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Topic # 68135 15-Sep-2010 14:47
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Looking for a solution to monitor our Windows/Linux servers, ideally it would show disk i/o, memory used, network utilisation etc - all the important specs on a server.

I'd like something I can run on a dedicated monitor, so I can see the vital stats during the day.  Any suggestions?

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  Reply # 380165 15-Sep-2010 14:53
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LogMeIn Pro ?
Gives all sorts of fun stats about the connected machine.




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  Reply # 380168 15-Sep-2010 14:54
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Have you seen Spiceworks?
http://www.spiceworks.com






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  Reply # 380175 15-Sep-2010 15:12
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+1 for Spiceworks.
I use it with one client, fantastic and free.

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  Reply # 380192 15-Sep-2010 15:33
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Hmm you guys are going to get me into trouble.... Spiceworks looks more like me, yet weve been running SysAid (paid) for a few years.

Will look at Spiceworks and and then have to convince the boss to switch if it does what we want :)
Guess Ill be saving the company $$ by switching.




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  Reply # 380204 15-Sep-2010 15:43
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  Reply # 380207 15-Sep-2010 15:45
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+1 for nagios

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  Reply # 380222 15-Sep-2010 16:00
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Do you run SpiceWorks on a desktop, or server machine? Does it install any database?

It's not clear from their pages...





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  Reply # 380254 15-Sep-2010 17:32
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Installed on a server, found Geekzone and others, but haven't finished scanning yet...





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  Reply # 380255 15-Sep-2010 17:34
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GroundWork Monitor, it has a open source (free) edition. It is based on Nagios, which is a great monitoring tool but not so "user friendly", so Groundwork adds a GUI, integration with other tools and much more :)

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  Reply # 380278 15-Sep-2010 19:03
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http://mon.itor.us/

I use the paid service for monitoring our servers from multiple locations around the globe, but the free service is very good.

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  Reply # 381525 18-Sep-2010 08:03
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Spiceworks is ok, but for a much more complete monitoring you could look at ManageEngine Application Manager (www.manageengine.com). From the same guys who created Zoho. Quite an interesting tool.




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