAM Abou El Ata <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kindyroot@gmail.com">kindyroot@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">Salam,<br><br>It depends pretty much on what you're most interested in, here's a simple rule of thumb:<br><br>- most Interested in monitoring performance >> run "top" or "htop" over SSH.<br>
</div></blockquote><div><br>I'm already familiar with that.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr">
- most interested in monitoring security >> run Snort with e-mail alerts.<br></div></blockquote><div><br>For now, this is not needed. It's not for the government with sensitive data or something.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">- most interested in monitoring traffic >> run javascript based stats and traffic analysis (such as Google Analytics).<br>- most interested in having a global view of your server set and having a dashboard>> see GLPI, Mandriva Pulse, and Zabbix. <br>
- most interested in networking >> see Nagios.<br></div></blockquote><div><br>I don't want to annoy you but these tools all do the same, it's a matter of taste.<br>For what I need I think Nagios is enough for me. <br>
<br>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. <br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir="ltr">- most interested in something not in the list >> reply back with details.<br><br>I hope this helps.<br></div></blockquote><div><br>Always :) <br></div></div>