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RE: Hardware monitoring
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Sun Jun 14 13:25:23 2015
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To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 17:23:09 +0000
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Hi,
We're using PRTG from Paessler (http://www.paessler.com). We're monitoring =
> 50k sensors (storage, network, hardware, applications, a/c, generators, d=
oor locks, liquid detection system in datacentres, etc) ... Best decision e=
ver!
Best regards
J=FCrgen Jaritsch
Head of Network & Infrastructure
ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH
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-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Satchell [list@satchell.net]
Received: Sonntag, 14 Juni 2015, 17:57
To: nanog@nanog.org [nanog@nanog.org]
Subject: Re: Hardware monitoring
Even cheaper, but a little more DYI, you can look into building a small
Linux box, load MRTG (which you should be running anyway), and crafting
small probe scripts that would feed the "traffic" grapher. For switch
closures like on water-sensors, you will need an I/O board, but they are
readily available and pretty easy to script.
For temperature/voltage alarms, those same scripts can send alarm e-mail
when particular values fall outside of the range. Ditto switch sensing.
Also, there are SNMP-based solutions you may not have thought of. Have
Cisco routers? The environmental sensors are available via SNMP.
On 06/14/2015 08:43 AM, Ryan DiRocco wrote:
> Just for getting your feet wet and doing so on a (tiny) budget..... If yo=
u want to monitor non-SNMP devices such as things like room temp probes, wa=
ter leak detection, generator/ats/ups alarm outputs, etc . You could look i=
nto something like the APC AP9340 units
>
> These support APC's own temp/humidity probes, various user input, modbus =
rs-485 port, etc.
>
> They are very cheap (~$100) or so in ebay land and are quite easy to moni=
tor via SNMP.
> User Guide: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/ASTE-6Z5QDH/ASTE-6Z5QDH_R1=
_EN.pdf
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces@nanog.org] On Behalf Of Rafael Possamai
> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 12:55 PM
> To: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Hardware monitoring
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I know this is slightly off-topic, but since it's still related to the li=
st, I thought I'd give it a try. I am wondering what systems are out there =
(open source, preferably) for data collection and processing of hardware he=
alth data (temperature, CPU clock, fan speeds, etc). Ideally brand agnostic=
and location agnostic as well.
>
> I know of Cacti, but it would require SNMP enabled devices AFAIK, so room=
/generator/misc monitors wouldn't necessarily be included.
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Rafael
>
