Free program for monitoring Server services?

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Hi all,

Im after something much like FreePing which montiors if servers are pingable and changes Red if unavailable.

Is there anything like that which will monitor particular services and inform me when one fails?

This would be very useful for me.

Thanks all.

Oh on a Windows System
 
I could also make use of a program that could connect to a customers server, and report back with HDD usage, backup status, virus def level. I think I'm asking too much, but it's worth asking.
 
I think if you're looking for free then Nagios is the way forward. The checks that you require for HHD spare virus def level can be done by one of the many plugins. There is an agent that you can have loaded onto the server which allows you to check almost anything.
Ours monitors routers and switches and we have a sim modem that sends SMS to our phones. It's bloody handy as I knew before everyone else that we have a major fault on Friday night (Queue me and many others working 17 hours over the weekend:( )
 
iaind said:
Nagios
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This ;)

I've just setup a VM to run Nagios so we can monitor 12 servers, 20 odd printers and a few other bits and bobs. Normally, we're pure Windose organisation & central IT hates all things Linux (and Open Source) and would certainly give Bill Gates a hand job if he ever visited.

I've had brief exposure to linux but I've managed to get Nagios up running in 2 days, on a CentOS VM hosted on Citrix XenServer (another fantastic free product btw). Every error/niggle/problem & custom plugin I've needed or run in to has been sorted via Google.
 
Are you monitoring printers over the WAN? If so, how are you doing this? :) I've been trying to monitor switches/printers over the WAN recently but all ive been able to come up with is using SNMP with port forwarding *yuk*.
 
one quick question, sorry to hijack but if I'm adding multiple window servers to nagios, lets say 30

Is there an easier way to do it other than adding them 1 by 1 to the /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/windows.cfg?
 
Yep, you can add a .cfg file each one in a new folder, call it "Servers", so /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/Servers/newserver.cfg

Then put all your config in there. Now, in /usr/local/nagios/etc/objects/nagios.cfg add a new line exactly the same as the one going to "Windows.cfg" but going to "/Servers/newserver.cfg".

Give it a "service nagios restart" and away you go.
 
Will Nagios report back on failed backups and Virus def's levels?

Had a look at what Hounddog will do, and it looks impressive. Haven't asked for a price yet, but I'm sure it will be impressive too!
 
Backups yes. I'm currently working on AV Definitions, will get back if i have any joy.
 
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SMN said:
Are you monitoring printers over the WAN? If so, how are you doing this? :) I've been trying to monitor switches/printers over the WAN recently but all ive been able to come up with is using SNMP with port forwarding *yuk*.
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Not monitoring anything over a WAN, it's all local kit. As I understand it port forwarding is the only way to do it :(
 
SMN said:
Are you monitoring printers over the WAN? If so, how are you doing this? :) I've been trying to monitor switches/printers over the WAN recently but all ive been able to come up with is using SNMP with port forwarding *yuk*.
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Is your WAN truly contiguous? i.e. full transparent IP routing between each location with no NAT or does it hang together with NAT and firewalls?

If it is transparent, WAN monitoring will work easily. If you have NAT and firewalls then yes, port forwarding maybe the way forward.....The Nagios client I use [nsclient++] uses port 5666 by default.
 
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