Spotlight: Zenoss network monitoring tool

By Jack Wallen August 17, 2010, 3:48 AM PDT

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Spotlight: Zenoss network monitoring tool

Zenoss Dashboard

From the Dashboard you can see how much Zenoss has to offer. You have to make sure you obtain a Google Maps API key so you can include maps.

For a full review of the Zenoss network monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Zenoss daemons

Zenoss contains numerous daemons, not all of which must be running. But certain services require certain daemons and this is where you start/stop them.

For a full review of the Zenoss network monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Auto discovery

Here is a listing of my measly LAN network which was auto-discovered by Zenoss.

For a full review of the Zenoss network monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Event logs

From the events log you will see a listing of every single action that goes on between Zenoss and your network.

For a full review of the Zenoss network monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Device overview

From the device overview you can fill in any necessary information that was not auto-discovered.

For a full review of the Zenoss network monitoring tool, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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