Re: Intermapper vs NetBrain vs some other for NMS

[Brett Lykins <lykinsbd () gmail com>]

I would second Cacti as a great extensible resource, (with Threshold,
Monitor, and Weathermap plugins) with the caveat that it almost
requires someone on the team to take it on as a hobby if you want to
get the most out of it.

You really need someone who loves to tinker, (and has the time) but
the payoff in the end can be worth it.

-Brett Lykins

On Mar 8, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Jeffrey Negro <jnegro () advance net> wrote:

> I've always had a love/hate relationship with Cacti for this type of thing.  If you have the Monitor, Threshold, and 
> Weathermap plugins installed, it's very extensible and would probably meet your needs well.  Weathermap has a decent 
> in-app designer that has a Visio feel.  The hate part comes when dealing with its poller and RRD processing, which 
> are a bit of a pain to troubleshoot when they go on the fritz.  Also, it has a bit of a learning curve, mainly due to 
> the extensibility it allows, and initially getting it going takes some work (some Linux CLI skills).  I'm not sure 
> how it compares to NetBrain or Intermapper, but Cacti is open source and doesn't have a commercial support option.  
> Not sure if that's something you're looking for, just FYI.
>
> -- Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Bartsch [mailto:uwcableguy () gmail com]
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 11:38 AM
> To: NANOG
> Subject: Intermapper vs NetBrain vs some other for NMS
>
> Hi all:
>
> I'm looking for information anyone might have comparing Intermapper to NetBrain for NMS.  Stuff like devices up/down, 
> interface utilization, building maps for documentation, etc.  IMO, Intermapper works great, when it works.  Tech 
> support has been slow and often cannot fix the problems, not to mention they release updates about once every other 
> week.
>
> Anyone familiar with any similar products?  We are presently evaluating NetBrain and it seems really nice.  We really 
> like the Visio-like aspect of it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Ben
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