North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Windows Media/RealPlayer monitoring?
On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 03:10:44PM +0100, cw wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 08:50:13 -0400, Matt Rowley wrote: > >>Is there anyone out there who is using, or has implemented a > >>successful monitoring system for Windows Media Server and/or Real > >>Server? If so, then how did you go about it? > > > >Have a tool like big brother point to the rtsp and mms ports on the > >server and make sure it can connect? > >Open up the real server admin page in your java-capable browser of > >choice and click on monitor? > >PCanywhere/vnc into the windows box and click on Windows Media > >Performance from the Admin Tools section of the start menu? > > Out of those options I think Big Brother probably comes closest and > it was on the checklist to see if it is useable. > > I should probably have been more specific. What we are looking for is > an automated checking system that can send a text message if a > problem is found. > It doesn't have to be all in one as I believe we currently have an > email-sms gateway available to us. if you know the basic protocol you want to talk to the server, you can probally easily add it into sysmon. <plug> http://www.sysmon.org/ this supports snmp(get, not trap), http, pop3, smtp, as well as the usual ping-type tests. it's primary notification method is via e-mail (obviously e-mail -> pg gateway can be used). </plug> - jared -- Jared Mauch | pgp key available via finger from [email protected] clue++; | http://puck.nether.net/~jared/ My statements are only mine.
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