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diff --git a/net/nocol/DESCR b/net/nocol/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8e75186e366 --- /dev/null +++ b/net/nocol/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +NOCOL/SNIPS (Network Operation Center On-Line) is a network monitoring +package that runs on Unix platforms and is capable of monitoring network and +system variables such as ICMP or RPC reachability, RMON variables, +nameservers, ethernet load, port reachability, host performance, SNMP traps, +modem line usage, appletalk & novell routes/services, BGP peers, syslog +files, etc. The software is extensible and new monitors can be added easily. + +The software consists of a number of individual, standalone monitoring agents +that poll the various network and system parameters and put it into a common +data format. All the monitors have a common display and postprocessing +interface (such as logging, notification, etc.). The design allows running +just one set of monitoring agents and *any* number of display agents, and all +of the displays see the same consistent set of data. Additionally, each event +is assigned a severity (determined by comparing against user defined threshold +values) which is gradually escalated, thus preventing false alarms and a +customized priority notification based on the severity. There are four +severity levels ranging from Critical thru Info, and each event typically +steps through each one of these severities until it reaches its maximum +allowed level. |