[89623] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Backbone Monitoring Tools
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Thompson)
Tue Mar 28 19:38:53 2006
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:39:17 -0800
From: Bill Thompson <Billt@Mahagonny.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:07:27 -0800
"Ashe Canvar" <acanvar@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks for the quick responses. Perhaps I should have been more
> explicit.
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> I already use "remstats"
> (http://remstats.sourceforge.net/release/index.html) for interface b/w
> monitoring. I have worked with nagios and openview int he past.
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> I have an ospf based network. The specific monitoring problem I am
> trying to solve is :
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> 1. actively test the currently active path for packet loss and
> transfer i.e. draw a latency grid between every datacenter and every
> other datacenter
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> 2. actively detect routing changes / failover to redundant paths
> using traceroutes
> i.e. alert if SFO->CHG->NYC changes to SFO->LXE->HOU->NYC
> ( link state protocols suck as far as testing backup paths go)
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> 3. actively transfer a fixed file
> i.e. draw a datarate grid between every datacenter and every other
> datacenter
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> So, I am not looking for a generic graphing/alerting NMS. Does anyone
> use a specific tool that is capable of doing this ?
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> I am in a buy vs. build debate with my boss ;)
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> Regards,
> Ashe
Oh! Then take a look at the FCP product from Internap.
http://www.internap.com/solutions/routecontrol/page1980.html
The price alone will convince your PHB to let you build a box.
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Bill Thompson
BillT@Mahagonny.com
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