Network Monitoring Platforms (NMPs) [Contents]
- AdventNet
Web NMS
- Airwave
Management PlatformT (AMP) wireless network management software
provides centralized control for Wi-Fi networks. Features include:
access point configuration management, reporting, user tracking,
help desk views, and rogue AP discovery.
- akk@da
is a simple network monitoring system designed for small and middle size computer networks.
Its purpose is to quick detect system or network fault and to display information about
detected problems for administrators. akk@da is designed as a pro-active network monitor.
It does not wait for information from any agents, systems, etc.
It collects information every single minute (you can decrease this period to 1 second).
Almost all services of the monitored hosts are discovered automatically.
- Andrisoft WANGuard
Platform provides solutions for WAN links monitoring, DDoS detection and mitigation,
traffic accounting and graphing.
- Axence nVision
monitors network infrastructure: Windows, TCP/IP services, web and mail servers, URLs, applications
(MS Exchange, SQL etc.). It also monitors routers and switches: network traffic, interface status,
connected computers. nVision collects network inventory and audit license usage - it can alert
in case of a program installation or any configuration change on a remote node.
With the agent you can monitor user activity and access computers remotely.
- CITTIO
Watchtower WatchTower is an automated network and systems monitoring
platform. It automatically discovers, configures, thresholds, and
monitors IP-enabled devices from servers and switches to security
cameras and HVAC.
- CommandCenter NOC
from Raritan provides polling, Windows and UNIX/Linux server management,
intrusion detection, vulnerability scanning, and traffic analysis in an integrated appliance.
- Cymphonix Network Composer
monitors Internet traffic by user, application, and threat. Includes controls
to shape access to Internet resources by user, group, and/or time of day.
Also featuring anonymous proxy blocking, policy management, and real time
monitoring.
- dopplerVUe
provides network discovery, mapping and rules system enables monitoring of
Ping, SNMP, syslog, and WMI performance metrics. Can be used to monitor
IPv6 devices. Monitors services such as DNS, http and email.
- Fidelia also has
the Helix
entry level tool for small enterprises.
- Castle Rock
- David system
allows you to manage your resources and services through both Intranet and Internet.
provide auto-discovering and network topology building features to help keep an
intuitive view of your IT infrastructure. Resources, real-time monitoring and
accessibility of historical data enable reaction to failures.
Configured interfaces for monitored devices allow you to focus on the most
important aspects of their work.
- EM7
from Sciencelogic is an NMS integrated with trouble-ticketing, event management, reporting, IP management, DNS and monitoring.
- Intellipool Network Monitor
is a solution for monitoring, notification, and reporting. It includes
agentless monitoring of Windows,
Unix, Linux, and BSD operating system. It also includes distributed testing, a unique feature
that makes it possible to monitor servers, routers and other network connected
equipment that are behind a firewall or only accessible trough a VPN.
- InterMapper
Networking monitoring and alerting software for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Solaris.
- ipMonitor
is a network monitoring solution that allows network administrators,
webmasters, and Internet service providers to monitor any networked
device on the Internet, corporate intranet, or TCP/IP LAN and receive
alerts immediately via audible alarm, message, e-mail, or third-party
software when a connection fails. It is a powerful personal monitoring
product delivering low cost, simplicity of operation, and
round-the-clock coverage.
- Just For Fun Network Monitoring
System (JFFNMS) is FREE and designed to maintain a IP SNMP / Syslog / Tacacs+ Network.
It can be used to monitor any standards compilant SNMP device, Server,
TCP port or Custom Poller, also it has some Cisco oriented features.
- Klogie
a commercial remote network monitoring system that designed for ease of use.
- LANsurveyor
network and desktop management software providing automatic network maps,
asset management reports, network monitor and remote administration and
distribution.
- LITHIUM
LITHIUM|Core is an integrated device and service monitoring platform with a tightly
coupled incident tracking and case management system and incorporates a
web-based interface as well as Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X monitoring consoles.
- Little:eye,
for management of IT infrastructure of enterprise provides management of fault,
performance, inventory and configuration.
- LogisoftAR provides
is an NMP running under Windows providing
device discovery, mapping, fault (using SNMP traps and syslog) and
performance management.
Reporting is provided in HTML pages.
- MoniTiL
continuously monitors applications, services, networks and events using
WMI, snmp, web, tcp and ping.
- Monolith
a commercial Syslog, Trap, NT Eventlog Aggregator package.
- Netcool
suite offers five product families that support domain-specific
IT management, end-to-end consolidated operations and business
service management.
- NetQoS Performance Center
Monitors and provides insight into: end-to-end performance, traffic analysis,
VoIP quality, and device performance.
- N-vision
provides availability, performance, security and service management to
multiple customers from one central Web console.
- NetCrunch
from AdRem, provides visualization of physical network topology;
flexible performance monitoring, trending and reporting; event
filtering and escalation; SNMP management; web access.
- NetMechanica
provides low-cost network masnagement services.
- Netview
- NimBUS
for Network Monitoring solution verifies network connectivity to
devices (routers, switches, servers, etc.) and application services
(FTP, SMTP, HTTP, etc.) revealing accessibility and network latency.
The solution auto-discovers network interfaces, monitors interface
traffic and calculates bandwidth utilization.
Uses SNMP and if not available then syslog can be used.
- Opr Monitor
provides active monitoring of the IT infrastructure -
hardware, traffic & services. This includes connected components
from servers, routers and printers services such as mail services,
web servers and virus programmes. It is based on Nagios.
- OpenNMS
- OpenView
- Pandetix MSOware
is a web based service for monitoring, managing, reporting and notification of events
for IP enabled devices. MSOware monitors your host with the selected tool. There is a free
trial version.
- Pandora the Free Monitoring System
is a Free Software set of programs, set under the GPL license, that
monitors and detects network systems using remote tests (ICMP, TCP Sweep, Network scan,
SNMP monitoring...), or using local agents to grab application/system datga (has agents
for Linux, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris and Windows XP,2000/2003). Pandora FMS is able to fire
alarms, draw graphs and keep event history for each element using a SQL backend
- SecureMyCompany
provides hosted, On Demand network and systems management software for a low monthly fee.
Solutions include SNMP, WMI, Event Log and many more monitoring features.
- ServersCheck
is a web based monitoring tool for monitoring networks and servers (e.g. temperatures etc.)
- Smarts
from EMC is an automated root cause tool with topology views of the network
infrastructure, applications and the business layer.
- SolarWinds Orion
Network Performance Monitor will monitor and collect data from routers,
switches, servers, and any other SNMP enabled devices. Additionally,
Orion monitors CPU Load, Memory utilization, and available Disk Space.
Orion NPM is highly scalable, capable of monitoring from 10 to over 10,000 nodes.
- Spectrum (ex Cabletron, then Aprisma then Concord Communications
then CA). Network Tool specialized in Fault Management and Root Cause Analysis
engine. Helps optimize MTTR and MTBF.The tool is modular in that it can also
monitor/manage QOS,MPLS/VPN,Multicast Network, Device Configurations.
- StableNet PME
Carrier-Grade performance management tool, built upon open standards.
Supports active (Ping, SAA) and passive (SNMP, RMON, NetFlow, SFlow)
measurements. Integrated topology/inventory, SLA/SLM, reporting.
- Sun Solstice
- SwitchMonitor
from NetLatency is a network performance monitoring system
that runs on Windows and is designed to monitor network devices for
utilization and errors using SNMP.
- SysOrb
monitors both network equipment and servers/applications and is accessed via a web
interface. Monitoring is done with Agents and IP and SNMP polling. SysOrb comes
with an embedded database for stats, alert notification module, report
generator etc.
- SysUpTime
is a free distributed network/systems management product. It provides
users out-of-box capabilities to efficiently and proactively manage
networks of any size.
- Tembria
Tembria Server Monitor is an affordable server monitoring platform with
deep support for Windows server monitoring plus support for Linux and
SNMP devices too.
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VitalNet
from Lucent
provides on-demand access to data to track, analyze, manage and predict problems,
improve capacity utilization and meet service quality commitments.
It provides Web-based graphical visibility into wireless or wireline multi-vendor
network for DSL, VPN, IP Centrex, streaming video, GigE and diverse
3G wireless services.
- WhatsUpGold
Simple network monitoring tool, detects unavailable services,
sends alarms to
pagers and produces web page of colorful alerts.
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