|
|
Enron Mail |
NETWORK WORLD FUSION FOCUS: PHIL HOCHMUTH
on LINUX 12/11/00 - Today's focus: Network management goes open source Dear Wincenty Kaminski, In this issue: * An open source contender to management platforms * Experts Exchange * IT Job Spot(tm): Exclusive opportunities with hot companies. CHECK THESE OUT! Network World is now offering EIGHT NEW FREE newsletters. Get the latest on available IT jobs, management strategies and how to best optimize your web site. Sign up today at: http://nww1.com/go/foc69.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's focus: Network management goes open source --------------------------------------------- By Phil Hochmuth A beta version of Open Network Management Software's Bluebird management tool last week was released to the open source community for testing in network environments. Bluebird's creators intend the software to be an open-source alternative to large network management platforms, such as Tivoli, HP's OpenView and Aprisma's Spectrum. Bluebird uses standards-based technologies - including Java in the core application engine and XML in the reporting and interface modules - which make applications less bulky and more customizable than proprietary network management platforms, OpenNMS developers claim. Also, as with all open-source programs, the source code is freely available, allowing users to modify and customize the software even further. Bluebird runs with PostgreSQL 7.0, a freely available SQL database popular with open-source software users. Bluebird is also compatible with the Oracle8i database. Bluebird 0.4 is based on SNMP, and is designed to manage small networks of up to 500 networked devices. The software requires no "agents," or monitoring software, to run on the devices it monitors. This could help to make the deployment and maintenance of the system easier than agent-based management products. The Bluebird software performs an array of management tasks, such as discovering TCP/IP devices in a network, device filtering, and service-level monitoring for enforcing service- level agreements from a service provider. Reporting tools allow users to make charts and reports about their network's performance over a period of time. The software includes a Java2 real-time reporting console that gives users a live view of events and traffic patterns in a network. A calendar function is included, which can be used to schedule network tasks, such as system backups and automated software upgrades. OpenNMS software is based on Java2, so it can run on an array of platforms, including Linux, Windows NT/2000 and Sun Solaris. OpenNMS expects Version 1.0 of Bluebird to be released in the first quarter of 2001. The production version of the software will have a distributed architecture, where multiple Bluebird servers are deployed and tasks are divvied up among distributed machines. Version 1.0 will also support networks with thousands of TCP/IP nodes. To contact Phil Hochmuth: ------------------------- Phil Hochmuth is a writer and researcher for Network World, and a former systems integrator. You can reach him at mailto:phochmut@nww.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOR RELATED LINKS -- Click here for Network World's home page: http://www.nwfusion.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Got a technical question related to new technology on your corporate network? Post it at Experts Exchange on Fusion at http://nwfusion.experts-exchange.com/. Another network professional may have the solution to your problem. Download the Bluebird software and source code: http://www.opennms.org/files/dev_snapshot/ Also, download PostgreSQL database software: ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/ Learn more about the OpenNMS project's predecessor, Neo: http://sourceforge.net/projects/neo/ Find out about Linux network management tools from other vendors: http://www.caldera.com/volution/ *************************************************************** IT Job Spot(tm) presented by http://www.ITcareers.com With LeadersOnline, your LINUX career advancement is in the hands of recruiting professionals...not monsters. We bring exclusive opportunities to you through our convenient web-based search process. LeadersOnline finds high-quality, $75K-$200K LINUX and IT positions meeting your specific requirements. Developed by Heidrick & Struggles, the world's leading executive search firm, LeadersOnline matches top LINUX professionals with clients needing emerging leaders in mission-criticalpositions. Invest 10 minutes to register with LeadersOnline today. It's free and confidential. We'll do the rest. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;2149157;4831248;k *************************************************************** Breaking Linux news from Network World and around the 'Net, updated daily: http://www.nwfusion.com/topics/linux.html Archive of the Linux newsletter: http://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/linux/index.html May We Send You a Free Print Subscription? You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered at your fingertips each day. Now, extend your knowledge by receiving 51 FREE issues to our print publication. Apply today at http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/nl ********************************************************* Subscription Services To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World e-mail newsletters, go to: http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/news/scripts/notprinteditnews.asp To change your email address, go to: http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/news/scripts/changeemail.asp Subscription questions? Contact Customer Service by replying to this message. Other Questions/Comments Have editorial comments? Write Jeff Caruso, Newsletter Editor, at: mailto:jcaruso@nww.com For advertising information, write Jamie Kalbach, Account Executive, at: mailto:jkalbach@nww.com Network World Fusion is part of IDG.net, the IDG Online Network. IT All Starts Here: http://www.idg.com Copyright Network World, Inc., 2000
|