Re: Cisco Monitoring Software

UVAHOOS wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I am looking for some Cisco monitoring software. I need to monitor
> approximately 40 devices (Cisco Access Points, 2950's, 4500 series,
> and a few other devices). I need this software to provide trending
> information, and hopefully reports that I can generate (previous day,
> week, month, yearly trending). I would like to find a piece of
> software that is relatively cheap. I have heard that Cisco Works
> Small Network Management Solution would be a good software package to
> have, but I didn't know if there was anything better out there. Does
> anyone know of any software that might be sufficient to these needs?


MRTG/RRD solution may fit your bill. It's free and works well.

Others that come to mind are:
1) What's Up Gold (commercial package)
2) Opennms.org
3) www.cacti.net

And numerous others.


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