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Re: server administration
From: Mohit Muthanna <mohit.muthanna () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:58:19 -0400
Having said that, you're going to be disappointed in what snmp will provide unless you want to start writing MIBs (you don't). So you will be doing some sort of client/server model maybe with *NIX tools like vmstat and traceroute and wget. We did something similar in 1998 I recall.
I wouldn't discount SNMP so easily. A good SNMP agent will provide a lot of useful information related to the system. Eg. see net-snmp (opensource) or sysedge (Commercial). You don't _ever_ have to write a MIB unless you're developing an SNMP agent/layer for a custom application. I've worked in environments (ISPs and Telecos) where we've had to manange servers with numbers in the thousands. And generally the first question we ask when a new device comes in is: "Is it SNMP enabled?" Standard UNIX tools vmstat, traceroute, etc. are cool when you're trying to debug a problem on a machine. Or when you have only a few machines to maintain. But as soon as you hit about 30 - 40 machines, your'e going to have problems. SNMP (v1 and v2c) does, OTOH, have security drawbacks since the packets pretty much "in the air". But with good host and network security, you can work around them. SNMPv3 addresses most of the security issues with the earlier versions. Mohit. -- Mohit Muthanna [mohit (at) muthanna (uhuh) com] "There are 10 types of people. Those who understand binary, and those who don't." _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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