[NTLUG:Discuss] MRTG for Servers

[Chris Cox]

Robert Thompson wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I know that MRTG was designed for networking gear (routers, switches,
> etc) and that it can track Linux if you install SNMP on the box, but is
> there a better solution? What I am looking for is a historical and
> current tracker for 'server stats' (CPU, memory, disk space/usage, DB
> performance, etc) with an easy to use interface/graph for others to look
> at (like http for MRTG). Essentially something like MRTG, though it and
> it's successor Cricket are the only things I know about. I would prefer
> free, but non-free (as in beer) is okay.

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http://www.cacti.net/

It's what we use at Sterling Commerce.