Spotlight: Munin network resource monitoring tool
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Network traffic
Network traffic
Compare your network traffic by day, week, month, and year.
For a full review of the Munin network resource monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.
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Post install
Post install
After Munin is installed you will see a listing of the servers/nodes you have configured. There will be no data collected so you will see no graphs (or indications that system is working).
For a full review of the Munin network resource monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.
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Hourly traffic
Hourly traffic
From this graph you can track the ebb and flow of your hourly network traffic.
For a full review of the Munin network resource monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.
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Track load
Track load
With this graph we can easily track the load placed on different databases found on a database server.
For a full review of the Munin network resource monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.
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Define host
Define host
This portion of the Munin configuration file is where you define your host. This particular host is gathering information about itself.
For a full review of the Munin network resource monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.
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Collecting data
Collecting data
Once the configuration is complete, and Munin restarted, you will shortly see the graphs appear. After another brief period, these graphs will begin to fill with data.
For a full review of the Munin network resource monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.
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