marcel@duteca (Marcel Mol) (11/20/90)
Today in many offices/datacenters the number of unix systems becomes larger and larger. This doesn't make it easier to manage a unix complex. Therefor I am looking for tools/packages that help operators and system administrators to manage their unix systems. For example packages that help in the area of: Problem management Change management User administration and Security Disk backup Migration/Recall of unused data to/from for example tapes Configuration management Performance and Capacity management Accounting If you know packages, either coming with a particular unix flavor, or just general available packages, please let me know about it. If a package only works for specific unix systems please specify for which systems. Any suggestions are welcome. -Marcel -- ######################################### # Marcel J.E. Mol ###################################### # Delft University of Technology Pink Elephant Management Services # # The Netherlands Voorburg # # UUCP: marcel@duteca.et.tudelft.nl Tel: 070-3694231 # # (Tel prive: 070-3932390) # ##############################################################################
liesert@nixdorf.de (Hansi) (11/26/90)
In <1131@duteca.UUCP> marcel@duteca (Marcel Mol) writes: > .... Therefor I am looking for tools/packages that help operators >and system administrators to manage their unix systems. >For example packages that help in the area of: > Problem management > Change management > User administration and Security > Disk backup > Migration/Recall of unused data to/from for example tapes > Configuration management > Performance and Capacity management > Accounting Hi out there! Sorry - I have to post a follow-up because my mail will bounce. I'm writing a master thesis (in German: Diplomarbeit) on performance management right now. So I would like to hear more of the replies to Marcel's posting. I think that today there are only few real solutions to this problem, if you consider unix. Some companies have their own software packages (e.g. HP's OpenView, AT&T's UNMA or Siemens-Nixdorf's NM), but most of them would not cover all the topics Marcel mentioned. ISO is working on standards, but right now there are no more than draft proposals (see ISO 7498-4 and 10165). The greatest disadvantage of the ISO-standards is that they only talk about the net, not the computers in it. I think you'll have to program your own solution, if you want it now (quick and dirty). For example most unix systems come with a wide collection of tools for accounting and performance evaluation. What you have to do is to collect these data in a database and then start some queries and computings on these. That sounds easy, but it isn't, because the amount of data rises very quick. So you need a careful filter that deletes stuff not required (e.g. delete all the data from none prime time). If you want a good solution, you'll have to wait. Bye -- | Hans Joachim Liesert, Dep. STO-SI 35 | Email: liesert.pad@sni.de | | Siemens-Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG | Outside Europe: | | Pontanusstrasse 55 | liesert.pad@nixdorf.com | | W-4790 Paderborn, Germany | Disc.: I don't speak for SNI!!! |
marcel@duteca (Marcel Mol) (11/28/90)
liesert@nixdorf.de (Hansi) writes: >I think you'll have to program your own solution, if you want it now >(quick and dirty). For example most unix systems come with a wide >collection of tools for accounting and performance evaluation. What you >have to do is to collect these data in a database and then start some >queries and computings on these. That sounds easy, but it isn't, because >the amount of data rises very quick. So you need a careful filter that >deletes stuff not required (e.g. delete all the data from none prime time). You can use SAS for this. SAS runs on 370-architecture mainframes, on PC's and also on some Unix platforms. -Marcel -- ######################################### # Marcel J.E. Mol ###################################### # Delft University of Technology Pink Elephant Management Services # # The Netherlands Voorburg # # UUCP: marcel@duteca.et.tudelft.nl Tel: 070-3694231 # # (Tel prive: 070-3932390) # ##############################################################################
mok@fortsc.enet.dec.com (Charles P. Mok) (11/29/90)
In article <1131@duteca.UUCP>, marcel@duteca (Marcel Mol) writes... >Today in many offices/datacenters the number of unix systems becomes >larger and larger. This doesn't make it easier to manage a unix >complex. Therefor I am looking for tools/packages that help operators >and system administrators to manage their unix systems. >For example packages that help in the area of: > > Problem management > Change management > User administration and Security > Disk backup > Migration/Recall of unused data to/from for example tapes > Configuration management > Performance and Capacity management > Accounting > >If you know packages, either coming with a particular unix flavor, or >just general available packages, please let me know about it. >If a package only works for specific unix systems please specify for which >systems. >Any suggestions are welcome. Marcel, if you have received replies can you please post a summary or send mail to me? Thanks !! Charles > >-Marcel >-- >######################################### ># Marcel J.E. Mol ###################################### ># Delft University of Technology Pink Elephant Management Services # ># The Netherlands Voorburg # ># UUCP: marcel@duteca.et.tudelft.nl Tel: 070-3694231 # ># (Tel prive: 070-3932390) # >############################################################################## --- Charles Mok/Digital Equipment Corporation INTERNET: mok@fortsc.enet.dec.com UUCP: ....!decwrl!fortsc.dec.enet.com!mok ---
jef@ox.com (Jeff Portser) (12/01/90)
>I am looking for tools/packages that help operators >and system administrators to manage their unix systems. >For example packages that help in the area of: > > Problem management > Change management > User administration and Security > Disk backup > Migration/Recall of unused data to/from for example tapes > Configuration management > Performance and Capacity management > Accounting > >If you know packages, either coming with a particular unix flavor, or >just general available packages, please let me know about it. >If a package only works for specific unix systems please specify for which >systems. >Any suggestions are welcome. Please post a summary or send mail to me? (Thanks to Charles) USMail: OTA Limited Partnership, One Manhattanville Rd. Purchase, N.Y. 10577 Phone: +1 914 694-5800 FAX: +1 914 694-5831 UUCP: <backbone>!umich!leebai!jef Internet: jef@ox.com