[NTLUG:Discuss] snmp manager recommendations

[Wayne Walker]

OpenNMS.  It's a resource pig, but quite powerful and relatively easy to
use.  But you've not said what you really want to do with SNMP so this
may be the wrong tool/direction.


On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 07:37:20AM -0600, Monty Shinn wrote:
> Greetings.
> 
> Forgive the newbie nature of this email - I have never dealt with SNMP 
> management before.
> 
> I am looking for a SNMP manager that will be used to monitor air 
> handlers, chillers and ups units.  The manufacturers will supply the 
> required MIBs for handshaking.
> 
> Most managers that I have found seem to be purposed for network 
> monitoring only, with no mention of the support for third-party MIBs.
> 
> I have found Nagios, but I don't know if that is what I am looking for 
> either.
> 
> Any recommendations?  Anything to avoid?  Doesn't have to be free, just 
> has to be GUI-based and preferably run on RHES5.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Monty
> 
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