Zenoss enables network administrators to manage the configuration, health, and performance of networks, servers and network applications. Monitor your network availability, inventory, configuration, performance, and more with Zenoss on VPS.NET
Infoworld magazine named Zenoss as the best open source network monitoring solution of 2008. Zenoss' powerful Configuration Management Database (CMDB) allows you to monitor almost any network device and displays this information to you intelligently so that you can take action. While some network monitoring products feel like a patch quilt of software, Zenoss is a tightly integrated toolset with an open source design that gives you flexibility. As your organization grows you can integrate new capabilities so Zenoss grows with it. Protect the backbone of your organization; monitor network devices, availability of services, host resources, and more with Zenoss.
Here is how to install it:
First setup a CentOS LAMP server in either US or UK...
Then login to it via SSH:
Code:
SSH root@your.ip.number
Type in your password
Run the Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM), which you will use to install Zenoss. To run YUM, enter this command:
Code:
# yum -y install mysql-server net-snmp net-snmp-utils gmp libgomp libgcj liberation-fonts
Download the Zenoss installation files.
Code:
# wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/zenoss/zenoss-2.4.5.el5.x86_64.rpm
(check
Open Source Network Monitoring and Systems Management - Downloads for newest RPM dl's)
Follow these steps to install Zenoss for CentOS 5.:
Code:
# rpm -ivh zenoss-2.4.5.el5.x86_64.rpm
Enter this command to start Zenoss.
Code:
# service zenoss start
Download the ZENpack bundle:
Code:
# wget http://community.zenoss.org/servlet/JiveServlet/download/3480-6-1606/zenoss-core-zenpacks-2.4.2.el4.x86_64.rpm
Install the ZENpacks
Code:
# rpm -ivh zenoss-core-zenpacks-Version.el5.x86_64.rpm
To operate, Zenoss requires that several ports be open.
Open these ports in your firewall: 8080, 514, 162
Code:
# iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 8080 -j ACCEPT
# iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 514 -j ACCEPT
# iptables -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 162 -j ACCEPT
Alternatively, you can choose to disable the firewall. Use the following commands:
Code:
# service iptables stop
# chkconfig iptables off
Now what?
After installing, access Zenoss from your Web browser
In your browser:
Code:
http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8080
And follow the steps in
this guide
Zenoss is great - give it a go!
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