RE: Hardware monitoring

[Jürgen Jaritsch <jj () anexia at>]

Hi,

We're using PRTG from Paessler (http://www.paessler.com). We're monitoring > 50k sensors (storage, network, hardware, 
applications, a/c, generators, door locks, liquid detection system in datacentres, etc) ... Best decision ever!

Best regards


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-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Satchell [list () satchell net]
Received: Sonntag, 14 Juni 2015, 17:57
To: nanog () nanog org [nanog () nanog org]
Subject: Re: Hardware monitoring

Even cheaper, but a little more DYI, you can look into building a small
Linux box, load MRTG (which you should be running anyway), and crafting
small probe scripts that would feed the "traffic" grapher.  For switch
closures like on water-sensors, you will need an I/O board, but they are
readily available and pretty easy to script.

For temperature/voltage alarms, those same scripts can send alarm e-mail
when particular values fall outside of the range.  Ditto switch sensing.

Also, there are SNMP-based solutions you may not have thought of.  Have
Cisco routers?  The environmental sensors are available via SNMP.


On 06/14/2015 08:43 AM, Ryan DiRocco wrote:
> Just for getting your feet wet and doing so on a (tiny) budget..... If you want to monitor non-SNMP devices such as 
> things like room temp probes, water leak detection, generator/ats/ups alarm outputs, etc . You could look into 
> something like the APC AP9340 units
>
> These support APC's own temp/humidity probes, various user input, modbus rs-485 port, etc.
>
> They are very cheap (~$100) or so in ebay land and are quite easy to monitor via SNMP.
> User Guide: http://www.apcmedia.com/salestools/ASTE-6Z5QDH/ASTE-6Z5QDH_R1_EN.pdf
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces () nanog org] On Behalf Of Rafael Possamai
> Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2015 12:55 PM
> To: nanog () nanog org
> Subject: Hardware monitoring
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I know this is slightly off-topic, but since it's still related to the list, I thought I'd give it a try. I am 
> wondering what systems are out there (open source, preferably) for data collection and processing of hardware health 
> data (temperature, CPU clock, fan speeds, etc). Ideally brand agnostic and location agnostic as well.
>
> I know of Cacti, but it would require SNMP enabled devices AFAIK, so room/generator/misc monitors wouldn't 
> necessarily be included.
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Rafael