[Discuss] Simple server monitoring

[greg at freephile.com (Greg Rundlett (freephile))]

On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) <blu at nedharvey.com>
 wrote:

> > From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org [mailto:discuss-
> > bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On Behalf Of Tim Callaghan
> >
> > I need to add basic monitoring to a server and am wondering how I can
> > easily accomplish the following:
> >
> > 1. Keep track of CPU, Memory, and Disk IO / Space.
> > 2. Allow me to set alerts and send emails if certain thresholds are
> passed.
>

Hi Tim,

I can't offer a good comparison between the choices available (there are
many).  But I want to throw in 'monit' as a choice worth considering (
http://mmonit.com/monit/).  It's really quick to setup and quite capable.
 Nagios can be more powerful, which would take a bit more setup.  So if
your situation calls for a simple solution, monit may be a good choice.
http://serverfault.com/questions/425718/monit-versus-nagios

Greg Rundlett