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Spotlight: Munin network resource monitoring tool

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    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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