A Comparative Analysis of Open Source Network Monitoring Tools

Q4 Computer Science

International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes Pub Date : 2016-04-01 DOI:10.4018/IJOSSP.2016040101

Ali Al Shidhani, Khalil Al Maawali, D. Al-Abri, H. Bourdoucen

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Abstract

Nowadays, the heavy reliance on computer networks necessitates minimizing outage time, increasing the availability of services, and preventing network related problems. Such realization requires continuous monitoring and observation. This is not a trivial task. Thus, automatic network monitoring tools are deployed to monitor and analyze the traffic trespassing network devices. There is an increasing demand for automated network monitoring tools and selecting a suitable candidate can become a challenging task. Some computerized network monitoring tools and systems are available, including expensive proprietary/closed-source solutions and Free Open Source Software FOSS systems. Three of the most popular FOSS network monitoring systems are: Nagios, OpenNMS and Zabbix. They are solid competitors to the available proprietary solutions. This paper evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of these tools. A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the tools were conducted through monitoring real-time network traffic. The paper presents a thorough comparison between the tools. The comparison results are vital for network administrators wishing to adopt the studied monitoring tools.

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开源网络监控工具的比较分析

如今，对计算机网络的严重依赖要求最大限度地减少停机时间，增加服务的可用性，并防止网络相关问题。这种实现需要持续的监测和观察。这不是一项微不足道的任务。因此，需要部署网络自动监控工具，对流量入侵的网络设备进行监控和分析。对自动化网络监控工具的需求日益增长，选择合适的候选工具可能成为一项具有挑战性的任务。一些计算机化的网络监控工具和系统是可用的，包括昂贵的专有/闭源解决方案和免费的开源软件FOSS系统。三个最流行的自由/开源软件网络监控系统是:Nagios、OpenNMS和Zabbix。它们是现有专有解决方案的有力竞争者。本文评估了这些工具的优缺点。通过监测实时网络流量，对这些工具进行了定性和定量评估。本文对这些工具进行了全面的比较。比较结果对于希望采用所研究的监控工具的网络管理员至关重要。

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International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes Computer Science-Software

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes (IJOSSP) publishes high-quality peer-reviewed and original research articles on the large field of open source software and processes. This wide area entails many intriguing question and facets, including the special development process performed by a large number of geographically dispersed programmers, community issues like coordination and communication, motivations of the participants, and also economic and legal issues. Beyond this topic, open source software is an example of a highly distributed innovation process led by the users. Therefore, many aspects have relevance beyond the realm of software and its development. In this tradition, IJOSSP also publishes papers on these topics. IJOSSP is a multi-disciplinary outlet, and welcomes submissions from all relevant fields of research and applying a multitude of research approaches.