spong-www

Definition: spong-www: A systems and network monitoring system -- web interface This package includes the programs for displaying the current status and history of the systems and network services, as well as charts of based on logged information when used together with rrdtool, on the World Wide Web. Spong is a simple systems and network monitoring package. It does not compete with Tivoli, OpenView, UniCenter, or any other commercial packages. It is not SNMP based, it communicates via simple TCP based messages. It is written in perl and easily modifiable. Its features include: * client based monitoring (CPU, disk, processes, logs, etc.) * monitoring of network services (smtp, http, ping, pop, dns, etc.) * grouping of hosts (routers, servers, workstations, PCs) * rules based messaging when problems occur * configurable on a host by host basis * results displayed via text or web based interface * history of problems * verbose information to help diagnosis problems * modular programs to makes it easy to add or replace check functions or features * Big Brother BBSERVER emulation to allow Big Brother Clients to be used From Debian 3.0r0 APT

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