Monitoring the pulse of IThttp://blogs.techworld.com/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it/This blog focuses on issues relating to IT monitoring and management. The Opsview core team is based in Reading, UK and will track their progress as they evolve their products and services. Topics will include mobile application development for Android, J2ME, WURFL, WNG; Google Web Toolkit and GXT for dashboard design; Grooving prototyping; Grials; monitoring infrastructure in the Cloud and more.enThu, 05 Jul 2012 11:28:41 GMTThu, 05 Jul 2012 11:28:41 GMT2Windows: Agentless Monitoring using Opsview V4http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/2108f5cd/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A70Cwindows0Eagentless0Emonitoring0Eusing0Eopsview0Ev40Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmPre-requisites We need to install an open source WMI Client, as previous versions (Ubuntu packaged .deb versions of WMI-Client, for example) do not work with newer versions of Windows (2008, 7, etc). We also need to install the check_wmi_plus.pl...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/2108f5cd/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Windows%3A+Agentless+Monitoring+using+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F07%2Fwindows-agentless-monitoring-using-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Windows%3A+Agentless+Monitoring+using+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F07%2Fwindows-agentless-monitoring-using-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/138510345006/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/2108f5cd/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/138510345006/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/2108f5cd/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/138510345006/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/2108f5cd/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:11:57 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.15057Opsview Development Team


]]>Monitoring Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010 with Opsview V4http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/20816de1/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A60Cmonitoring0Emicrosoft0Eexchange0E20A0A720A10A0Ewith0Eopsview0Ev40Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmWe can use the standard Opsview agent to monitor a plethora of Microsoft Exchange 07/10 services “out of the box”; using the built in Windows performance monitors and service statuses. Pre-requisites This article assumes that the Opsview agent has...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/20816de1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Monitoring+Microsoft+Exchange+2007%2F2010+with+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-microsoft-exchange-20072010-with-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Monitoring+Microsoft+Exchange+2007%2F2010+with+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-microsoft-exchange-20072010-with-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/137428670361/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/20816de1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/137428670361/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/20816de1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/137428670361/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/20816de1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:03:55 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.15002Opsview Development Team


]]>Monitoring VMware ESX/vSphere with Opsview V4http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/20813b20/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A60Cmonitoring0Evmware0Eesxvsphere0Ewith0Eopsview0Ev40Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmIn order to monitor VMware ESX and VM’s running on ESX, we will need to download and install a few items of software listed below, namely the VMware vSphere SDK for Perl and a Nagios plugin for checking ESX....<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/20813b20/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Monitoring+VMware+ESX%2FvSphere+with+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-vmware-esxvsphere-with-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Monitoring+VMware+ESX%2FvSphere+with+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-vmware-esxvsphere-with-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/137428634244/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/20813b20/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/137428634244/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/20813b20/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/137428634244/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/20813b20/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:55:05 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.15001Opsview Development Team


]]>Monitoring Microsoft Performance Counters in Opsview V4http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/208125b5/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A60Cmonitoring0Emicrosoft0Eperformance0Ecounters0Ein0Eopsview0Ev40Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmUsing the “check_nrpe” plugin we can use Opsview to monitor Microsoft “Performance counters”, which are part of most Microsoft software. In our example, we are going to monitor performance counters built into Microsoft Exchange 2010. To do this, we...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/208125b5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Monitoring+Microsoft+Performance+Counters+in+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-microsoft-performance-counters-in-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Monitoring+Microsoft+Performance+Counters+in+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-microsoft-performance-counters-in-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/137428400962/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/208125b5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/137428400962/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/208125b5/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/137428400962/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/208125b5/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:47:21 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.15000Opsview Development Team


]]>Monitoring Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with Opsview V4http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/201e2288/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A60Cmonitoring0Emicrosoft0Esql0Eserver0E20A0A80Ewith0Eopsview0Ev40Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmThis blog post takes a deep-dive into monitoring Microsoft SQL Server 2008 with Opsview V4. In order to monitor MS SQL 2008 (known hereon as SQL2K8), we will have to leverage Opsview’s ability to support Nagios plugins which can be...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/201e2288/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Monitoring+Microsoft+SQL+Server+2008+with+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-microsoft-sql-server-2008-with-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Monitoring+Microsoft+SQL+Server+2008+with+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-microsoft-sql-server-2008-with-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136544658378/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/201e2288/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/136544658378/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/201e2288/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/136544658378/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/201e2288/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:23:48 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14971Opsview Development Team


]]>Monitoring Windows Services using Opsview V4http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1feb07a3/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A60Cmonitoring0Ewindows0Eservices0Eusing0Eopsview0Ev40Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmOpsview V4 can be used to monitor any service that is installed on an already configured Windows host. By service, we mean anything listed in the MMC of “services.msc”. Opsview can monitor the status, and confirm whether it is in...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1feb07a3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Monitoring+Windows+Services+using+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-windows-services-using-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Monitoring+Windows+Services+using+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F06%2Fmonitoring-windows-services-using-opsview-v4%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134205243817/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1feb07a3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134205243817/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1feb07a3/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134205243817/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1feb07a3/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:39:57 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14963Opsview Development Team


]]>Business Process Monitoring with Opsviewhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1fb1dc1c/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A50Cbusiness0Eprocess0Emonitoring0Ewith0Eopsview0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmBusiness process monitoring enables you to get a complete picture of the performance of services and systems that are key to the running of your organisation. This blog post will tell you how to create a business process dashboard -...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1fb1dc1c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Business+Process+Monitoring+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F05%2Fbusiness-process-monitoring-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Business+Process+Monitoring+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F05%2Fbusiness-process-monitoring-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204925499/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1fb1dc1c/kg/326-327/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204925499/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1fb1dc1c/kg/326-327/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204925499/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1fb1dc1c/kg/326-327/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 25 May 2012 08:26:54 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14935Opsview Development Team


]]>Getting Started with Opsview Service Checkshttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1f9f9164/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A50Cgetting0Estarted0Ewith0Eopsview0Eservice0Echecks0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmThis blog post will get you started with creating service checks on your hosts. To register a new client into Opsview, you need to have fulfilled the opsview-agent prerequesties. This completed, you will need to use the GUI to register...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1f9f9164/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Getting+Started+with+Opsview+Service+Checks&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F05%2Fgetting-started-with-opsview-service-checks%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Getting+Started+with+Opsview+Service+Checks&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F05%2Fgetting-started-with-opsview-service-checks%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204826803/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1f9f9164/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204826803/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1f9f9164/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204826803/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1f9f9164/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:52:58 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14924Opsview Development Team


]]>A bit more detail on Opsview V4http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1f9f943c/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A50Ca0Ebit0Emore0Edetail0Eon0Eopsview0Ev40E10Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmWe’re really excited about the changes being introduced with Opsview V4 and thought some more detail might be helpful to our customers and community members. Opsview Enterprise Our flagship monitoring product comes with loads of exciting new features that will...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1f9f943c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=A+bit+more+detail+on+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F05%2Fa-bit-more-detail-on-opsview-v4-1%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=A+bit+more+detail+on+Opsview+V4&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F05%2Fa-bit-more-detail-on-opsview-v4-1%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204823350/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1f9f943c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204823350/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1f9f943c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204823350/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1f9f943c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:25:57 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14923Opsview Development Team


]]>Opsview v4 - coming soon!http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1dd37e22/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A30Copsview0Ev40E0E0Ecoming0Esoon0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmOpsview V4 is the culmination of 12 months intensive research and development work by the Opsview team. Its elegant new user interface and configurable dashboards enable you to present and analyze information they way you want it and will...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1dd37e22/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Opsview+v4+-+coming+soon%21&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F03%2Fopsview-v4---coming-soon%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Opsview+v4+-+coming+soon%21&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F03%2Fopsview-v4---coming-soon%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/129200955018/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1dd37e22/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/129200955018/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1dd37e22/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/129200955018/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1dd37e22/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:27:53 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14762Opsview Development Team


]]>Operating System Monitoring in 5 Easy Stepshttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1da8a8f3/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A30Coperating0Esystem0Emonitoring0Ein0E50Eeasy0Esteps0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmSetting up monitoring for operating systems in Opsview is really simple. Pre-configured host templates for all the main operating systems are included out-of-the-box, meaning you can set-up key service checks for your systems quickly and easily. Here's how...1. In Opsview...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1da8a8f3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Operating+System+Monitoring+in+5+Easy+Steps&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F03%2Foperating-system-monitoring-in-5-easy-steps%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Operating+System+Monitoring+in+5+Easy+Steps&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F03%2Foperating-system-monitoring-in-5-easy-steps%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/129200663096/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1da8a8f3/kg/315/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/129200663096/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1da8a8f3/kg/315/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/129200663096/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1da8a8f3/kg/315/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:44:22 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14740Opsview Development Team


]]>Opsera Announces Company Name Change to Opsviewhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1d10c6b5/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A30Copsera0Eannounces0Ecompany0Ename0Echange0Eto0Eopsview0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmREADING, UK - 1st March 2012 - Opsera Ltd., a global provider of IT monitoring and analytics solutions, today announced that it has changed its name to Opsview Ltd. Opsera Ltd. was founded in 2005 by our C.E.O., Michael Walton...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1d10c6b5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Opsera+Announces+Company+Name+Change+to+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F03%2Fopsera-announces-company-name-change-to-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Opsera+Announces+Company+Name+Change+to+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F03%2Fopsera-announces-company-name-change-to-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/127698148032/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1d10c6b5/kg/315/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/127698148032/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1d10c6b5/kg/315/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/127698148032/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1d10c6b5/kg/315/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:18:11 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14653


]]>Installing Opsview on a zLinux Mainframehttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1d10a49a/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A30Cinstalling0Eopsview0Eon0Ea0Ezlinux0Emainframe0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmA US-based enterprise customer recently came to Opsview with a new challenge - install Opsview Enterprise on their zLinux mainframe1. As a major US Health Insurance provider with over 12,000 employees and more than 99 million members across all 50...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1d10a49a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Installing+Opsview+on+a+zLinux+Mainframe&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F03%2Finstalling-opsview-on-a-zlinux-mainframe%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Installing+Opsview+on+a+zLinux+Mainframe&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F03%2Finstalling-opsview-on-a-zlinux-mainframe%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/127698291745/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1d10a49a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/127698291745/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1d10a49a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/127698291745/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1d10a49a/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:13:21 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14651


]]>Website Monitoring in 10 Easy Steps with Opsviewhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1bfc56a3/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A120C0A10Cwebsite0Emonitoring0Ein0E10A0Eeasy0Esteps0Ewith0Eopsview0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmFor most companies websites are their corporate face to the world. Any downtime can be costly especially if the sites are used for e-commerce. Web monitoring checks can be set up quickly and easily in Opsview giving you powerful alerting...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1bfc56a3/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Website+Monitoring+in+10+Easy+Steps+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F01%2Fwebsite-monitoring-in-10-easy-steps-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Website+Monitoring+in+10+Easy+Steps+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2012%2F01%2Fwebsite-monitoring-in-10-easy-steps-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995491477/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1bfc56a3/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/123995491477/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1bfc56a3/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:22:29 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2012:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14495


]]>Monitoring Apache Solr with Opsviewhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1ae17aef/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C120Cmonitoring0Eapache0Esolr0Ewith0Eopsview0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmApache Solr is an open source enterprise search service from the Lucene project. Solr is written in Java and runs as a standalone full-text search server within a servlet container such as Tomcat.Like any service or component in your architecture,...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1ae17aef/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Monitoring+Apache+Solr+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F12%2Fmonitoring-apache-solr-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Monitoring+Apache+Solr+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F12%2Fmonitoring-apache-solr-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121221206523/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1ae17aef/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/121221206523/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1ae17aef/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:37:28 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14376


]]>Gaining an Edge with Opsview Open Source Monitoringhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1a782cc5/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C110Cgaining0Ean0Eedge0Ewith0Eopsview0Eopen0Esource0Emonitoring0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmNot all open source IT monitoring systems are made equal. Just as IT infrastructures vary according to the size, location and type of business, so the systems that monitor and report on their performance must be flexible, easy to scale...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1a782cc5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Gaining+an+Edge+with+Opsview+Open+Source+Monitoring&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F11%2Fgaining-an-edge-with-opsview-open-source-monitoring%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Gaining+an+Edge+with+Opsview+Open+Source+Monitoring&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F11%2Fgaining-an-edge-with-opsview-open-source-monitoring%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/120006455355/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1a782cc5/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/120006455355/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1a782cc5/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:38:52 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14031


]]>How to Post Status Messages from Opsview to your Twitter Accounthttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1a4623bf/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C110Chow0Eto0Epost0Estatus0Emessages0Efrom0Eopsview0Eto0Eyour0Etwitter0Eaccount0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmOpsview gives you lots of standard options for receiving status notifications, but with a bit of custom scripting you can also get status messages from Opsview and post them to a Twitter account. This could be useful if you want...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1a4623bf/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=How+to+Post+Status+Messages+from+Opsview+to+your+Twitter+Account&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F11%2Fhow-to-post-status-messages-from-opsview-to-your-twitter-account%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=How+to+Post+Status+Messages+from+Opsview+to+your+Twitter+Account&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F11%2Fhow-to-post-status-messages-from-opsview-to-your-twitter-account%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118098882659/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1a4623bf/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118098882659/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1a4623bf/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:02:51 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.14010


]]>10 Steps to Moving an Opsview Master Serverhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1a12e8b2/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C110C10A0Esteps0Eto0Emoving0Ean0Eopsview0Emaster0Eserver0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmUprooting the Opsview Master server is probably last on every administrator’s to-do list. But it’s not a perfect world and extenuating circumstances may require the master to be positioned elsewhere. Here are 10 steps to move an Opsview master server...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1a12e8b2/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=10+Steps+to+Moving+an+Opsview+Master+Server&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F11%2F10-steps-to-moving-an-opsview-master-server%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=10+Steps+to+Moving+an+Opsview+Master+Server&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F11%2F10-steps-to-moving-an-opsview-master-server%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118101565958/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1a12e8b2/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118101565958/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1a12e8b2/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:57:50 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.13990


]]>10 Reasons to Monitor Virtual Servers with Opsviewhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/19e48e94/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C110C10A0Ereasons0Eto0Emonitor0Evirtual0Eservers0Ewith0Eopsview0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmThe adoption of virtual IT systems is growing rapidly, offering lower costs and improved availability. However virtualization's inherent flexibility brings with it significant management challenges that can't be solved using multiple monitoring tools. Opsview provides a single, consolidated view of...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/19e48e94/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=10+Reasons+to+Monitor+Virtual+Servers+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F11%2F10-reasons-to-monitor-virtual-servers-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=10+Reasons+to+Monitor+Virtual+Servers+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F11%2F10-reasons-to-monitor-virtual-servers-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118101039943/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/19e48e94/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/118101039943/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/19e48e94/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:50:25 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.13965


]]>Workaround for "ODW_STATUS WARNING - No update since" Notification in Opsviewhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1a1234b1/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C10A0Cworkaround0Efor0Eodw0Estatus0Ewarning0E0E0Eno0Eupdate0Esince0Enotification0Ein0Eopsview0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmThis week's post is a technical workaround, from Opsview Community edition user Matthew White, for anyone experiencing an ODW_Status Warning in Opsview due to heavy server load.Over to you Matthew... For a while I have been seeing a daily ODW_STATUS_WARNING...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1a1234b1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Workaround+for+%22ODW_STATUS+WARNING+-+No+update+since%22+Notification+in+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2Fworkaround-for-odw-status-warning---no-update-since-notification-in-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Workaround+for+%22ODW_STATUS+WARNING+-+No+update+since%22+Notification+in+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2Fworkaround-for-odw-status-warning---no-update-since-notification-in-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:56:33 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.13947
]]>10 steps to success with your distributed monitoringhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1985cf0b/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C10A0C10A0Esteps0Eto0Esuccess0Ewith0Eyour0Edistributed0Emonitoring0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmSetting up distributed monitoring in mission critical production environments is a complex task; configuration can be challenging and mistakes costly. Opsview Enterprise edition and Opsview Syncmaster module make deploying an enterprise monitoring system easy and reduce the risks associated...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1985cf0b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=10+steps+to+success+with+your+distributed+monitoring&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2F10-steps-to-success-with-your-distributed-monitoring%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=10+steps+to+success+with+your+distributed+monitoring&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2F10-steps-to-success-with-your-distributed-monitoring%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/116916376277/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1985cf0b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/116916376277/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1985cf0b/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:44:36 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.13924


]]>5 Ways to Tackle Cloud Monitoring with Opsviewhttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1957a2c4/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C10A0C50Eways0Eto0Etackle0Ecloud0Emonitoring0Ewith0Eopsview0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmThere are just as many explanations to cloud services these days as there are cloud service providers. Regardless of the definition and the type of service (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS), the end result for IT is the same: infrastructure is...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1957a2c4/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=5+Ways+to+Tackle+Cloud+Monitoring+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2F5-ways-to-tackle-cloud-monitoring-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=5+Ways+to+Tackle+Cloud+Monitoring+with+Opsview&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2F5-ways-to-tackle-cloud-monitoring-with-opsview%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115974974766/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1957a2c4/kg/275/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115974974766/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1957a2c4/kg/275/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:54:02 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.13906 cloud-computing_digitizor-300x225.jpgThere are just as many explanations to cloud services these days as there are cloud service providers. Regardless of the definition and the type of service (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS), the end result for IT is the same: infrastructure is extended off-premise. IT departments have another functionality requirement for their monitoring system as enterprises expand and resources become more dynamic. As the uptake of cloud services increases, so does the pressure on IT manage them. In a recent survey carried out by Opsview, 67% of organisations were concerned about the threat of cloud-sprawl. Fortunately, Opsview is ready to tackle any challenges presented by cloud monitoring. Here are five ways to use Opsview in conjunction with cloud services.

Tune Applications, Reduce Costs

Servers in the cloud should be monitored just like servers on-site, but evaluated in finer detail especially since elastic computing provides a tuning opportunity. System resources can be OpsviewGraphingBlog.pngadded or reduced based on application needs. Opsview graphs present historical data of monitored services to allow administrators to confidently tune dynamic resources. Certainly a powerful benefit, but reducing resources to lower costs shouldn’t compromise stability. Keeping a close eye on resource statistics allow administrators to understand events and distinguish between anomalies and patterns. Performance trending for applications is paramount for cloud servers since the ability to turn down resources like RAM and CPU actually affects the bottom line with providers charging on a usage basis.

Extend any component into the cloud

Enterprises look to the cloud to position business critical applications, taking advantage of top tiered data centres and ease of availability to employees traveling around the world. Isn’t your monitoring system a business critical application? With Opsview’s distributed architecture, any component can be extended into the cloud. On-site slave servers can report to a master in the cloud. Slave servers can be placed in each cloud environment, serving as a backup to other slaves spread across cloud regions or different providers. The Opsview master could also stay on-site and remotely monitor cloud environments. The ease of building in the cloud doesn’t limit how Opsview works, rather it extends its ability to monitor the “big picture” for any enterprise.

Provide Limitied Access

cloud server monitoringWith so many cloud offerings, the decision on which provider to use can be time consuming. Sometimes for business reasons (fortunate or not) the decision is made for us and we have to “make it work.” A business unit may strongly suggest their servers be placed with a recognized provider while another division looks at the cheapest solution on the market. As a result, each cloud environment may have certain users interested in only those servers. Use Opsview to give them visibility to resources and performance metrics without showing them all servers monitored. Create a Role that limits them to the Host Group for servers hosted by their cloud provider of choice. Opsview can continue to be the centralised solution to monitoring and alerting for servers in the cloud, making proprietary add-on cloud offerings unnecessary.

Use libcloud to Enhance Opsview Checks

Many cloud providers have an API as a value add to their services to help administrators manage multiple instances. Libcloud from Apache provides a way to interface multiple providers, giving IT a common platform to develop checks that span environments. Opsview includes Service Provider checks for Amazon and Slicehost, with more on the way with future updates, and easily incorporates custom scripts and checks seamlessly as administrators discover important metrics to monitor with cloud servers. Since cloud interfaces allow for quick provisioning of instances but not a detailed audit trail of who created the server, create a check and alert when new instances are added so everyone on the team is aware of additional servers in the environment. How much impact is the cloud having on your business? We'd love to hear your thoughts...

About the Author

Paul Fleetwood started as a Unix Administrator in 1999. He has rolled out Opsview at small and large companies including a distributed installation that monitored 600 hosts and 5000 services. Paul currently works for an award-winning custom content publisher in North Carolina and spends all his free time with his wife and three very active sons.


]]>5 Steps to Organising Your Server Monitoring with Attributeshttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1928a8b7/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C10A0C50Esteps0Eto0Eorganising0Eyour0Eserver0Emonitoring0Ewith0Eattributes0Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmIt is often the case that hosts on your network will be similar, but differ in subtle ways depending on their exact purpose. For example some servers may have two internal disks whilst some may have just one, and some...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1928a8b7/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=5+Steps+to+Organising+Your+Server+Monitoring+with+Attributes&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2F5-steps-to-organising-your-server-monitoring-with-attributes%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=5+Steps+to+Organising+Your+Server+Monitoring+with+Attributes&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2F5-steps-to-organising-your-server-monitoring-with-attributes%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115635044083/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1928a8b7/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/115635044083/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1928a8b7/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:57:26 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.13882


]]>Monitoring SNMP Traps from ESX hosts in Opsview (Part 2)http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/190edb72/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C10A0Cmonitoring0Esnmp0Etraps0Efrom0Eesx0Ehosts0Ein0Eopsview0Epart0E20Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmSo you followed the steps in the previous post about enabling SNMP traps on ESX4. Now you probably want to pick those up by something useful. Opsview can be configured to handle the traps quite easily. Just follow the steps...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/190edb72/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Monitoring+SNMP+Traps+from+ESX+hosts+in+Opsview+%28Part+2%29&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2Fmonitoring-snmp-traps-from-esx-hosts-in-opsview-part-2%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Monitoring+SNMP+Traps+from+ESX+hosts+in+Opsview+%28Part+2%29&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2Fmonitoring-snmp-traps-from-esx-hosts-in-opsview-part-2%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252879578/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/190edb72/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252879578/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/190edb72/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:11:21 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.13867


]]>Monitoring SNMP Traps from ESX hosts in Opsview (Part 1)http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1901a627/l/0Lblogs0Btechworld0N0Cmonitoring0Ethe0Epulse0Eof0Eit0C20A110C10A0Cmonitoring0Esnmp0Etraps0Efrom0Eesx0Ehosts0Ein0Eopsview0Epart0E10Cindex0Bhtm/story01.htmThis post outlines how to get SNMP traps from ESX hosts and monitor them in Opsview. The first part deals with configuring SNMP traps to get them working correctly with ESX hosts, part 2 tells you how to monitor them...<img width='1' height='1' src='http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/270/f/609637/s/1901a627/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Monitoring+SNMP+Traps+from+ESX+hosts+in+Opsview+%28Part+1%29&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2Fmonitoring-snmp-traps-from-esx-hosts-in-opsview-part-1%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Monitoring+SNMP+Traps+from+ESX+hosts+in+Opsview+%28Part+1%29&link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.techworld.com%2Fmonitoring-the-pulse-of-it%2F2011%2F10%2Fmonitoring-snmp-traps-from-esx-hosts-in-opsview-part-1%2Findex.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252578068/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1901a627/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/114252578068/u/0/f/609637/c/270/s/1901a627/a2.img" border="0"/></a>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:10:21 GMTtag:blogs.techworld.com,2011:/monitoring-the-pulse-of-it//36.13855


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